Chicago
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North: Playing NFL games in China is ridiculousMar 25, 2016 5:19 am - The NFL hopes to play a regular season game in China as soon as the 2018 season. Well, that's about as ridiculous as asking me to run the United Nations. It has been r...
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Mother of Bartlett man who died at concert sues Aragon BallroomMar 25, 2016 1:00 am - The mother of a Bartlett man who died last year when he fell off a catwalk while attending a Chevelle concert at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom is suing the concert venue and...
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City briefings: Chicago teachers carry out one-day strike
Mar 24, 2016 11:00 pm - Chicago Public Schools teachers hit the picket lines Friday, saying the controversial one-day strike, though an irritation to some parents and students, is vital to draw...
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Chicago Bears re-sign kicker returner Deonte ThompsonMar 24, 2016 9:45 am - The Bears re-signed wide receiver Deonte Thompson, their top kickoff returner from last season. The four-year veteran, who also caught 2 passes for 81 yards last season,...
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The Latest: Chicago mayor disagrees with court on pensions
Mar 24, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Latest on the Illinois Supreme Court's decision that a Chicago public-pension fund bailout is unconstitutional (all times local): 1:20 p.m. ...
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Ohio woman sentenced to prison for killing Chicago teacher
Mar 24, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An Ohio woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in the killing of a Catholic high school teacher in his suburban Chicago home. During Thursday's se...
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Illinois Supreme Court strikes down Chicago pensions plan
Mar 24, 2016 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court dealt another devastating blow Thursday to the state's impatient attempts to control its ballooning public pension debt by strik...
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Blackhawks recall defenseman SvedbergMar 24, 2016 1:00 am - The Blackhawks recalled defenseman Viktor Svedberg from Rockford on Thursday. The 24-year-old has played in 19 games with the Hawks this season during two different stin...
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South Side man gets 40 years for grandfather's murder
Mar 23, 2016 11:00 pm - A South Side man who gunned down his grandfather - at the alleged urging of his grandmother - was sentenced to 40 years in prison. While Cook County Judge James Linn sai...
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Chicago Bears can't forget about the offenseMar 23, 2016 9:45 am - So far in free agency, right tackle Bobby Massie remains the only addition to a Chicago Bears offense that was 21st in total yards and 23rd in scoring last season. But t...