Chicago
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Man jailed again for posing as Chicago police officer
Mar 29, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man who as a 14-year-old posed as a police officer and fooled officers into letting him drive a squad car has received an 18-month prison senten...
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Chicago police: Bullet fired outside home grazes girl inside
Mar 29, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say a 7-year-old girl inside a home suffered a graze wound when shots were fired from outside the residence. Police spokesman Hector Alfaro...
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Pele sues Samsung over improper use of image in newspaper ad
Mar 29, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Brazilian soccer legend Pele is suing Samsung in Chicago federal court, claiming the electronics company improperly used his identity in The New York Time...
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Chicago businessman pleads guilty to grant fraud scheme
Mar 29, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A Chicago businessman has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining from two state agencies nearly identical, grants to his not-for-profit organi...
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Producer: Shooting of boy in ad underscores Chicago violence
Mar 29, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A producer of anti-violence ads says the shooting of a Chicago seventh-grader who appeared in one underscores how gun violence is all too common in big-ci...
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Mike North: Let's see Cubs-White Sox rivarly renewedMar 29, 2016 5:19 am - The challenge for Chicago baseball fans this season will be to pay attention to both teams. The White Sox are under the radar after a hectic week with Adam LaRoche's sud...
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Nothing easy for Chicago Cubs in tough NL CentralMar 29, 2016 1:00 am - It's not often that one division has the three best teams in baseball. That's what happened last year in the National League Central, when the Cardinals, Pirates and Cub...
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Royals still look like team to beat in AL CentralMar 29, 2016 1:00 am - The regular season opens Sunday, and the marquee game is the New York Mets at Kansas City Royals in an instant rematch of the 2015 World Series. As we take a look at the...
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Are Motorola Solutions executives paid too much? Stockholders don't think soMar 29, 2016 1:00 am - Motorola Solutions CEO and Chairman Greg Brown received $13.3 million, or a 66 percent boost, in his compensation package last year. Five other top executives also s...
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Chicago credit ratings downgraded due to pension debt
Mar 28, 2016 11:00 pm - Chicago's credit rating has been lowered to one step above junk grade by Fitch Ratings. In downgrading the city's rating, Fitch cited the Illinois Supreme Court decision...