Chicago
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Man charged in shooting death on Chicago bus
Oct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Authorities say a 24-year-old man has been charged with fatally shooting a 17-year-old girl as she rode a Chicago Transit Authority bus. Cook County state's attorney's o...
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United plane with sick passengers lands at O'Hare
Oct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Officials say a plane en route from Boston to Los Angeles was diverted to O'Hare International Airport after about a dozen passengers became sick during a flight. Chicag...
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Chicago Public Schools investigates beating charge
Oct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - A high school volleyball player who complained he was beaten by a coach for missing serves has prompted an investigation by Chicago Public School officials. Public schoo...
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Chicago parks earns money from music fest
Oct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The Chicago Park District has earned $1.6 million from this year's Lollapalooza rock 'n' roll festival. The park district's take for this summer's Grant Park festival is...
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City Council OKs Midway lease deal
Oct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The Chicago City Council has approved a $2.5 billion deal to lease Midway Airport to a group of private investors. The Federal Aviation Administration says the deal woul...
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Suspect in shooting of teen urged to surrender
Oct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - A Chicago family has told authorities they know the man seen in released images of a man allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old girl as she rode a Chi...
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Washington wines to be showcased in LibertyvilleOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Chef Jean Marc Loustaunau designed eight autumn-appropriate courses for Cafe Pyrenees' October tapas wine dinner. Kurt "The Wine Guy" Yost expounds upon the paired wines...
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University of Chicago prof shares Nobel physics prize
Oct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Retired University of Chicago physicist Yoichiro Nambu was awakened Tuesday by a phone call the 87-year-old had almost given up on ever receiving. About 48 years after d...
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Dozens caught in scandal banned from city work
Oct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago has banned forever from doing business with the city 25 companies and 26 individuals that have been caught up in contracting scandals. Inspector General David Ho...
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Prosecutors move to delay Rezko sentencing
Oct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Federal prosecutors moved Monday to delay indefinitely the sentencing of convicted fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, sending their strongest hint yet that he is ready to s...