Articles filed under Chicago
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Plan allowing replacement of jailed councilman moves forwardMar 01, 2016 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indiana House committee has moved forward legislation that would allow East Chicago officials to replace a jailed councilman without having to rem...
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Ex-semipro athlete sentenced on tax conviction in ChicagoMar 01, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge has sentenced a former semipro baseball player-turned-businessman from suburban Chicago to 18 months in prison after he admitted bilking victims o...
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Chicago court to consider Ted Cruz' ballot eligibilityMar 01, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz's eligibility for the March 15 primary ballot in Illinois is under consideration in a Chicago courtroom. The he...
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Chicago homicides, shootings double over same period in 2015Mar 01, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Homicides and shootings have doubled in Chicago so far this year compared with the same period in 2015, and police have seized fewer illegal guns - more p...
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Whiskey company Beam Suntory to leave Deerfield for ChicagoMar 01, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The alcohol maker Beam Suntory has announced that it will move its global headquarters to Chicago from suburban Deerfield by the end of next year. The spi...
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What We Know: Homicides, shootings double in ChicagoMar 01, 2016 6:00 am - So far this year, Chicago has seen about twice as many homicides and shootings as in the same period in 2015, according to police, and the number of illegal guns seized ...
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Hugh Hefner continues to back Chicago high school newspaperMar 01, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner has renewed a grant to fund the student newspaper at the Chicago high school he attended. The Chicago Sun-Times (http...
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North: For Rose, it's all about the moneyMar 01, 2016 4:19 am - Derrick Rose has ongoing leg problems and has said from the beginning of the season that feeling well enough to play is a "process." He recently reiterated that thought...
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Madigan backing primary challenger to Bobby RushFeb 29, 2016 10:00 pm - Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is backing Alderman Howard Brookins against veteran U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush in the March 15 Democratic primary. The powerful speaker ...
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Bears finally put the franchise tag on JefferyFeb 29, 2016 8:45 am - After denying a report last Friday that they had already agreed to slap the franchise tag on Pro Bowl wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, the Bears did just that on Monday to ...