Chicago
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Ex-employee sues over Rezko loanOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - A former employee of Mutual Bank Corp. seeks $4.2 million in damages, claiming he was wrongfully fired after alerting his superiors to concerns involving a loan given to...
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Plane, truck collide on O'Hare runwayOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Federal authorities are investigating what caused a regional jet and maintenance truck to dangerously cross paths at O'Hare International Airport early Saturday. A Unite...
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Spire architect files lien against developer
Oct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - The Chicago Spire's architect has stopped working on the 2,000-foot (609.6-meter) tower, claiming the project's developer owes him more than $11 million. A firm associat...
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Farrakhan says 'new beginning' for Nation of Islam
Oct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - The Nation of Islam, a secretive movement generally closed to outsiders, has planned a rare open-to-the public event at its Chicago-based headquarters in what the Minist...
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Notre Dame tops St. ViatorOct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Unfortunately for the Lions, the Dons' 'D' was just a little bit better. Viator limited high-flying Notre Dame quarterback Eric Hennessey and the Dons' spread attack to...
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Union: Latest Boeing talks 'substantive'
Oct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Union negotiators representing Boeing Co. engineers and technical workers call their latest talks with the company "meaningful" and "substantive." And they sa...
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Mexican ministry satisfied with braceros agreement
Oct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Mexico's Foreign Affairs Ministry said Thursday that it is satisfied with a multimillion dollar settlement allowing Mexican laborers who were part of a World War II-era ...
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Tribune considers keeping larger share of CubsOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - With concerns over the troubled lending market, Tribune Co. is considering keeping a larger stake in the Chicago Cubs, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune. The ...
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Chicago law firms lay off attorneys, staff
Oct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - As their corporate clients show the financial strain resulting from the nation's sagging economy, major law firms are beginning to respond with cut backs of staff. Two C...
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Police supt. proposes department changes
Oct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Changes appear to be coming at the Chicago Police Department at a time when murder and other crimes are rising. The Chicago Sun-Times reports Superintendent Jody Weis, w...