Chicago
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Chicago, whistleblowers settle lawsuit; Rahm won't have to testify
May 31, 2016 11:00 pm - The city of Chicago has settled a lawsuit filed by two police officers who alleged they were retaliated against for helping to expose corruption. That $2 million settlem...
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Imrem: Enough of the Warriors and Royals alreadyMay 31, 2016 5:00 pm - We have seen much too much of the Kansas City Royals and Golden State Warriors lately. The Royals won five of six games against the White Sox the past two weekends and t...
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6 killed, dozens wounded over bloody Chicago holiday weekend
May 31, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago began the unofficial start of summer over Memorial Day weekend with dozens of shootings that killed six people and wounded 56 others, contributing...
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Police say they have names of suspects in death of woman
May 31, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say they have the names of some in the group of men who allegedly chased a couple onto Lake Shore Drive over the weekend, resulting in the ...
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Chicago mayor calls holiday weekend violence 'unacceptable'
May 31, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says street violence over the holiday weekend is "unacceptable." Emanuel said Tuesday that there seemed to be more participatio...
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Chicago's $2M lawsuit settlement keeps Emanuel off stand
May 31, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The city of Chicago has settled a police whistleblower lawsuit that could have meant testimony from Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel had it gone to trial. A fed...
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Imrem: Ballplayers not bigger than life, not on this dayMay 30, 2016 5:01 pm - Looking down from the Wrigley Field press box on most days, major-league players are imagined to be 10 feet tall. Not on Memorial Day. On this day of all days they can't...
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Chicago gets some pension relief as Rauner veto overridden
May 30, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Chicago taxpayers will save $1 billion on police and fire pension costs in the short term under a law the General Assembly approved Monday after...
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Flags, wreath-laying to honor servicemen at Chicago park
May 30, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A hill in a downtown Chicago park has been decorated with 6,882 American flags for each American serviceman killed in Afghanistan and Iraq since the Sept....
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Reeling White Sox suffer 7th loss in a rowMay 30, 2016 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - On the mound in the seventh inning for the first time this season, Matt Harvey gave up his first walk of the game and his second hit, leading to a sacrif...