Chicago
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Man killed in shootout with Chicago cops ID'd as gang member
Mar 15, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man fatally wounded during a shootout with Chicago police was identified Tuesday as a gang member and convicted felon with more than 40 arrests. Lamar H...
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Man accused of making harassing calls to Lake County jail
Mar 15, 2016 7:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A Chicago man was ordered held in lieu of $50,000 bond for making threatening telephone calls to the Lake County Jail. Lake County Sheriff's Det. C...
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Chicago Teachers Union plans 1-day walkout for April 1
Mar 15, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Teachers Union plans to stage a one-day walkout April 1 over contract issues and education funding. The union's vice president, Jesse Sharkey,...
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Foxx ousts Alvarez, Chicago area's top prosecutor, in primary focused on black teen's shooting
Mar 15, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Foxx ousts Alvarez, Chicago area's top prosecutor, in primary focused on black teen's shooting . ...
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Chicago area voters to decide if prosecutor gets 3rd term
Mar 15, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Voters get the final say Tuesday in the re-election bid of the Chicago area's top prosecutor, whose campaign was dominated by questions about the police-i...
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The Latest: Sanders makes campaign stop at Chicago diner
Mar 15, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on Illinois' Republican and Democratic primaries (all times local): 11:30 a.m. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is greeting diners at a downtown Chicag...
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Latest: Chicago police say woman in custody after shootout
Mar 15, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on a shooting in Chicago that police say left three officers wounded and one suspect dead (all times local): 12:25 a.m. Chicago police say a wo...
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The Latest: Police spokesman IDs dead suspect as gang member
Mar 15, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on a shootout that left a suspect dead and three police officers injured on the city's West Side (all times local): 2:15 p.m. Chicago police ha...
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Review: Latest 'Divergent' pic 'Allegiant' is dull, lifeless
Mar 15, 2016 7:00 am - Call me Indifferent. In "Allegiant," the latest installment of "The Divergent Series" (three out of four), dystopian Chicago might be in disarray, but it's also become a...
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Heyward leads Cubs in 11-1 romp over Padres
Mar 15, 2016 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - Jason Heyward went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI in the Chicago Cubs' 11-1 win over San Diego on Tuesday. The Cubs struck for five runs in ...