Chicago
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Chicago officials say city should privatize airport security
May 18, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Four Chicago aldermen are suggesting the city should privatize security at O'Hare and Midway airports after recent extremely long waits to get through sec...
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Federal Election Commission questions Rush campaign spending
May 18, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Federal Election Commission has questioned Chicago Democratic U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush's campaign about a campaign-finance report that showed thousands of...
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Sox reliever Albers trying to work through dog daysMay 18, 2016 1:01 am - In April, Matt Albers was a self-proclaimed cat, as well as a very effective relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. After making a standout defensive play fielding a ...
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White Sox' losing streak reaches 4 gamesMay 18, 2016 1:01 am - A quick look at the standings indicates there are 25 major-league teams in worse shape than the Chicago White Sox. That didn't stop general manager Rick Hahn from vowing...
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Cubs outlast Brewers in 13 innings, 2-1May 18, 2016 1:00 am - MILWAUKEE - Pitcher Travis Wood drove in the go-ahead run when he walked with the bases loaded in the 13th inning after getting out of a bases-loaded jam in the 12th to ...
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Chicago schools to see big layoffs, larger class sizes, focus on basics
May 17, 2016 11:00 pm - Chicago Public Schools officials told some principals to expect total school budget cuts of between 20 percent and 30 percent as the district plans for "the worst." The ...
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Chicago mom charged with giving 13-year-old murder weapon
May 17, 2016 11:00 pm - "I killed her. I killed her." The words were uttered in panic by a 13-year-old girl Saturday night as she washed blood from the knife she had fatally plunged into the ch...
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Imrem: Butler fails as Bulls good-luck draft lottery charmMay 17, 2016 5:01 pm - Jimmy Butler isn't exactly a Richard Lustig or a Joan Ginther. Research and records show that Lustig won lottery game grand prizes seven times and Ginther won four times...
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Misconduct charges filed against Chicago police officer
May 17, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Official misconduct charges were filed against a Chicago police officer accused of punching and pushing a man who hit him after being transported to a hos...
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Chicago aldermen, push to take airports from mayor's control
May 17, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Several Chicago aldermen are teaming with a union to push a plan to wrestle control of O'Hare and Midway international airports from the mayor's office. T...