Chicago
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Wave of shootings leaves at least 2 dead
May 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago police say a wave of at least 11 shootings left at least two men dead. Officers say 19-year-old Raymond Parker of Maywood and 32-year-old Harry Johnson of the ci...
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24-year-old killed while crossing Lake Shore Drive
May 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago police say they are searching for the driver of a small red car which struck and killed a 24-year-old man as he attempted to walk across Lake Shore Drive on the ...
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O'Hare flight gates to change
May 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Several major airlines have plans to move gates at Chicago's busy O'Hare International Airport. Continental Airlines passengers will see flights taking off from gates in...
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Chicago mother charged after boy found on street
May 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago police say the mother of a 4-year-old boy who was found wandering the streets has been charged with misdemeanor child endangerment. A concerned citizen reported ...
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Glen Ellyn man killed during robbery attempt of his Chicago storeMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Michael Norton knew his Chicago store, Norton's Sweet Shop, wasn't in the best of neighborhoods, but it didn't deter him from keeping it open. "There's always very many ...
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Veto means county business as usualMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - As I sat at my desk on Monday, I listened in disbelief as President Stroger stated he would veto the 1 percent sales tax repeal approved by twelve commissioners of the C...
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Judge: Nun can wear habit at her trialMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - A nun involved in a crash that killed a Dundee-Crown High School student will be allowed to wear her religious garments when she stands trial next week on a traffic tick...
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Stroger interview on tax lien still leaves questionsMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Cook County Board President Todd H. Stroger went on a media blitz Thursday to explain the IRS lien on his home. After appearing on WVON-AM radio with Cliff Kelley, Strog...
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Man held without bond in kidnapping of 4
May 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Two woman and two teenage girls escaped from a man who allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted them after one of them chewed through the ropes that bound them, author...
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Chicago man sentenced in crack cocaine ring
May 15, 2009 11:00 pm - URBANA -- A Chicago man has been sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison after admitting he ran a crack cocaine distribution ring in Champaign-Urbana. Federal ...