Articles filed under Chicago
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The Rev. Leon Finney Jr.'s free fallSep 05, 2019 11:00 pm - The Rev. Leon Finney Jr. spent the last half-century building a real estate empire on Chicago's South Side while amassing political power and hobnobbing with politicians...
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Hearing for Chicago teens charged with murder postponedSep 05, 2019 7:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A preliminary hearing was postponed for five Chicago teenagers charged with murder in a fatal shooting that occurred during an attempted burglary. ...
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Sears laying off 250 at headquarters outside ChicagoSep 05, 2019 7:00 am - HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) - Sears has told the state of Illinois it's laying off 250 employees at its corporate headquarters in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates. S...
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Cases against teens charged with murder after Old Mill Creek homeowner shot boy continuedSep 05, 2019 1:00 am - As supporters blasted felony murder charges against five Chicago youths as a "travesty," their cases were continued until Sept. 19 while Lake County prosecutors sift thr...
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Chicago Teachers Union set date for strike voteSep 04, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - One day after the start of a new school year for about 350,000 students, the Chicago Teachers Union set a date for a strike authorization vote. The union'...
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April trial date set in R. Kelly's federal case in ChicagoSep 04, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge Wednesday set an April 27 trial date in R. Kelly's federal case in Chicago that accuses the R&B star of child pornography and obstruction of justi...
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Spotlight: Broadway favorites with a twist at Steel Beam; First Folio honors first respondersSep 04, 2019 6:47 am - 'Gender benders' Steel Beam Theatre kicks off its season-long examination of women's lives with the musical revue "Broadway Gender Benders." Conceived and directed by Do...
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Lightfoot still confident teachers strike can be avoidedSep 03, 2019 11:00 pm - Denied the agreement she had hoped to reach by the first day of school, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday she remains confident of avoiding a second strike in seven year...
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7 fatally shot in Chicago during Labor Day weekend violenceSep 03, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Gun violence over the Labor Day weekend has left seven people dead and another 34 wounded in Chicago. WLS-TV reports that two teenagers we...
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4 years' prison for teen's role in 2018 Aurora drug deal turned robberySep 03, 2019 1:00 am - A Chicago teen has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in a 2018 drug deal-turned-robbery in Aurora in which one man was shot by police. Tyrone T. Smith,...