Chicago
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LSU's Fournette leads a loaded running back class in this year's NFL draftApr 07, 2017 1:00 am - Third in a series No position has been ignored more in the first round of recent drafts than running back. In 2013 and 2014, not a single running back was taken in the f...
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Bartlett police trying to pinpoint cause of crash that killed 17-year-oldApr 07, 2017 1:00 am - Police are investigating if a third driver or distractions played a role in a head-on collision Friday in Bartlett that killed a Chicago teenager. The collision between ...
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Billionaire JB Pritzker announces Illinois governor bid
Apr 06, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Billionaire J.B. Pritzker touted his business record and progressive values Thursday as he kicked off his campaign for Illinois governor, raising the fina...
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'Empire' actor Morocco Omari charged with domestic battery
Apr 06, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An actor on the television show "Empire" has been arrested on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge in Chicago. Police say 46-year-old Morocco Omari was a...
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UIC professor wins prestigious literary award
Apr 06, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A University of Illinois at Chicago professor is one of eight winners of a prestigious literary award. Luis Alberto Urrea has won the American Academy of ...
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Chicago using new technology to count Millennium Park visits
Apr 06, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The city of Chicago is using new technology to count visitors to Millennium Park and its numbers show 12.9 million visited the lakefront park in the secon...
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Officers find mock explosive device at Toronto airport
Apr 06, 2017 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Passengers on a flight set to travel from Toronto to Chicago have experienced lengthy delays after what U.S. authorities describe as a security breach abo...
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Judge vacates Chicago-area man's 1997 murder conviction
Apr 06, 2017 7:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago judge on Thursday ordered a new trial for a man convicted 20 years ago and sentenced to 45 years in prison for arson and murder i...
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Court says Chicagoan didn't prove voltage caused disorder
Apr 06, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A court in Chicago has upheld the dismissal of a hotel clerk's lawsuit claiming he was wrongly fired because he suffered mental problems caused by electro...
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Cubs rally past Cardinals after bizarre playApr 06, 2017 1:00 am - ST. LOUIS - Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina and most everyone else at Busch Stadium laughed at the bizarre sight - a ball somehow stuck to his chest protector, in plain ...