Articles filed under Chicago
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New Cook assessor under fire from federal patronage monitorOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi, elected a year ago on a reform platform, is under fire from a court-appointed monitor for delays in implementing new hiring policies me...
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Prosecutors reveal breadth of evidence in Burke caseOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - Federal prosecutors said they have turned over 40,000 pages of evidence to attorneys for Alderman Edward M. Burke and his co-defendants, as well as 100 "media discs," re...
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Supercold meteorite arrives at Field MuseumOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - In a darkened hallway within the labyrinth of offices and laboratories at the Field Museum, a select group of scientists, museum officials and a wealthy donor gathered M...
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Supercold meteorite arrives at Field MuseumOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - In a darkened hallway within the labyrinth of offices and laboratories at the Field Museum, a select group of scientists, museum officials and a wealthy donor gathered M...
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Teachers union contact demands could cost $2.5 billion, CPS CEO saysOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson said Friday she remains "hopelessly optimistic" a teachers strike can be avoided, but the worst could happen if the Chicago Tea...
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Grayslake woman struck by CTA bus on I-290Oct 08, 2019 1:00 am - By Timothy Edmonds Daily Herald correspondent A Grayslake woman suffered serious injuries when she was struck by a CTA bus Tuesday afternoon on the Eisenhower Expressway...
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Chicago wants public to weigh in on legal marijuana salesOct 07, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials are holding public meetings for residents to weigh in on the sale of recreational marijuana in the city. A new state law will allow recr...
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Chicago suburb to name its first poet laureateOct 07, 2019 7:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Good news for people who love Aurora and can think of words that, well, rhyme with Aurora. The mayor of the Chicago suburb about 40 miles (64 kilomet...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Rocket launches, Farrah Faucett, Billards, Ron Santo and SkysailingOct 07, 2019 4:00 am - Our latest Through the Film Magnifier gallery features Rocket launches, Farrah Faucett, Ron Santo, Billards, Skysailing and more. ...
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Suburban Chicago woman finds apparent aircraft wheel in roofOct 06, 2019 7:00 am - LYNWOOD, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago woman that lives near a municipal airport says she found what is believed to be a helicopter wheel lodged in the ceiling of her h...