Chicago
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Civic Federation urges budget with new revenues, borrowing
May 09, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago tax policy and research group is urging Illinois lawmakers to pass a full budget instead of "piecemeal" solutions in the final weeks of the legi...
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White Sox lose fourth straight, but Hahn pleased with start to seasonMay 09, 2017 1:01 am - Heading into Tuesday night's game against the Minnesota Twins with a .500 record, general manager Rick Hahn did not view this evolving White Sox team as being "mired in ...
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Are Chicago White Sox close to signing prized prospect?May 09, 2017 1:01 am - Mark May 20 on your calendar, Chicago White Sox fans. That's the day 19-year-old Cuban outfielder Luis Robert is eligible to sign with a major-league team, and the Sox h...
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Arrieta roughed up as Chicago Cubs lose fourth straightMay 09, 2017 1:00 am - DENVER - Ryan Hanigan hit a two-out, bases-clearing single as part of a six-run third inning, Mark Reynolds homered for a fourth straight game and the Colorado Rockies b...
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Chicago schools far deeper in red than expected
May 08, 2017 11:00 pm - The Chicago Public Schools actually need $596 million to keep schools open the rest of the school year, and not just the $129 million officials have publicly discussed, ...
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Alderman stands by remarks that provoked gang threat
May 08, 2017 11:00 pm - Southwest Side Alderman Raymond Lopez said Tuesday he has no regrets about a remark that prompted a notorious Chicago street gang to make threats against him so credible...
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Ethics Board not tough enough against lobbyists to satisfy IG
May 08, 2017 11:00 pm - Chicago's reinvigorated Board of Ethics has been flexing its muscle plenty against lobbyists who emailed Mayor Rahm Emanuel on the mayor's private accounts and failed ei...
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Prosecutors seek 11-years for man who gave advice in slaying
May 08, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Federal prosecutors in Chicago are asking for up to 11 years in prison for a man who offered advice to his cousin in the 2014 murder of a woman at an Indo...
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The Latest: United reached resolution with rabbit's breeder
May 08, 2017 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Latest on questions being raised by the owners of a giant rabbit that died after it was flown from the United Kingdom to Chicago (all times l...
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Lawyer to United: 'This case is about more than 1 rabbit'
May 08, 2017 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - United Airlines hasn't explained why a giant rabbit died after being flown from London to Chicago or why it had the animal cremated within hours ...