Chicago
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Ash borer beetle reaches Cook County forests
Jan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - The pest blamed for the destruction of millions of trees has reached forest preserves in Cook County. Forest preserve officials are working with experts from the Illino...
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Police investigate first Chicago homicide of 2009
Jan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago police are investigating the first reported homicide of 2009. A 47-year-old Chicago man was fatally shot in the head after an early morning dispute on the city's...
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Kentucky family sues Loyola hospital
Dec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Loyola University Medical Center faces a lawsuit from the family of a Kentucky girl who died at the Chicago hospital in 2007. The family of Kara Eubanks of Calhoun, Ky.,...
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Chicago sees drop in fire fatalities
Dec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - The Chicago Fire Department says there were 17 fire deaths in 2008 in the city of Chicago, fewer than the 32 fire deaths in Chicago in 2007. The 2008 figure was through ...
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Chicago punk icons Naked Raygun to play House of BluesDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Two giants of post-hardcore team up for this pair of shows. Chicago's Naked Raygun and Florida's Hot Water Music are both officially back from hiatus, and both offer a u...
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4 Chicago banks robbed in 1 day
Dec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - It was a busy day for bank robbers across Chicago. Authorities say four banks in different Chicago neighborhoods were robbed Tuesday. There was no early indication the r...
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Firefighter accused of molesting 3 children
Dec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - A Cook County judge has denied bond for a Chicago firefighter charged with sexually assaulting three children. Assistant State's Attorney Kevin Nolan says 48-year-old Jo...
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Pickup truck collision near Joliet kills 3
Dec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Authorities say three people have died after a head-on collision between two pickup trucks near New Lenox. Illinois State Police Sgt. Martez Malone says one driver appea...
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Chicago bank tied to Netflix patent suitDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Netflix Inc. and 12 other defendants were sued for infringing a patent that sold for $1.07 million at the April auction held by Ocean Tomo, the Chicago-based IP merchant...
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FBI: Cary man's bank robbery note included name, addressDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Authorities say a Cary man escaped a Chicago bank heist Friday with nearly $400 cash. But he also left something behind: A pay stub listing his name and address. Now Tho...