Articles filed under Chicago
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Emanuel defends record property tax hike as bills hit mailboxesJul 05, 2016 11:00 pm - Five days after agreeing to raise property taxes by another $250 million for teachers pensions, Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday defended the record increase for police and...
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Imrem: Panic part of the fun of long baseball seasonJul 05, 2016 5:01 pm - OK, here we go again, having to defend the concept of panic as it relates to the Cubs. First of all, people have to stop advising other people not to panic over every Cu...
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Chicago Blackhawks, F Tootoo agree to 1 year contractJul 05, 2016 10:47 am - The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a one-year contract with veteran forward Jordin Tootoo, the team announced Tuesday. Tootoo, 33, has played for three NHL teams over...
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3 shot to death, dozens hurt in Chicago over July 4 weekendJul 05, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The July 4 weekend in Chicago ended with 50 people shot, three fatally, after the police force flooded the streets with thousands of officers and arrested...
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Small jet makes emergency landing in Iowa; all on board safeJul 05, 2016 7:00 am - MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) - A regional airline jet on its way from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Chicago has made an emergency landing in northern Iowa because of a report o...
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Man involved in robbery that led to fatal crash chargedJul 05, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man has been charged in connection with a robbery that led to a high-speed chase and a crash that left two dead and four Chicago police officers injured...
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Teen convicted in Chicago cabbie's shooting death sentencedJul 05, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man has been sentenced to 39 years in prison for the 2014 slaying of a cab driver. The Cook County state's attorney's office says 19-year-old Cl...
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Ex-cop admits he dodged taxes in Wrigleyville rooftop schemeJul 04, 2016 11:00 pm - A former suburban cop pleaded guilty Tuesday to dodging about $140,000 in federal taxes in connection with a fraud scheme at a Wrigleyville rooftop business. Richard Zas...
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Extra cops, 'targeted' arrests tamp down July 4 weekend shootingsJul 04, 2016 11:00 pm - Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson credited targeted arrests of gang members ahead of the Fourth of July weekend with the relatively small number of shootings and homici...
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Imrem: Looks like Chicago White Sox's Anderson is real dealJul 04, 2016 5:01 pm - My favorite barkeeper recently asked whether the Chicago White Sox are done. Without thinking, which is my specialty, I nodded a definitive yes. Now the Sox are just as ...