Chicago
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Bears QB Trubisky 'earned' promotion, Fox saysSep 06, 2017 1:00 am - Rookie quarterback Mitch Trubisky is one play away from running the Chicago Bears' offense. “He earned that spot,” coach John Fox said after announcing Trubisky's promot...
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Glennon still No. 1, but Trubisky now No. 2 for Chicago BearsSep 06, 2017 1:00 am - How is Chicago Bears quarterback Mike Glennon supposed to find any of his undistinguished wide receivers against the NFC champion Atlanta Falcons while looking over his ...
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Chicago may ban guns, firearms from protests
Sep 05, 2017 11:00 pm - Chicago protestors and other participants in public assemblies would be prohibited from carrying firearms or other weapons, under a crackdown proposed Wednesday in respo...
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Poll shows voters upset with beverage tax commissioners
Sep 05, 2017 11:00 pm - Voters could cap the re-election bids of four Cook County commissioners from Chicago over their support for the sweetened beverage tax, a new poll suggests. The latest i...
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$13.45-an-hour wage ready for takeoff at O'Hare, Midway airports
Sep 05, 2017 11:00 pm - Oliwia Pac is in line for a $2.45-an-hour pay raise, but she feels like she won the lottery. On Wednesday, the City Council is poised to guarantee Pac and nearly 8,000 o...
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Cousin who saw Emmett Till being kidnapped dies at age 74
Sep 05, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Simeon Wright, who was with his cousin Emmett Till when the Chicago boy was kidnapped in 1955 after whistling at a white woman in Mississippi, has died. H...
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Man charged with selling guns to convicted felon
Sep 05, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An Arkansas man faces federal firearms charges after he allegedly brought semi-automatic rifles and a shotgun to the Chicago area and sold them to a convi...
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Labor Day weekend in Chicago less violent than last year
Sep 05, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago experienced less deadly gun violence over the Labor Day weekend than last year after the police department flooded the streets with officers and m...
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Alleging misconduct, ex-inmate sues Chicago police
Sep 05, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Nearly a year after his murder conviction and 45-year sentence were overturned, a Chicago man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging police misconduct. Norm...
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Illinois wants ex-priest at facility for sex offenders
Sep 05, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge is holding a hearing this week to determine whether a former Chicago priest should remain locked up indefinitely at an Illinois facility for sex o...