Chicago
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United Airlines ups fuel surchargeApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- United Airlines raised its round-trip fuel surcharge by as much as $20, the second fare increase in a week, to help blunt record costs. United boosted the sur...
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Police accused of lyingApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Three Chicago police officers have been indicted on charges they lied on several occasions about the arrests they made. Officer John Haleas is accused of falsifying info...
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Was the cougar lost, or seeking a scenery change?Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Information gleaned from a cougar shot Monday in a North Side neighborhood by Chicago police will be shared with experts from all over the state in hopes its origin can ...
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Museum starts fund driveApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago is launching a $205 million fundraising effort. The campaign is the museum's largest fundraising effort since it opened 75 ...
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Police want help identifying accident victimApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Police are looking for help identifying a pedestrian hit by a car on O'Hare International Airport property near Bensenville. He was struck at 11:30 p.m. Saturday while c...
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Hung jury causes second mistrial in Sears Tower terror case
Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- A federal judge in Miami has declared another mistrial for six men accused of plotting to spark an anti-government war by toppling Chicago's Sears Tower and bom...
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Chicago police officers charged
Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Three Chicago police officers have been indicted on charges they lied on several occasions about the arrests they made. Officer John Haleas is accused of falsifying info...
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Chicago gets cash for Lake Shore Drive potholes
Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago's pothole-plagued Lake Shore Drive will soon get a $4.5 million facelift. Earlier this month, Chicago officials said the north end of the scenic route along Lake...
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Police officer acquitted of conspiracy
Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - A former Maywood police officer has been acquitted of charges he tipped off a gang leader about a 2005 police drug raid. An investigation intended to net drug dealers wh...
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Cougar's killing by police prompts controversyApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - There is debate over the decision to shoot and kill a 150-pound cougar in Roscoe Village. The 5-foot-long animal was found roaming the neighborhood Monday. Chicago poli...