Chicago
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Bypassed police sergeant alleges cheating on 2015 lieutenant's exam
Jan 10, 2018 10:00 pm - Chicago Inspector General Joe Ferguson could not substantiate allegations of cheating on a 2015 police lieutenants exam that allegedly benefited three women, one of whom...
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Woman ruled incompetent for trial in sister's slaying
Jan 10, 2018 6:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A Chicago woman accused of killing her sister in Des Moines has been found incompetent to stand trial. The Des Moines Register re...
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2 Chicago museums receive OK to increase admission fees
Jan 10, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Increases in admission fees have been approved for the Museum of Science and Industry and Chicago History Museum starting Feb. 1. The Chicago Tribune repo...
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Trial date set for men accused in death of honor student
Jan 10, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A trial date has been set for two men charged in the shooting death of a 15-year-old Chicago student just days after she performed with her high school ba...
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Hiestand back with Chicago Bears as O-line coachJan 10, 2018 12:00 am - Matt Nagy's first hire as Chicago Bears head coach is offensive line coach Harry Hiestand, who served the team in the same capacity (2005-09) during the Lovie Smith regi...
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Father admits striking 3-month-old son at relative's Mount Prospect homeJan 10, 2018 12:00 am - A father from Chicago admitted on Wednesday that he struck his 3-month-old son on the back with his fist last September while he, the baby and the baby's mother were sta...
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Man accused in Facebook video torture faces new chargeJan 10, 2018 12:00 am - One of the men accused of beating and torturing a mentally disabled man last year in an attack broadcast on Facebook is facing a new battery charge following a recent ja...
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Another $9.3 million settlement added to mountain of Burge torture claims
Jan 09, 2018 10:00 pm - It's been 25 years since former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge was fired by the city for overseeing a "midnight crew" that systematically tortured African-American s...
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Exonerated men ask court for certificates of innocence
Jan 09, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Fifteen Chicago men whose convictions were thrown out in November are asking for certificates of innocence. The drug convictions were tossed following all...
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Wisconsin launches ads to lure Chicago millennials north
Jan 09, 2018 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker's job-creation agency has launched a push to convince Chicago-area millennials to leave the big city and relocate to Wisconsin in ...