Chicago
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Chicago officer investigated for body-slamming man to ground
Nov 29, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police officer is being investigated for body-slamming a man who spat on his face, authorities said Friday. Police said the 29-year-old man was ...
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Video of Chicago officer body-slamming man 'very disturbing,' mayor says
Nov 29, 2019 12:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday decried a newly surfaced video that shows a Chicago police officer body-slamming a man to the ground as "very disturbing." In a series of ...
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10 hot tickets: Galantis at the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom and Jacquees at the House of BluesNov 28, 2019 5:00 am - Lotus: 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 17 and 18, at Park West, 322 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago: electronic jam band. $25-$30. On sale now. (877) 987-6487 or jamusa.com. ...
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Troopers rush heart to hospital for transplantNov 28, 2019 12:00 am - A heart transplant recipient is recovering nicely thanks to his doctors and nurses -- and two Illinois State Police troopers. In a Thursday news release, the state polic...
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Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky brings Donizetti's 'Three Queens' together in Lyric concertNov 27, 2019 9:00 am - Sondra Radvanovsky is no stranger to difficult operatic royalty. The Berwyn-born Radvanovsky, a former St. Charles resident, is one of the few sopranos to have sung all...
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Chicago man held without bond in murder of missing woman
Nov 27, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Bail has been denied a man charged with murdering a Chicago woman who went missing in March and whose body has never been found. Chicago Police say 34-yea...
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Chicago cop convicted in Laquan McDonald's death moved again
Nov 27, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A white former Chicago police officer convicted of second-degree murder last year in the 2014 death of black teenager Laquan McDonald, who was shot 16 tim...
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Lots of 'nice' - and a few 'naughty' - holiday theater shows to see in Chicago, suburbsNov 27, 2019 5:00 am - Glad tidings, theatergoers. When it comes to holiday offerings, family-friendly fare dominates on Chicago and suburban stages. But there are a few alternatives for those...
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Under a cloud, Sandoval resigns from state Senate
Nov 27, 2019 12:00 am - Facing federal scrutiny in a broadening public corruption probe, state Sen. Martin Sandoval submitted his resignation Wednesday, effective New Year's Day. Writing “with ...
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All aboard: Relatives of embattled state Sen. Martin Sandoval hitch a ride on CTA payroll
Nov 26, 2019 10:00 pm - The CTA hired two close relatives of state Sen. Martin Sandoval while he was chairman of the Illinois Senate's Transportation Committee that holds huge sway over transit...