Chicago
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Geyer: Remembering quiet crusader Mahmoud Cherif BassiouniOct 11, 2017 1:00 am - During and after the Iraq War, there seemed to be endless questioning about America's moral place in the world. One topic was the use of "enhanced interrogation," as the...
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Imrem: Baker deserves more respect than he getsOct 10, 2017 5:01 pm - The Washington Nationals-Chicago Cubs game in the NLDS was postponed Tuesday, and it wouldn't be surprising if Dusty Baker is blamed for the inclement weather. Especiall...
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Woman accused of threatening FBI mole in train-guns case
Oct 10, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A suburban Chicago mother of seven is accused of urging Facebook followers to kill a gang member-turned-FBI mole for his role in a sting that put an assoc...
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County officials to vote to repeal Chicago-area soda tax
Oct 10, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Cook County Board's finance committee has voted to repeal a penny-per-ounce tax on soda and other sugary drinks that has riled many Chicago-area resid...
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Chicago man charged with pushing man off subway platform
Oct 10, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Bond has been set for a Northwestern University graduate in neuroscience who is charged with pushing another man off a Chicago subway platform and onto tr...
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After high-court ruling, Illinois man resentenced to life
Oct 10, 2017 7:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A 40-year-old suburban Chicago man who had to be resentenced after a high-court decision striking mandatory life prison terms for juveniles at the t...
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Chicago Bears do little to help TrubiskyOct 10, 2017 1:00 am - If the Chicago Bears don't eliminate the self-inflicted wounds and questionable decisions that are largely responsible for their 1-4 record, it doesn't matter whether Mi...
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Imrem: Schwarber's a dilemma the Cubs are willing to live withOct 09, 2017 5:01 pm - What a dilemma Kyle Schwarber is for Joe Maddon. Right, sir? "Of course (he is)," the Cubs manager said Monday evening. The Cubs had just defeated the Nationals 2-1 to t...
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Nobel economics prize awarded to Richard Thaler of the University of Chicago.
Oct 09, 2017 7:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Nobel economics prize awarded to Richard Thaler of the University of Chicago. ...
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John Paul II relics to go on display in suburban Chicago
Oct 09, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A lock of hair and other relics of former Pope John Paul II will go on display in suburban Chicago this week. The items, which also include John Paul's pe...