Chicago
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Man found guilty of selling heroin in fatal McHenry ODDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - A McHenry County jury deliberated about two hours today before finding a Chicago man guilty of drug-induced homicide for selling a fatal dose of heroin to a McHenry woma...
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Chicago workers vote to end sit-in
Dec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Jubilant workers, cheering and chanting "Yes We Can," celebrated outside a Chicago factory Wednesday after approving a $1.75 million agreement that put an end to their s...
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Boeing restructures commercial aircraft operations
Dec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Boeing Co. said Thursday it will restructure its commercial aircraft operations to improve development and production, as it strengthens oversight of its glob...
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Delilah's to host massive winter beer tastingDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - The 10th annual Christmas and winter beer tasting at Delilah's is the largest of its kind in North America. Choose among more than 100 beers from around the globe, many ...
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Tribune's Zell says FBI contacted him in gov. case
Dec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Tribune Co. Chairman and CEO Sam Zell acknowledged Wednesday that he has been contacted by the FBI in connection with the corruption investigation involving Gov. Rod Bla...
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Price tag for Chicago Olympics is $4.7 billion
Dec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - It would cost nearly $4.7 billion to stage the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics in Chicago, bid organizers estimate, making it a bargain when compared with the ballooning b...
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CTA: '08 ridership will hit record levels
Dec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago Transit Authority officials say ridership will hit a 16-year high even as fares are set to increase. CTA President Ron Huberman says the agency has surpassed 500...
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Obama meets Gore, talks energy, economy
Dec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday praised former Vice President Al Gore's ideas on the environment as one part of helping the nation's struggling economy recovery....
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Trade group: Boeing, aerospace sector to enjoy bright '09Dec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. aerospace sales will rise 4.8 percent next year on higher defense spending and airliner production unencumbered by a Boeing Co. machinist strike that hurt 2008 tota...
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Union says sit-in at factory not over yet
Dec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - A sit-in by workers at a factory in Chicago that's come to symbolize the plight of laid-off labor around the nation continued on Tuesday despite an offer by the plant's ...