Chicago
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Charges dropped against Chicago-area officer in drug case
Feb 13, 2018 6:00 am - SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) - Prosecutors have decided not to pursue charges against a former suburban Chicago police officer accused of stealing drugs from dealers and sellin...
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Chicago police superintendent says an off-duty officer has died after being shot at downtown government building
Feb 13, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police superintendent says an off-duty officer has died after being shot at downtown government building. ...
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Historic train depot slated for closure gets 2nd chance
Feb 13, 2018 6:00 am - NEW LENOX, Ill. (AP) - A historic suburban Chicago train depot once slated for demolition is being given another chance. The Chicago Tribune reports that...
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Judge denies East Chicago residents say in cleanup plans
Feb 13, 2018 6:00 am - EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) - A federal judge has denied a bid by East Chicago residents to intervene in court proceedings for the cleanup of lead and arsenic in their neigh...
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9 exonerated men receive certificates of innocence
Feb 13, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge has granted nine certificates of innocence and vacated the convictions of two defendants whose cases were connected to a corrupt Chicago police of...
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Bus passenger stabbed in Chicago, suspect taken into custody
Feb 13, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say one person is in custody after allegedly stabbing a man while they were riding on a bus through downtown Chicago. In a news release, the I...
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Chicago police officer fatally shot near Thompson Center
Feb 13, 2018 12:00 am - A Chicago police commander was shot fatally Tuesday afternoon at the Thompson Center downtown while he was off-duty helping other officers, authorities said. Cmdr. Paul ...
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Chicago delays disputed school closures plan after uproar
Feb 12, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials will postpone the closure of several high schools in one of the city's highest-crime and most impoverished neighborhoods in response to ...
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4 men wrongfully convicted of murder sue city of Chicago
Feb 12, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Four Chicago men wrongfully imprisoned for their alleged involvement in a 1995 double murder during a robbery have filed a federal lawsuit accusing police...
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Snowmobiler killed in crash during guided trip in Wyoming
Feb 12, 2018 6:00 am - JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - Authorities say a Chicago man was killed in a snowmobile crash during a guided trip in northwestern Wyoming. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports 5...