Chicago
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Grand jury indicts man in Chicago police commander's death
Mar 09, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The suspect in the downtown shooting death of a Chicago police commander has been indicted on 56 counts, including first-degree murder. The grand jury ind...
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Concordia University accused of neglecting abuse by coach
Mar 09, 2018 6:00 am - RIVER FOREST, Ill. (AP) - A former student at Concordia University Chicago has filed an updated lawsuit accusing the school of negligence and failing to protect its stud...
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Training to help people spot, respond to opioid overdoses
Mar 09, 2018 6:00 am - LISLE, Ill. (AP) - Officials in suburban Chicago are teaming up to offer free training on how to spot and respond to an opioid overdose. The Lisle-Woodridge Fire Distric...
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Chicago Bears don't need to make a big splash in free agencyMar 09, 2018 12:00 am - For the Bears to achieve success in free agency, a goal that has escaped them in recent years, general manager Ryan Pace doesn't necessarily have to make a splashy, huge...
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Judge pushes back at calls for Chicago cop's trial to start
Mar 08, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Protesters are angry about waiting for a Chicago police officer to stand trial for murder in the 2014 shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald but...
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Parolee charged after Chicago officer dragged by minivan
Mar 08, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A parolee has been charged after a Chicago police officer was dragged by a minivan for several blocks following a traffic stop. Police announced charges T...
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University of Chicago announces Yerkes Observatory shutdown
Mar 08, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The University of Chicago has announced the October closing of the 121-year-old Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. University Executive Vice P...
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Suspects charged in Chicago fentanyl case linked to China
Mar 08, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two suburban Chicago suspects have been charged in an alleged conspiracy involving the importation of a fentanyl analogue from China. The U.S. attorney's ...
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Bernie Sanders endorses Newman over US Rep Lipinski
Mar 08, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Sen. Bernie Sanders has endorsed Marie Newman in the Democratic primary for the Chicago-area seat held by U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski. Sanders said Thursday Ne...
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Chicago police officer injured while foiling carjacking
Mar 08, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say an off-duty officer was slightly injured during an attempted carjacking in the city's Chatham neighborhood. Police say the officer open...