Articles filed under Chicago
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Room and board increasing at U of IllinoisJan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - The cost of room and board at the University of Illinois' three campuses will increase next fall by anywhere from 4 to 8 percent. University trustees voted near the end ...
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Wisconsin governor to discuss Chicago Olympic bidJan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle's plan to discuss Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympics could mean some cycling events are coming to the state. Doyle and officia...
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Obama aide Axelrod leaves Chicago firmJan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- David Axelrod, President-elect Barack Obama's top political adviser, is severing his ties with the Chicago media consulting firm he founded 23 years ago. A...
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No charges for Chicago driver in fatal funeral procession crashJan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - The Chicago man who struck and killed an 82-year-old Elk Grove Village woman on Monday while driving in a funeral procession will not be ticketed, police said. Since th...
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Chicago priest Greeley is released from hospitalJan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Best-selling novelist and newspaper columnist the Rev. Andrew Greeley has been released from the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, several months after he fell and su...
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Lincoln Park Zoo cutting programs and staffJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo is cutting cut more than $1 million from its $21 million annual budget, which means cuts in programs and elimination of staff positions. Zoo o...
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Tribune given more time to file bankruptcy papersJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - WILMINGTON, Del. -- A Delaware bankruptcy judge has granted the Tribune Co. more time to file schedules of its assets and liabilities and other financial statements. Jud...
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Daley wants ex-president to boost Olympics bidJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says he wants a dream team of former presidents, secretaries of state and ambassadors to work to make his Olympic dream a reality. Calling Pr...
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Man selling Obama's old Chrysler 300CJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A luxury Chrysler sedan that President-elect Barack Obama drove before winning the White House is being auctioned off on eBay. Starting bid: $100,000. Tim...
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Another suit filed in drowningsJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - The family of Jimmy Avant, one of three Chicago teens who drowned last November while on a leadership retreat at McHenry County's Camp Algonquin, have filed a wrongful-d...