Chicago
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Possible refunds to AT&T customersJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- AT&T Wireless customers who didn't have data service with their smart phones and laptops Thursday could get compensation for the lost time by calling their cu...
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Conrad Black ordered to jail
Jan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - A federal judge has denied fallen press lord Conrad Black's long-shot request to remain free on bond pending appeal of his fraud and obstruction of justice conviction. T...
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Exhibit shows how Carver was ahead of his timeJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - George Washington Carver remains one of the better-known and least understood names in American history. Contrary to popular belief, Carver did not invent peanut butter....
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Frozen remains identified as missing suburban Chicago woman
Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - A body found frozen to the ground on Chicago's southwest side has been identified as a 41-year-old suburban woman who had been missing since October, authorities said. C...
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Beleaguered president of university steps down
Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - After a year of criticism of her leadership and spending practices, the beleaguered president of Chicago State University has told her colleagues she plans to step down....
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Three struggling Chicago schools to get Gates Foundation money
Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Three underperforming Chicago high schools are expected to benefit from a little over $10 million to be donated by the Gates Foundation to help convert them into teacher...
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Earlier Chicago curfew closer to reality
Jan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - The Chicago City Council's police committee has approved a proposal to rollback curfew for children under 17 as a way to cut down on youth violence. Children would have ...
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Assembly begins of 777 FreighterJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Boeing has begun assembly of the 777 Freighter, a plane the company says will fly father with more capacity than any other twin-engine cargo plane. Chicago-ba...
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Rezko's not going anywhere, judge saysJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Tony Rezko should get used to orange. The former fundraiser for Gov. Rod Blagojevich will be wearing an orange jail jumpsuit for the foreseeable future, after a U.S. Dis...
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Another immigrant seeks help at church
Jan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Associated Press Flor Crisostomo, an illegal immigrant from Mexico arrested at a workplace raid at a Chicago site of IFCO Systems in 2006, speaks in Adalberto United Met...