Articles filed under Chicago
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Priest blasts church settlement of sex abuse claimDec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A Catholic priest accused of child sexual abuse says he feels betrayed by church leaders who announced a nearly $1.4 million settlement in a case involving allegations a...
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Ky. plane crash had Chicago connectionDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A Kentucky pilot died after a single engine plane crashed on a golf course northeast of Louisville early Thursday morning, federal aviation officials ...
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Fed. court upholds Chicago handgun banDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A federal judge has upheld Chicago's 26-year-old handgun ban, but a pro-gun group immediately appealed the decision. U.S. District Judge Milton Shadur on Thursday reject...
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General Growth to sell retail centers in 3 citiesDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A troubled mall operator is putting prominent retail centers in Boston, New York and Baltimore up for sale in a desperate attempt to shore up its finances....
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Chicago Archdiocese to pay teen $1.2MDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - The Archdiocese of Chicago has agreed to pay $1.2 million to a teenage boy and his mother, who claim he was sexually abused by a former Catholic priest. Attorney Ken Cun...
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People found unconscious after apparent gas leakDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago fire officials say several people are lucky they didn't die when carbon monoxide levels reached lethal levels in their Chicago apartment building Thursday mornin...
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Citadel hedge fund ratings loweredDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Citadel Investment Group LLC, the Chicago-based investment firm run by Kenneth Griffin, had the counterparty ratings for its two biggest hedge funds cut by Standard & Po...
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Supporters rally for accused CPS coachesDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Supporters of two Chicago Public Schools coaches accused of paddling athletes are pleading that they not be fired. Local school council president Earlean Green asked the...
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General Growth rises on loan extensionsDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc. rose as much as 23 percent in New York after the second-largest U.S. shopping mall owner said lenders agreed to extend a deadline to pay o...
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Jackson Jr. says he cooperated with feds on governor probeDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Shortly after his 2002 election, Gov. Rod Blagojevich told U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson he'd planned to appoint Jackson's wife as state lottery director but didn't because th...