Chicago
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ACLU, community groups get voice in Chicago police reforms
Mar 20, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union and several community organizations say they've reached an agreement to provide input reforms being proposed for the Ch...
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Battle brewing over future of North Branch of the Chicago River
Mar 19, 2018 11:00 pm - Here's one vision for a stretch of the aging industrial corridor along the North Branch of the Chicago River: A wide-open public park teeming with native grasses, wildli...
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Trial begins for man accused in shooting death of teacher
Mar 19, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - After nearly four years of legal wrangling, the trial of a man charged in the 2014 shooting death of a Chicago special education teacher is underway. Domi...
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Man charged in estranged wife's shooting death near Chicago
Mar 19, 2018 7:00 am - MARKHAM, Ill. (AP) - A man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his estranged wife outside of a suburban Chicago gas station. Lynn Washingt...
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Hikers find crashed car in suburban Chicago with body inside
Mar 19, 2018 7:00 am - MUNDELEIN, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say three young hikers found a crashed car with a person's body inside in a suburban Chicago field. The Lake County Sheriff's Office r...
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Arkush: Who are the greatest players of the NFL's modern era?Mar 19, 2018 1:00 am - Imagine playing on your high school freshman football team in the '60s, when the old AFL and NFL agreed to merge, beginning the modern era of the NFL and finding out you...
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16½ years' prison for 2016 kidnapping of Aurora teen later found deadMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - A 40-year-old Aurora man was sentenced to 16½ years in prison for his role in the kidnapping of an Aurora 18-year-old whose beaten body was later found in Chicago. Antho...
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How Mitch Trubisky helped sell free agents on Chicago BearsMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - For a quarterback who went just 4-8 as a starter with a modest 77.5 passer rating (28th in the league), the Bears' Mitch Trubisky has created a positive buzz around the ...
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Loyola fans sign petition to get Sister Jean on 'The Ellen Show'
Mar 18, 2018 11:00 pm - Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt has always been a campuswide celebrity at Loyola. But now with the men's basketball team making its first Sweet Sixteen berth since 1985, the...
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Judge sides with inmate on prosthetic leg, toilet access
Mar 18, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge in Chicago has ruled that Cook County Jail violated the rights of an inmate with a prosthetic leg because jail staff didn't always assign ...