Chicago
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Former Chicago police commander linked to torture dead at 70
Sep 19, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge, who was accused of torturing suspects in his South Side police district but was never prosecuted for the alleged cr...
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Former Chicago police commander tied to torture dies
Sep 19, 2018 1:00 am - Former Chicage police Cmdr. Jon Burge, whose name became synonymous with torture, dozens of tainted court convictions and more than $100 million in city settlements with...
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Priest burns rainbow flag outside Chicago church
Sep 19, 2018 1:00 am - A North Side priest who says he "can't sit well" with Cardinal Blase Cupich burned a gay-friendly flag outside his Avondale church last week - against the wishes of the ...
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Sessions blames ACLU for rise in Chicago violenceSep 19, 2018 1:00 am - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions made a surprise visit Wednesday to the Chicago Police Department in the Austin neighborhood. Sessions toured the Strategic Decision S...
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Chicago Bears' Trubisky would enjoy some thinking outside of the pocketSep 19, 2018 1:00 am - Mitch Trubisky's most impressive throw during an uneven performance in the Chicago Bears' 24-17 Monday night victory over the Seattle Seahawks came on the second play of...
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Doctor: Can't determine order of Laquan McDonald's wounds
Sep 19, 2018 1:00 am - A doctor testifying in the trial of a white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the death of Laquan McDonald said Wednesday that it's impossible to determine t...
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Chicago cops reluctantly testify against 1 of their own
Sep 18, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago police officers clearly do not want to be in court testifying against a colleague accused of murder, with one of them so uncomfortable he coul...
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Ex-Marine admits killing 2 suburban Chicago girls in 2005
Sep 18, 2018 7:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A former Marine already sentenced to death for killing a sailor in Virginia pleaded guilty Tuesday to fatally attacking two young girls in a suburb...
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Steppenwolf's new drama 'Downstate' explores the lives of sex offendersSep 18, 2018 2:00 am - Elmhurst resident and longtime Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member Francis Guinan is both excited and apprehensive to be starring in Bruce Norris' new drama “Downstate,”...
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3 things that mattered, worked and didn't work for Chicago Bears against SeattleSep 18, 2018 1:00 am - Breaking down the Bears' 24-17 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night at Soldier Field. 3 moments that mattered: 1. Down 17-10 and trying to get into pos...