Chicago
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Hudson slayings suspect can move jails
Jan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - The man accused of killing three of actress Jennifer Hudson's relatives can be moved to a Chicago jail to make it easier for his attorney to meet with him. That's the ru...
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Obama suitmaker gets bailout loanJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Hartmarx Corp., the bankrupt clothier that reportedly made the suit worn by President Barack Obama at his inauguration, won court approval to start using $160 million in...
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McGraw-Hill predicts sales dropJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - McGraw-Hill Cos., the owner of Standard & Poor's, said revenue will drop as much as 2 percent this year as a decline in borrowing reduces demand for the division's credi...
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Reputed mobster gets 20 years in Family Secrets case
Jan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - One of five reputed mobsters convicted at the government's landmark Family Secrets trial has been sentenced to 20 years by a judge who called the punishment lenient in v...
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Teen pleads not guilty to impersonating officer
Jan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - A 14-year-old boy accused of impersonating a police officer and going on patrol for five hours has pleaded not guilty. The teenager appeared in a Chicago juvenile courtr...
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Boeing gets stealth aircraft patentJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago-based Boeing Co. received a U.S. patent for a system and method of making an aircraft engine less detectable to infrared detection equipment. Boeing's patent 7,4...
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3rd trial looms for alleged Sears Tower plotters
Jan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - MIAMI -- Federal prosecutors will try for a third time to persuade jurors that six men from an impoverished Miami neighborhood were a blossoming al-Qaida cell bent on de...
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Cash found in wrecked Citadel tradesJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - AllianceBernstein Holding LP and TIAA-CREF are betting they have better timing in the credit markets than hedge fund Citadel Investment Group LLC and Deutsche Bank AG. T...
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Suitmaker Hartmarx files to reorganizeJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Hartmarx Corp., a Chicago-based maker of men's suits, sports coats and other apparel, filed a Chapter 11 petition on Jan. 23 in its hometown along with 50 affiliates, li...
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Teen charged with impersonating cop after 5 hours on patrol
Jan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - A 14-year-old aspiring police officer donned a uniform, walked into a Chicago police station and managed to get an assignment -- patroling in a squad car for five hours ...