Chicago
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Water cut to Chicago school due to elevated lead level
May 20, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Water service to a Chicago public school has been cut after tests revealed an elevated lead level. Officials said Friday that water coolers have been deli...
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Popular German holiday market expanding to Chicago suburb
May 20, 2016 7:00 am - NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A popular German holiday market that has operated downtown in Chicago for the past decade is expanding to the city's western suburbs this Christm...
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How the AP-NORC poll on long-term care was conducted
May 20, 2016 7:00 am - The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll on long-term care was conducted from February 18 through April 9 by NORC at the University of Chicago, ...
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Hammond wants to test odor that's sickened residents
May 20, 2016 7:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - Hammond officials want to test a petroleum odor that has caused throats to burn and eyes to water in Hammond and East Chicago over the past week. Ha...
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Chicago police arrest almost 100 gang members over 2 days
May 20, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say they have arrested nearly 100 alleged street gang members and 40 others on weapons and drug trafficking charges in an effort to combat ...
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Jury selection begins in Peterson murder-for-hire trial
May 20, 2016 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jury selection started Friday in the murder-for-hire trial of Drew Peterson, the former Bolingbrook police officer accused of plotting to kill the prose...
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Prosecutors: Teen killed with Chicago family begged for life
May 20, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 13-year-old boy who listened as his younger brother was stabbed to death by a relative begged for his own life before he was killed in a Chicago attack ...
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North: Don't count out the Chicago White SoxMay 20, 2016 5:19 am - Heading into the weekend, I have some creeping concerns about the Chicago White Sox after losing 5 of 6 games as of Thursday. I wrote last week that 40 games do not a s...
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Former Sox starter McDowell raves about SaleMay 20, 2016 1:01 am - Jack McDowell is the last White Sox pitcher to win the Cy Young Award, and that was back in 1993 when the lanky right-hander was 22-10 with a 3.37 ERA for the AL West ch...
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Frustrated White Sox fall to Royals, 4-1May 20, 2016 1:01 am - The Chicago White Sox have been in first place in the AL Central since April 23, they have the league's best No. 1 starter in Chris Sale and probably the best No. 2 in J...