Articles filed under Chicago
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Man faces murder charges for killing during Xbox gameApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Police say a Chicago man faces murder charges for allegedly killing another man as they played games on an Xbox 360. Twenty-eight-year-old Joseph Johnson was charged wit...
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Biden to tout stimulus money at Republic Windows factoryApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is making a stop at a Chicago factory where workers once staged a weeklong sit-in to tout federal stimulus legislation. Biden is scheduled ...
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3 charged in murder of alleged gang leaderApr 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Authorities in Chicago have charged three men with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of an alleged high-ranking member of a street gang. Police say 32-year-old R...
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Time Warner may bid for Chicago-based Midway gamesApr 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Midway Games Inc., the bankrupt creator of the "Mortal Kombat" video-game series, may receive a buyout offer from Time Warner Inc., according to people with knowledge of...
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Heavens! Cubs fans can cheer from the great beyondApr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Fans of the team that hasn't won the World Series in 101 years now have a place where they can wait an eternity for a title, if necessary. A red brick wall designed to r...
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Crestwood mayor addresses alleged tainted waterApr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - The mayor of a south suburban Crestwood plans to meet with residents to discuss allegations that the village knowingly drew drinking water from a contaminated well for m...
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Gov. Quinn backs project to green 3 schoolsApr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn backed a project on Friday to retrofit three Illinois public schools to make them greener buildings. "We have to have a green way of thinking in Illinois ...
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Boy struck by SUV with only toddler insideApr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Authorities say a 5-year-old boy in southwest suburban Plainfield has been critically hurt by an unattended SUV that rolled down a driveway and hit him. Will County sher...
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Accident disrupts service on South ShoreApr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Metra says service on a north suburban rail line has returned to normal after a gas leak caused delays earlier in the day. Spokesman Tom Miller says trains along the Uni...
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Alderman objects to crime-themed hot dog standApr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - A Chicago alderman says he doesn't mind that a businessman plans to open a hot dog stand in his ward and hire former convicts to work there, but he does object to the st...