Chicago
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Report: Chicago Theatre to be sold to New York company
Oct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - The Chicago Theatre, famous for its landmark marquee, is being sold to New York's Madison Square Garden Entertainment, according to a published report. "Madison Square G...
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Chicago police to disband unit under investigation
Oct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- The Chicago Police Department will disband an elite drug and gang unit under state and federal investigation for allegations ranging from armed violence and h...
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Environmental activists scale Chicago Board of Trade
Oct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Several environmental activists are under arrest this morning after police say they briefly scaled the Chicago Board of Trade and unfurled a 50-foot banner to protest th...
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Is Olympic bid hurt by marathon?Oct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - It may not even be a fair question. The Chicago Marathon is run by a private bank, while the Olympics would be run by the city and an Olympic committee. But fair or not,...
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No, there wasn't enough water, marathoners sayOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago Marathon Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski says his crew was prepared for the heat, but many runners aren't buying it. What's more, they're taking offense ...
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Autopsy planned for Michigan man who died running Chicago Marathon
Oct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - An autopsy was scheduled this morning for a Michigan police officer who died running an unusually hot and humid Chicago Marathon. Debilitating weather plagued this year'...
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Cook County morgue at capacity, still holding bodies from '06
Oct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Cook County's chief medical examiner, Nancy Jones, acknowledges that the tale of the missing body doesn't cast her office in the best light. The remains of 64-year-old R...
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Runner died from heart problems not heat at marathon
Oct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - A heart condition, not record-setting heat, killed a Michigan police officer who died running an unusually hot and humid Chicago Marathon, an autopsy showed Monday. Chad...
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High temps cut marathon shortOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon has been cut short due to high temperatures. Just before noon, race organizers decided to close the course at the half-way point. "We h...
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Man dies at shortened marathonOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - One death has been reported at the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon. A 35-year-old from Midland, Mich., collapsed during the race and died around 12:50 p.m. at a local hosp...