Chicago
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Consulate cautions Mexican nationals at O'Hare
Aug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The Mexican Consulate in Chicago issued a warning Friday evening to Mexican nationals to carry proper identification and be cautious when arriving or going to meet relat...
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Judge denies bond in Outlaws pipe-bomb blast
Aug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - A judge has denied bond for two men charged in the pipe-bombing of a video poker business which authorities allege was ordered by the mob. U.S. Magistrate Judge Maria Va...
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Sun-Times reports 2nd quarter lossAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Sun-Times Media Group Inc. posted a loss in the second quarter as advertising and circulation revenue slid, the company said late Thursday. The publisher of the Chicago ...
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Interim CFO to be paid $36,000 a month
Aug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - An independent board appointed to oversee Cook County's troubled health system is drawing fire for hiring a temporary chief financial officer who will be paid $36,000 a ...
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United may forfeit $91 millionAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - United Airlines, the world's second- largest carrier, may forfeit $91 million from advance deposits on 42 Airbus SAS planes if it decides to cancel those orders. The air...
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Suburban state police lost to ChicagoAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich is siphoning state police out of the suburbs to concentrate on crime in Chicago. Under his plan to beef up Windy City security following a rash of ...
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Miss Hispanidad pageant moves to Lake in the HillsAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Miss Hispanidad, the Elgin-centric pageant that rewards its Latina contestants for brains over beauty has moved to Lake in the Hills. The pageant, celebrating its 10th a...
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Judge delays Vrdolyak trialAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - A federal judge Thursday ordered a delay in the trial of former Chicago Alderman Edward R. Vrdolyak after prosecutors dumped roughly 250,000 documents on his defense tea...
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Police: Woman kills boyfriend over alcoholAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - A Cook County judge has ordered a woman held in lieu of $500,000 in connection with the death of her 77-year-old boyfriend. Prosecutors claimed Thursday that an argument...
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Chicago sees 18 percent jump in murders
Aug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - According to Chicago police, the number of murders in the city rose 18 percent in the first seven months of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. There were 291 peop...