Articles filed under Chicago
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Officials to boost Chicago-area bus shoulder-riding programMay 15, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - State transportation officials say construction to boost a bus shoulder-riding program begins this week on Interstate 94 near Chicago. Since 2011, some Pa...
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WBEZ special report: What it's like to live among Chicago's shootingsMay 15, 2017 5:00 am - The rate of shootings in Chicago is hard to get your brain around. But think of it this way: For more than a year now, there's been a person shot about every other hour....
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Chicago Bears sign draft pick Jackson to 4-year dealMay 15, 2017 1:00 am - Fourth-round safety Eddie Jackson on Monday became the third of the Chicago Bears' five draft picks under contract, signing a four-year deal. The 6-foot, 201-pounder fro...
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Rolling Meadows attorney comes full circleMay 15, 2017 1:00 am - Miriam E. Cooper, a Rolling Meadows attorney who made the Illinois Super Lawyers list for the fifth time, stepped down from the school board at Northwest Suburban High S...
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How's this for a White Sox-Cubs trade? Quintana for SchwarberMay 15, 2017 1:00 am - It's a trade match made in heaven — Chicago baseball heaven. The Chicago White Sox send starting pitcher Jose Quintana to the Chicago Cubs for the man without a position...
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Ala Carte Entertainment grows new restaurant concepts in an old-school companyMay 15, 2017 1:00 am - Mark Hoffmann of Barrington Hills believes Ala Carte Entertainment wouldn't exist without his father, Fred Hoffmann. The Schaumburg-based restaurant empire spans nearly ...
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Emanuel considering taxes on rich, downtown businesses to fund CPSMay 14, 2017 11:00 pm - Mayor Rahm Emanuel might seek new taxes on downtown businesses, "high net-worth individuals" or both to dig the Chicago Public Schools out of a $596 million hole without...
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Imrem: No surprise this year isn't last year for Chicago CubsMay 14, 2017 5:01 pm - Those sirens blaring in the background represent concern over the Chicago Cubs. Yes, even though the champagne is barely dry and the confetti barely swept. Actually, may...
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Man charged in robbery on Chicago-area expresswayMay 14, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A suburban Chicago man suspected of taking part in the robbery of a man by deliberately crashing into his car and then stealing $120 from him at gunpoint ...
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Yo-Yo Ma to perform at 'Concert for Peace' in ChicagoMay 14, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma will join other performers for a concert aimed at reducing violence in Chicago. The Concert for Peace is scheduled for June 11 at S...