Chicago
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Chicago sees more than 60 children shot this year
Jul 03, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - More than 60 children ages 15 and younger have been shot in Chicago this year, according to a newspaper analysis. June began with three children shot in C...
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Chicago police: Teen shot after aiming gun at officer
Jul 03, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Police say an officer shot a 17-year-old boy who approached his patrol car with a gun on Chicago's South Side. Family members say Kevon Purell is in serio...
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Chicago freeway march planned despite police warning
Jul 03, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson and an activist priest say they'll stage a protest that will shut down part of a busy interstate in Chicago despite warnings of arr...
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How Fry has evolved into one of the White Sox' most valuable relieversJul 03, 2018 1:01 am - Between games last week, White Sox relief pitcher Jace Fry made sure to keep an eye on the College World Series and his former school, Oregon State. After losing Game 1 ...
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Priest, protesters threatened with arrest ahead of Dan Ryan demonstration
Jul 03, 2018 1:00 am - The Rev. Michael Pfleger isn't letting threats of arrest stop his plan to shut down the Dan Ryan Expressway Saturday morning - even as the Archdiocese of Chicago decline...
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25 percent of city schools fail cleanliness inspections
Jul 03, 2018 1:00 am - Chicago Public Schools officials say their efforts to improve school cleanliness are working, but data they released late Tuesday showed that one in four schools still f...
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Wirtz delivers a $200K message to Emanuel, but what does it mean?
Jul 02, 2018 11:00 pm - Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz was clearly sending a political message to Mayor Rahm Emanuel when he signed $200,000 in checks to challenger Paul Vallas. But what exactly ...
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1 in 4 Chicago schools fail in new inspections spurred by dirty schools reports
Jul 02, 2018 11:00 pm - Chicago Public Schools officials say their efforts to improve school cleanliness are working, but data they released late Tuesday showed that one in four schools still f...
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11 taken to hospitals after fumes leak at Chicago meatpacker
Jul 02, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Officials say 11 people were taken to Chicago hospitals after a reported leak of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide at a meatpacking plant. Emergency crew...
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Police say 3 girls wounded in Chicago gang crossfire
Jul 02, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Three girls sitting in a car with their mother were shot by a man who police say was firing at rival gang members, in a violent start to the July 4 holida...