Chicago
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Spectators arrested in Chicago courtroom melee
Oct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Two spectators have been arrested in a Chicago court after getting into a melee with federal marshals. Forty-four-year-old Kimberly Reeves and 43-year-old Jerry Bonds we...
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Northern Trust posts loss on money funds, bailoutsOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Northern Trust Corp. reported a third-quarter loss after the Chicago-based custody bank and asset manager spent $353.2 million to prop up 11 money funds and bail out cl...
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Daley holding firm on budget cuts
Oct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says he isn't going to back down on the cuts in his tough-times 2009 budget. Last week, Daley announced a pared down budget designed to cover...
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O'Hare aims at environmentally friendly skiesOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - With its acres of concrete and hundreds of jet-fuel gobbling airplanes passing through every day, O'Hare International Airport isn't a tree-hugger's paradise. But Chicag...
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Off-duty detective shoots robber
Oct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - According to Chicago police, an off-duty detective shot and killed a convicted felon who police say tried to rob him. The Cook County medical examiner's office said 44-y...
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Chicago teachers, clerks accused of fraud
Oct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Six additional Chicago Public Schools employees have been accused of taking part in a payroll scheme that allegedly defrauded the school system out of more than $135,000...
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Unexpected foreclosure help causing unexpected headachesOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Local officials are getting their first whiff of a direct benefit from the federal bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - and getting a little lightheaded. Congress bur...
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Parts & Labor make noise beautifulOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Parts & Labor, "Receivers" (Jagjaguwar), To enjoy Parts & Labor, one must first be comfortable with noise. In the Brooklyn outfit's unique vision, evocative noise perva...
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Boeing's 3Q profit dives 38 percent amid strike, supplier concerns
Oct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Boeing Co.'s third-quarter profit dropped 38 percent as a strike and supplier production problems hurt results at the world's No. 2 commercial airplane maker. Its sh...
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Obama election night in Grant Park
Oct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama will spend election night outdoors. The Illinois Democrat's campaign announced Tuesday that their election night event will be held in Chicago's Grant Park ...