Chicago
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Zell says newspaper industry needs discipline, less complacency
Oct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Billionaire investor Sam Zell told a group of newspaper executives Monday that the industry's woes result partly from complacency in responding too slowly to rapid chang...
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Boxing event is city's Olympic trial
Oct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - When about 650 amateur boxers gather in Chicago for the world championships that begin today, they won't be the only ones with Olympic hopes on the line. The tourn...
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Teen survives lightning strike
Oct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - A 14-year-old Chicago boy now belongs to an exclusive club. Jason Torres was struck by lightning and lived to tell about it. He was struck as he rode a bike during storm...
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Police charge teens in young boy's death
Oct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Two teens have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 10-year-old boy who was shot while on his way to buy an after-school snack, Chicago police said Sa...
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Man cuts deal to testify against co-defendants in Cary torture caseOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - A McHenry County man linked to the beating and torture of a suspected thief at a Cary home agreed this morning to testify against his three co-defendants in exchange for...
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O'Hare security falters after testingOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - To the alarm of fliers and security experts alike, federal officials admitted Thursday that undercover agents were able to sneak bomblike items by O'Hare airport screene...
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Macy's returns Frango Mints production to ChicagoOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Frango Mints are coming back to their Chicago roots, Macy's said Wednesday. "After 75 years, Frangos has become a phenomena," said Jennifer McNamara, spokeswoman for Mac...
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Mesa Airlines to cancel flights between Marion and Chicago
Oct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - MARION -- Regional carrier Mesa Airlines is canceling its service from Marion to Chicago. The service began February 1 and will end on November 9. Thomas Bacon -- vice p...
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Chicago boy shot to death on South Side
Oct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago police say the bullet that killed 10-year-old Arthur Jones several blocks from his South Side home Wednesday was probably meant for someone else. "At this point...
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Alleged driver turns himself in for hit-and-run accident that severed man's legs
Oct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The suspected driver of a car involved in a hit-and-run accident that severed a 60-year-old suburban man's legs was arrested after turning himself in to police late Wedn...