Chicago
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Bulls blasted by HawksFeb 10, 2016 9:55 am - The Chicago Bulls aren't just limping into the all-star break. They're flailing, stumbling and in dire need of a parachute. With a chance to redeem themselves at home af...
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Mirtoic weakened by surgeryFeb 10, 2016 9:55 am - Chicago Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg provided an update on Nikola Mirotic before Wednesday's game. The Bulls are facing an uphill struggle in the coming days with top scorer...
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Chicago man sues to try to get on Mississippi primary ballot
Feb 10, 2016 6:00 am - JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Supreme Court is considering a challenge by a Chicago businessman who's trying to get listed on the state's March 8 Democratic prim...
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The Latest: Clinton to campaign with mother of Sandra Bland
Feb 10, 2016 6:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Here's the latest on the 2016 presidential race as Republican and Democratic candidates head from New Hampshire to South Carolina and beyond. All t...
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Inadequate oversight blamed in deadly Illinois highway crash
Feb 10, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Failed safety oversight was partly to blame for a deadly crash near Chicago in which a truck driver for a company already flagged as high-risk fell asleep...
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Consulate: Dad to 2 boys, among 6 bodies, flying to Chicago
Feb 10, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Mexico's consulate in Chicago says the father of two children found dead with their mother and three adults in their home last week is headed from Mexico ...
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Emanuel salvages plan to raise smoking age and tax tobacco products
Feb 09, 2016 10:00 pm - Two days after an embarrassing defeat, Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday salvaged his plan to raise Chicago's smoking age from 18 to 21, slap a $6 million tax on cigars, r...
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Which CPS schools took the biggest cuts?
Feb 09, 2016 10:00 pm - Feb. 29 is the day Chicago Public Schools now says it could lay off school staffers, should the broke district and Chicago Teachers Union fail to agree on a new contract...
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Second City names new film comedy school for Harold Ramis
Feb 09, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago improv troupe Second City is opening a school focusing on comedic filmmaking and naming it after late writer-director-actor Harold Ramis. Second C...
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Museum launches online registry of black railroad laborers
Feb 09, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum in Chicago is launching an online registry of black railroad laborers that tells of their experiences on the ...