Chicago
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Driver in fatal el station crash cited for negligent driving
Apr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - A 64-year-old truck driver from Michigan has been cited for negligent driving after ramming his semitrailer into a Chicago Transit Authority elevated train station, kill...
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13 weekend shootings in Chicago
Apr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Although the number of shootings in Chicago over the weekend didn't reach the level of a week earlier, when at least 36 people were shot, there still was firearm violenc...
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Three Chicago police officers hurt in crash
Apr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Authorities say three Chicago police officers were injured when a driver with a medical condition passed out, causing his car to cross a median and hit the officers' unm...
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Man shot to death by Chicago police
Apr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago police say officers shot and killed a man on the city's southeast side after he reportedly took three people hostage in a robbery attempt at an auto shop. Office...
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Man held in six random downtown Chicago assaults
Apr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - A suburban Berwyn man accused of a series of random attacks on six people in downtown Chicago is being held in the Cook County jail on $500,000 bond. His court-appointed...
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2 commuters' routine days became deadly ones
Apr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Elosia Guerrero was heading home from a day of work at the luxury Sutton Place Hotel in downtown Chicago when the big truck shattered what had been an otherwise routine ...
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Chicago police will add M4s to arsenal
Apr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago police officers will be armed with combat rifles to better rival the firepower of street gangs, police Superintendent Jody Weis has announced. Weis unveiled the ...
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74 low-income area homes getting repairs
Apr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says a nonprofit organization that makes home repairs for elderly, disabled and low-income residents is setting an example. Rebuilding Togeth...
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Cougars can be found in MidwestApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald's story by Chuck Goudie covering the shooting of a wild cougar in Chicago has heightened awareness that large, rare wildlife can show up almost anywhere...
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Woman dragged by CTA busApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - A 28-year-old Chicago woman is hospitalized with several broken bones after a CTA bus dragged her for about a block. Attorney Tom Prindable says his client, Yvonne Berni...