Chicago
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5 hospitalized from carbon monoxide leak
Mar 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Authorities say five people, including a child, were hospitalized because of a carbon monoxide leak in a home on Chicago's South Side. Chicago Fire Department spokesman ...
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Two suburban men arrested in connection with Chicago murderMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Two men from the Northwest suburbs were charged Sunday in connection with the homicide of a man in Chicago on New Year's Day. Chicago police arrested Forrest Smith, 26, ...
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Chicago spruces up for key IOC visit
Mar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago has rolled out the red carpet for kings and queens, presidents, movie stars, not to mention Bulls and Bears. This week, the city is welcoming Mounir Sabet, Alexa...
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Daley: 'No effect' of police picket on Olympic bid
Mar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says it'd be unfair for the city's police union to try and link a pay dispute to Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympics. The Fraternal Order...
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Fire officials put Empress Casino damages at $340 mil
Mar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Fire officials in suburban Chicago say an early estimate of fire damages to the Empress Casino is $340 million. The March 20 fire sparked by a construction worker spread...
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Chicago Fire Department looking at suicides
Mar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The Chicago Fire Department is trying to figure out why more firefighters have committed suicide or attempted to take their own lives in the last year. Fire officials sa...
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Female gorilla dies at suburban Chicago zoo
Mar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - BROOKFIELD -- Officials at a suburban Chicago zoo say a 48-year-old female gorilla has died following weeks of poor health. Brookfield Zoo spokeswoman Kim Smith says Alp...
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6 chimps in quarantine at Lincoln Park Zoo
Mar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Keepers at the Lincoln Park Zoo had six ailing chimpanzees in quarantine and under close observation Thursday after the recent death of another chimp from a mysterious r...
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NRG to Exelon: Drop effort to boardMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - NRG Energy Inc. urged Exelon Corp. to withdraw its proposal to expand NRG's board in an attempt to win approval of a $5.3 billion takeover aimed at creating the largest ...
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Medicare warns U of C Medical Center after ER death
Mar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Medicare officials are threatening to take away the University of Chicago Medical Center's certification after the death of a man who sat in the emergency room for hours...