Articles filed under Chicago
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Prosecutor: Slain police commander was shot 6 timesFeb 15, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago Police commander who was killed by a suspect he was attempting to detain after a brief foot chase was shot six times, a prosecutor said Thursday...
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Man gets 76-year sentence for Chicago officer's 2010 killingFeb 15, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man convicted of first-degree murder in the 2010 death of an off-duty Chicago police officer has been sentenced to 76 years in prison. Bernard Williams ...
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Chicago White Sox pitching prospect Kopech chooses boom over bustFeb 15, 2018 12:01 am - GLENDALE, Ariz. - Michael Kopech made it look ridiculously easy last season. Whether he was posting a 2.87 ERA and striking out 155 in 119⅓ innings at Class AA Birmingha...
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Sox pitcher Rodon practices patience after shoulder surgeryFeb 15, 2018 12:01 am - GLENDALE, Ariz. - Carlos Rodon is actually ahead of where he was at this time last spring. While the rest of the Chicago White Sox's pitching staff got up on the mound a...
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Cubs' Rizzo goes to Florida to console family, friends after school shootingFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - MESA, Ariz. - Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo left spring training Thursday for his home in Parkland, Florida, to offer support in the wake of a deadly shooting...
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In time of tragedy, Chicago's top cop keeps promise to Aurora manFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson took time during this tragic week to keep a promise to an Aurora man with special needs. The city's top cop traveled to the s...
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No bond for man charged with Chicago police officer's deathFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - A judge has denied bond for a man with a long criminal history who is charged in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police commander. A Cook County courtroom was filled wit...
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Residents hold Emanuel's feet to the fire on future of former coal-fired plantFeb 14, 2018 10:00 pm - Six years ago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel brokered a deal with a corporate polluter to shut down coal-fired power plants in Pilsen and Little Village that had belched out lung-d...
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Judge found guilty of fraud in mortgage schemeFeb 14, 2018 10:00 pm - A federal jury on Thursday found Cook County Judge Jessica Arong O'Brien guilty of mail and bank fraud as part of a real estate scheme, marking a stunning end to the car...
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Art Institute of Chicago acquires modern art pieceFeb 14, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Art Institute of Chicago beat out other top museums to acquire a 1914 modern art piece by Marcel Duchamp. Bottle Rack by the conceptual artist has bee...