Chicago
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Feder: Former Channel 7, Channel 5 weatherman Coleman diesJan 21, 2018 12:00 am - John Coleman was a complicated and often confounding personality who brought the weather home to millions of viewers during more than 60 years as a broadcast meteorologi...
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$1.9M in Mellon Foundation grants aid UIC humanities studies
Jan 20, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The University of Illinois at Chicago has been awarded two grants totaling nearly $1.9 million to expand undergraduate research in the humanities and to a...
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Thousands protest Trump at Illinois women's marches
Jan 20, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of people joined a women's march in downtown Chicago on Saturday, protesting President Donald Trump and his policies and pledging to...
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Schools test approach that lets students learn at own pace
Jan 20, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - High schools across Illinois are testing an approach that allows students to learn at their own pace, a concept introduced decades ago at the University o...
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Chicago police shoot man officers say was attacking woman
Jan 20, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say officers responding to a domestic disturbance call shot a man who was attacking a woman. Sgt. Rocco Alioto says police received a 911 c...
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Images: Women's March in ChicagoJan 20, 2018 12:00 am - Thousands of people gathered Saturday at the Women's March Chicago in Grant Park. On a warm, sunny winter day, the crowd of Chicagoans and suburbanites carried signs, wo...
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Chicago Bears' Nagy had no doubts about wanting to keep FangioJan 20, 2018 12:00 am - Almost from the moment he was hired as the Bears' head coach, Matt Nagy made no secret about the importance of rehiring Vic Fangio as the team's defensive coordinator. "...
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Suburbanites join the thousands at Women's March ChicagoJan 20, 2018 12:00 am - Thousands of people gathered Saturday at the Women's March Chicago, with many sporting pink hats, bearing punchy signs and seeking electoral change. An energized crowd t...
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LaVine to see increased minutes beginning Saturday in AtlantaJan 19, 2018 9:55 am - Zach LaVine is scheduled to take a small step forward with Saturday's game in Atlanta. His minutes will increase to 24 per game and he's expected to see action in the fo...
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Ex-mayor of Chicago suburb pleads guilty in bribery scheme
Jan 19, 2018 6:00 am - MARKHAM, Ill. (AP) - A former mayor of a poor Chicago suburb has pleaded guilty for his role in an alleged $300,000 bribery scheme involving city contractors. ...