Chicago
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McCarthy says he was victim of 'witch hunt' to mask City Hall 'cover-up'
Feb 20, 2018 10:00 pm - Fired Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says he was the victim of a political "witch hunt" engineered by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to mask the fact that the "entiret...
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Appeals court reinstated jury award in fatal police shooting
Feb 20, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Illinois Appellate Court has reinstated a Cook County jury's decision to award $3.5 million to the family of a teen killed by a Chicago police officer...
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Police: 15-year-old boy killed in Chicago shooting
Feb 20, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say a 15-year-old boy was killed and a 19-year-old woman was injured in a shooting in a neighborhood on the city's South Side. Police say t...
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New 'Year of the Dog' stamp celebrates Lunar New Year
Feb 20, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The U.S. Postal Service and the Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce are unveiling a new stamp to help celebrate the Lunar New Year. The Year of the Dog ...
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Top outfield prospects Jimenez, Robert dreaming big at Chicago White Sox campFeb 20, 2018 12:01 am - GLENDALE, Ariz. - The race is officially on. Top outfield prospects Eloy Jimenez and Luis Robert are both in the starting blocks with the Chicago White Sox for the first...
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Special Chicago kids get a special day from the CubsFeb 20, 2018 12:01 am - MESA, Ariz. - On most days, ballplayers hear the cheers from the kids. But on Tuesday, Cubs players lined up to cheer some special children. The team hosted four kids f...
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Bears cut LB Freeman, creating $3.5 million in cap savingsFeb 20, 2018 12:00 am - The Bears have released twice-suspended inside linebacker Jerrell Freeman. The six-year veteran was the Bears' leading tackler in 2016 with 127, despite a four-game susp...
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Loyola lives up to preseason promise, has clinched share of MVC titleFeb 20, 2018 12:00 am - Remember back in November when there was a theme of college basketball is on the rebound in Chicago? Well, the results have been uneven. A year after its first NCAA Tour...
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Darvish wows Maddon, Cubs with his pitching presenceFeb 20, 2018 12:00 am - MESA, Ariz. - Yu Darvish drew a crowd Tuesday. Cubs fans gathered outside the backstop on one of the practice fields as Darvish got ready to throw live batting practice...
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Chicago Bears reportedly decline Sitton's optionFeb 20, 2018 12:00 am - Guard just became a much bigger offseason priority for the Bears with the news that they will decline their $8 million option for four-time Pro Bowler Josh Sitton, as fi...