Chicago
-
Chicago TV host, athlete Brackett dies at 76 after bike fall
Jun 17, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Elizabeth Brackett, a longtime Chicago journalist and world-champion triathlete, has died four days after an apparent bicycle accident. She was 76. PBS af...
-
Chicago soldier killed in Korea finally being laid to rest
Jun 17, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Not long after her father went missing during the Korean War, Carol Elkin spotted then-Gen. Dwight Eisenhower in downtown Chicago and did what any kid mig...
-
Scouting report: Cubs vs. Los Angeles DodgersJun 17, 2018 1:00 am - TV: NBC Sports Chicago Monday; ABC 7 Tuesday; WGN Wednesday Radio: WSCR 670-AM Pitching matchups: The Cubs' Tyler Chatwood (3-5) vs. Kenta Maeda (4-4) Mon...
-
3 purported gang members plead guilty to sexual assault
Jun 16, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Three purported street-gang members from suburban Chicago have pleaded guilty to a 2014 sexual assault on a woman who was barely conscious. A statement fr...
-
Hot Stove concert helps raise $500,000 for youth, familiesJun 16, 2018 1:01 am - When baseball collides with music and entertainers, charitable donations score big. The seventh annual Hot Stove Cool Music Chicago concert, which featured Cubs presiden...
-
A Leonard trade request could provide Bulls some opportunityJun 16, 2018 1:00 am - Just when it seemed LeBron James would dominate the NBA's offseason, another big name tossed his sneakers into the mix. According to multiple reports, forward Kawhi Leon...
-
Chicago Bears to wear orange jerseys for two games this seasonJun 15, 2018 9:45 am - Orange is the new black & blue, at least when it comes to Chicago Bears jerseys for the 2018 NFL season. The Bears unveiled their orange jerseys, which will be worn for ...
-
Chicago schools to check backgrounds of thousands of workers
Jun 15, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago school district will run background checks on thousands of employees after a newspaper found that students had been sexually abused by workers...
-
Reward offered in case of Chicago woman dismembered
Jun 15, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The family of an 81-year-old Chicago woman whose body police say was found dismembered at her home is offering a $5,000 reward. Chicago's ...
-
12-year-old Michigan girl fatally shot during Chicago visit
Jun 15, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 12-year-old Michigan girl spending the summer in Chicago was fatally shot, just a few hours after attending a cousin's eighth-grade graduation, police a...