Chicago
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Mavis Staples headlining 2018 Chicago Blues Festival in June
Feb 19, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grammy-winning singer Mavis Staples is among the headliners for this year's Chicago Blues Festival planned the weekend of June 8-10 in the city's Millenni...
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Police: Attack on couple part of son's murder-for-hire plot
Feb 19, 2018 6:00 am - GLEN ELLYN, Ill. (AP) - A 23-year-old from suburban Chicago has been charged with hiring another man to kill his parents. The DuPage County Sheriff's Office says deputie...
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All-star Garcia facing uncertain future with White SoxFeb 19, 2018 12:01 am - GLENDALE, Ariz. - Avisail Garcia is 26 years old. He finished second in the American League with a .330 batting average last season. He was the Chicago White Sox's lone ...
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Chicago Cubs' Maddon likes the paceFeb 19, 2018 12:01 am - MESA, Ariz. - There was no easing into spring-training workouts Monday for the Chicago Cubs as position players took part in their first formal workouts. Batters faced p...
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Chicago White Sox take another step to promising futureFeb 19, 2018 12:01 am - GLENDALE, Ariz. - It was the first full-squad workout of spring training for the Chicago White Sox on Monday. For most major-league teams knocking the rust off in Arizon...
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Rizzo returns to Chicago Cubs, with heavy heart but ready to goFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - MESA, Ariz. — Anthony Rizzo faced down pitchers Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw while standing in the batter's box last fall. But that was nothing compared to what Rizz...
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Another Madigan aide removed amid allegations
Feb 19, 2018 12:00 am - A second political operative of Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan has been removed after allegations of "inappropriate behavior" were leveled against him, according to...
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Uber passenger killed in drive-by shooting on South Side
Feb 18, 2018 10:00 pm - An Uber passenger was killed when he was shot in the head and neck early Monday in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side. The 34-year-old man was sitting in ...
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Prosecutors say Chicago gets 1st cryptocurrency case
Feb 18, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A cryptocurrency case is now making its way through Chicago federal court. The U.S. attorney's office says it's the first criminal prosecution involving v...
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Midwest scientists help endangered Mexican wolf population
Feb 18, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Scientists from the Chicago Zoological Society and a team assembled by the Reproductive and Behavioral Sciences Department at the St. Louis Zoo are using ...