Chicago
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Redstone quits board of Midway Games
Nov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Video game publisher Midway Games Inc. says Chairman Shari E. Redstone has resigned from the board to focus on her responsibilities with National Amusements Inc., the Re...
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Farrakhan says Obama has 'energized' people
Nov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - After months of silence about his support for Barack Obama, Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said in an address Sunday the new president-elect has a God-given ca...
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Winston & Strawn hires 8 from collapsed HellerNov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Winston & Strawn, the Chicago-based firm of more than 1,000 lawyers, hired eight partners from Heller Ehrman, which announced in September it would dissolve due to a lac...
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IBM forces iPod exec to stop workingNov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - International Business Machines Corp. won a court order forcing Apple Inc.'s new executive in charge of the iPod and iPhone devices to stop work immediately because he m...
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Police shootings -- 1 fatal -- under investigation
Nov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago's Independent Police Review Authority is investigating two separate shootings of men by police on the city's South Side -- one of which was fatal. Authority spok...
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Renowned priest in critical conditionNov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - The Rev. Andrew Greeley was in critical condition Saturday night after a Friday afternoon fall, hospital officials said. At about 3:20 p.m. Friday, Rosemont police respo...
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NWA grounds 27 Boeing planes to comply with FAA directive
Nov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Northwest Airlines grounded 27 planes after a company audit showed noncompliance with a directive related to landing gear. Flights on the Boeing 757s ...
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Illinois doesn't have to make 'Choose Life' plates
Nov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois does not have to issue specialty license plates bearing the slogan "Choose Life." The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that officials are within t...
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Holy Name Cathedral reopens for daily Mass
Nov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - After months of being closed for structural and safety repairs, the spiritual home for Chicago Catholics will again be open each day for Mass. Archdiocese officials say ...
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Hudson suspect could be released
Nov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - The convicted felon suspected in the killings of the mother, brother and nephew of singer Jennifer Hudson has a parole hearing Monday and could be released if an adminis...