Chicago
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Shields' poor outing vs. A's 'not a concern'
Mar 18, 2018 1:00 am - MESA, Ariz. - James Shields was back on the mound Sunday, his first game action in 10 days and only his second appearance of the spring. The word "disaster" comes to min...
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Chicago firm to oversee new Indiana venture funding push
Mar 17, 2018 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A Chicago-based firm is preparing to take the reins of a new Indiana-backed venture fund and begin investing up to $250 million this spring. Gov. Eri...
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Man falls to death in Chicago from 21st floor of building
Mar 17, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Police say a 24-year-old man fell to his death from the 21st floor of a high-rise building in a busy shopping and entertainment area of Chicago. Chicago p...
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Chicago River dyed green for St. Patrick's Day
Mar 17, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago River has been dyed a bright shade of green, kicking off the city's St. Patrick's Day festivities. Thousands of people lined the riverfront do...
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Father of once missing suburban Chicago children in custody
Mar 16, 2018 7:00 am - MARKHAM, Ill. (AP) - Suburban Chicago police say they've taken into custody a man who was sought after his estranged wife was shot to death and their two children were c...
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Chicago police lieutenant files sex discrimination lawsuit
Mar 16, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police lieutenant who was the first woman to command the department's Marine and Helicopter Unit has filed a sex discrimination lawsuit that all...
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Man gets 65 years for killing Cook County investigator
Mar 16, 2018 7:00 am - MAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) - A man convicted of the 2013 shooting death of a Cook County sheriff's investigator in suburban Chicago has been sentenced to 65 years in prison. A C...
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Jury awards $1.2M to man shot by Chicago police in 2011
Mar 16, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Jurors have awarded $1.2 million to a man who was shot by a Chicago police officer when he was a teenager. The Chicago Sun-Times reports Derquann Wilson w...
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Man accused of fatally stabbing mental health worker
Mar 16, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Murder charges have been filed against a suburban Chicago man in connection with the fatal stabbing of a mental health worker. Richard M. Jones of Chicago...
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1,100 Chicago-area students get hour detentions for walkouts
Mar 16, 2018 7:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - About 1,100 students at two suburban Chicago high schools will serve hour-long detentions for participating in this week's walkout to protest ...