Chicago
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So far, we haven't seen much changeNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - It is often said that you can judge a persons character by those he associates with. I wonder if that holds true with politicians. Another cliché is that politics make s...
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Winfrey wants suit over abuse remarks dropped
Nov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Oprah Winfrey wants a court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by the ex-headmistress of her girls school in South Africa. Nomvuyo Mzamane is suing Wi...
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Boeing Chinook, Osprey production still on holdNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Boeing Co. production of CH-47 Chinook helicopters and V-22 Osprey tiltrotor planes remains halted today at a Pennsylvania plant as the Defense Department probes how a p...
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It's time for Cubs to retire No. 31Nov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Hopefully, the Cubs the will take the Blackhawks' lead of retiring a jersey number for two legendary players. The Blackhawks retired No. 3 for Pierre Pilote and Keith Ma...
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Saint's arm bone in Chicago
Nov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - An arm bone from the United States' first Roman Catholic saint has been moved to a new temporary home in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. Parishioners at the Shrin...
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Nuveen to buy Winslow CapitalNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Nuveen Investments Inc., the Chicago-based asset manager that was taken private last year, agreed to acquire Winslow Capital Management to add more growth- stock funds. ...
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3rd lawsuit claims election-night police abuse
Nov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - A third lawsuit claims Chicago police harassed black residents cheering President-elect Barack Obama's win. The city's independent agency that investigates claims of pol...
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Chicago police announce new mobile gang unit
Nov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis says he's changing the way officers fight street gangs. Weis announced Saturday a new gang enforcement unit made up of 400 office...
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Missing IIT student from Lincolnwood found dead
Nov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Authorities say the death of a 19-year-old Illinois Institute of Technology student was an accident. Benjamin Collen of Lincolnwood had been missing since Nov. 14. His b...
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Plane rolls off taxiway at Midway
Nov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Officials say a plane has rolled off the taxiway after landing at Midway Airport. Chicago Department of Aviation spokesman Gregg Cunningham says no one was injured in th...