Chicago
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Young man killed in I-90 crashDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - A 24-year-old Chicago man was killed this morning in a four-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 in Elgin, police said. Investigators are searching for the driver of a white ...
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Chicago native new bishop in Milwaukee
Dec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- A Chicago native has been ordained an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan ordained and consecrated Willi...
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Shedd's new beluga has name after contest
Dec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - The votes, are in and the Shedd Aquarium says its 4-month-old beluga whale calf will be named Miki (pronounced MEE'-kee), an Inuit word for "little." Nearly 9,000 votes ...
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United, Delta double surcharges
Dec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - United Airlines has doubled a surcharge it added to tickets last month to offset high fuel costs, a spokesman said Friday. Delta Air Lines quickly followed suit. The mov...
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Female officer loses discrimination case
Dec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - A jury has ruled that a Chicago police commander didn't discriminate against a female police officer in denying her a 2002 special assignment. Forty-two-year-old Donna L...
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R. Kelly tells judge: I believe I can flyDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Megastar R&B singer R. Kelly promised Cook County Judge Vincent Gaughan today that the next time he faces a pressing court date, he will fly home, despite his well-known...
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Crime down in city
Dec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - The Chicago Police Department says crime is down and the murder rate could be at its lowest in 42 years. The trend in Chicago is part of an overall decline in crime nati...
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Zell wastes no time in taking control of Tribune Company
Dec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Real estate magnate Sam Zell took control of newly private Tribune Co. on Thursday and began shaking up the newspaper and TV company the moment the $8.2 billion buyout h...
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Briefs: Third man sentenced in firebombingDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a firebombing that killed a Joliet woman and her 4-year-old daughter. Sergio Anguiana had coo...
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R. Kelly faces music before judgeDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - In the five years since he was arrested on child pornography charges, R&B star R. Kelly has released a handful of albums and, with the court's permission, conquered the ...