Chicago
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From laundry to engineering, Lake Forest hospital's Niskanen rubs elbows with the bestJun 19, 2016 1:00 am - Dan Niskanen worked his way of up from the laundry department to systems engineer, spending about 50 years at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital. The Gurnee resi...
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Singer on Mexican 'The Voice' dies in Chicago after shooting
Jun 18, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago singer who appeared on the Mexican version of "The Voice" in 2011 has died after he was shot in an ambush while celebrating his birthday with fr...
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Midwest travel: Taste the goods at Chicago Food Truck festJun 18, 2016 7:00 am - Chicago Keep on truckin' Cupcakes, pizza, doughnuts, fried chicken, pierogies, tamales, heck, there's even lobster at the Chicago Food Truck Festival. Don't miss the san...
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Singer on Mexican 'The Voice' dies in Chicago after shootingJun 18, 2016 1:00 am - CHICAGO - A Chicago singer who appeared on the Mexican version of "The Voice" in 2011 has died after he was shot in an ambush while celebrating his birthday with friends...
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Otto: Cubs' recent moves bring team competitionJun 18, 2016 1:00 am - The late, great Satchel Paige was once quoted as saying, "Don't look back, something might be gaining on you." While it is unclear in what context the Hall of Famer was ...
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Chicago panel OKs Uber and Lyft rules requiring fingerprints
Jun 17, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago City Council committee has advanced plans to increase regulations for ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft. The proposal requires similar re...
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US jury convicts Chicago-area subcontractor
Jun 17, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A subcontractor has been convicted of helping a general contractor falsely claim it was fulfilling a Chicago requirement about hiring women-owned companie...
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Why Chicago Bears fans should ignore the minicamp hypeJun 17, 2016 5:19 am - The Chicago Bears finished their three-day minicamp in Lake Forest on Thursday, and I read a headline this week about how quarterback Jay Cutler loves the way the defens...
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AMA recognizes public health benefits of paid sick leaveJun 17, 2016 1:00 am - CHICAGO - The American Medical Association adopted new policies recognizing the public health benefits of paid sick leave and other discretionary time off. Citing a gro...
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Judge gives transgender students voice in Chicago suit
Jun 16, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge in Chicago is allowing several transgender students to have a voice in a lawsuit seeking to reverse a suburban school district's policy al...