Articles filed under Chicago
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FBI seeks 'Button Bandit'Feb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Chicago office has released photos of the man suspected to be the "Button Bandit," responsible for robbing a Des Plaines bank and a...
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Suspect in killing of 4-year-old gunned downFeb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - A man who was acquitted by a Cook County jury in the 2001 slaying of a 4-year-old boy has himself been gunned down. Terrence Ligon had been charged in the shooting of Ro...
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Northern Trust CEO defends golf sponsorshipsFeb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Northern Trust Corp., a recipient of $1.6 billion in federal bailout funds, defended its sponsorship of a professional golf tournament after it ignited criticism by memb...
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Tribune won't sell iconic towerFeb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Tribune Co. is giving up on plans to sell its iconic headquarters on Chicago's Magnificent Mile. Tribune real estate director Stephanie Pater tells Crain's Chicago Busin...
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Feds bust alleged fake ID ring in ChinatownFeb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - FBI agents and police are rounding up alleged members of a fake ID ring that prosecutors say operated out of Chicago's Chinatown area for five years. Charges against 19 ...
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Chicago's top cop defies judges in abuse suitFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago's top police official is defying orders from two federal judges to turn over lists of officers who have repeated complaints filed against them by the public, say...
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Arrest made in South Side triple homicideFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Police in Chicago have arrested a suspect in last week's shooting deaths of three teenagers. Police spokesman Officer Daniel O'Brien says the man was taken into custody,...
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Former jail inmates win strip search lawsuitFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - A federal judge has ruled that several thousand former Cook County Jail inmates had their rights violated when they were strip-searched in humiliating conditions. Attorn...
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Continuing loan talks boost General GrowthFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc., the U.S. mall owner that has lost 99 percent of its market value, rose after announcing that lenders have not asked for full repayment of...
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Lawsuit filed over Caterpillar oil spillFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - JOLIET -- State and county authorities filed a lawsuit Monday against Caterpillar Inc. after thousands of gallons of oil overflowed from company waste treatment tanks ea...