Chicago
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Ex-cop sentenced for tipping off friend about drug arrest
Dec 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge has sentenced a former Chicago police officer to five years in prison for tipping off the target of an undercover drug probe who was a friend from...
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Chicago creates task force to focus on vehicular attacks
Dec 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago City Council on Wednesday voted to create a task force that will look for ways to reduce the chances of an attack like the one in New York whe...
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Worker who died at Indiana steel mill is identified
Dec 13, 2017 6:00 am - EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) - A steelworker who died Monday at ArcelorMittal's northwestern Indiana steel mill has been identified as a 61-year-old East Chicago man. Chief L...
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Chicago museum won't host city science fair after 2018
Dec 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Officials with the Museum of Science and Industry say the museum will no longer host the Chicago Public Schools science fair after 2018. The Chicago Tribu...
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Chicago Transit Authority to raise 2018 train, bus fares
Dec 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Bus and train commuters are going to have to pay more for Chicago Transit Authority rides next year. The transit agency's board on Wednesday unanimously a...
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Chicago-area man gets 2 years in steroid manufacturing case
Dec 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A suburban Chicago man who pleaded guilty to making and distributing illegal steroids to dozens of customers has been sentenced to two years in federal pr...
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Judge: Reporter need not testify in Chicago police shooting
Dec 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The first journalist to publicly question Chicago police accounts of the shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald won't have to testify in the criminal ...
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Chicago approves paying $31M to 4 wrongfully convicted men
Dec 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago City Council on Wednesday approved a $31 million settlement to be shared by four men who were exonerated by DNA evidence after being imprisone...
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Bears' Howard runs for a franchise firstDec 13, 2017 12:00 am - Late in the first half last Sunday, Jordan Howard got stuffed for no gain on a second-and-1 at the Bengals' nine-yard line, and the Chicago Bears settled for Mike Nugent...
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Dunn comes through in clutch as Bulls win fourth straightDec 13, 2017 12:00 am - Sure, the Bulls are 4-0 since Nikola Mirotic returned from injury. But equally vital to the recent success is Kris Dunn developing into a high-quality point guard in rap...