Chicago
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Chicago to build training campus for police, firefighters
Jul 03, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A $95 million public safety training campus is being planned to replace cramped and aging police and fire academies in Chicago. The Chicago Sun- Times rep...
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Dancer takes studio, students in new directionJul 03, 2017 1:00 am - Martin Bronson comes from a family that has owned or taught in dance studios for years. So it wasn't surprising when he bought Millennium Dance Center, a dance instructi...
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Emanuel to build $95M police and fire training academy
Jul 02, 2017 11:00 pm - Chicago's cramped and antiquated police and fire academies will be replaced by a new $95 million "public safety training" campus in West Garfield Park, the Chicago Sun-T...
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Imrem: The national anthem and Independence DayJul 02, 2017 5:00 pm - "The Star-Spangled Banner" will be played before baseball games around the country during this long Independence Day weekend. This includes Chicago White Sox games in So...
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Chicago Blackhawks trade Marcus Kruger to Vegas Golden KnightsJul 02, 2017 7:47 am - In a long-expected move, the Chicago Blackhawks traded center Marcus Kruger to the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday for "future considerations." Such language in an NHL tr...
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South Shore trains changing weekday schedules in July
Jul 02, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The commuter rail line that links northern Indiana and Chicago is changing its weekday departure times for trains leaving Chicago's Millennium Station. Th...
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Northwestern opens gender-neutral, multi-stall bathroom
Jul 02, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Northwestern University officials say one of its institutes has become among the first in the Chicago area to open a gender-neutral, multi-stall bathroom ...
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Chicago Police: Heavily armed man shot, killed by officer
Jul 02, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Police in Chicago say an officer responding to an emergency call shot and killed a man armed with an AK-47 assault rifle and a handgun. Police spokesman A...
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Midwest travel: Chicago's Square Roots fest = 3 days of music + brewsJul 01, 2017 7:00 am - Chicago Hip to be square Square Roots, the inventive Lincoln Square music and beer experience, returns for three days showcasing more than 50 musical acts, 30 regional c...
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Roads reopen, oil cleanup remains after train derailment
Jul 01, 2017 7:00 am - PLAINFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Most roads have reopened in Plainfield after a train carrying crude oil derailed about 40 miles southwest of Chicago. Plainfield police say it wi...