Chicago
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Judge: Drug case against Harvey cop can go forward
Dec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - A judge in Chicago has upheld charges against a former police officer from the suburb of Harvey who's charged with agreeing to ride shotgun on a cocaine deal. Archie Sta...
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United plans 1,100 more furloughs on its way to 7,000
Dec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS _ United Airlines plans to furlough 1,088 workers at bases around the country, according to layoff notices and the unions that represent the workers. The nat...
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R & B singer's nephew charged in robberyDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - R & B singer R. Kelly's nephew has been indicted for allegedly shooting a barbershop owner during a failed robbery in a south Chicago suburb. Prosecutors in Cook County ...
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Appeals court upholds $156M terrorism verdict
Dec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a $156 million judgment against three U.S.-based Islamic groups accused of bankrolling terrorism in a civil suit that was wid...
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Amtrak drops opposition to EJ&E sale
Dec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Amtrak has dropped its opposition to the hotly debated sale of a suburban Chicago railway line even as a dispute emerges over a track through Illinois' capital, where an...
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Bail denied for suspect in Hudson family killings
Dec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - A prosecutor alleged Wednesday that Jennifer Hudson's estranged brother-in-law shot and killed three family members because he was angry the singer's sister was dating a...
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Chicago approves $1.1 billion parking-meter lease
Dec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - The Chicago City Council has approved a more than $1.1 billion deal to lease city parking meters to a private operator. Mayor Richard Daley pushed for the deal as a way ...
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Weather causing delays, cancellations at airportsDec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Due to low visibility Wednesday afternoon, O'Hare International Airport canceled more than 75 flights by 7:30 p.m., according to the Chicago Department of Aviation. Unca...
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Attorney: Mob defendant being held in isolation
Dec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - An attorney for a reputed Chicago mobster says his client is being held in isolation as he awaits sentencing on federal charges. Attorney Joseph Lopez says he's been try...
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Pardon sought for corrupt alderman
Dec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - A Chicago politician is seeking a pardon for a colleague. Alderman Ed Smith says President Bush should pardon former Alderman Larry Bloom, the Chicago City Council's sel...