Articles filed under Chicago
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Lots of 'nice' - and a few 'naughty' - holiday theater shows to see in Chicago, suburbsNov 27, 2019 5:00 am - Glad tidings, theatergoers. When it comes to holiday offerings, family-friendly fare dominates on Chicago and suburban stages. But there are a few alternatives for those...
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Under a cloud, Sandoval resigns from state SenateNov 27, 2019 12:00 am - Facing federal scrutiny in a broadening public corruption probe, state Sen. Martin Sandoval submitted his resignation Wednesday, effective New Year's Day. Writing “with ...
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All aboard: Relatives of embattled state Sen. Martin Sandoval hitch a ride on CTA payrollNov 26, 2019 10:00 pm - The CTA hired two close relatives of state Sen. Martin Sandoval while he was chairman of the Illinois Senate's Transportation Committee that holds huge sway over transit...
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City Council approves Chicago mayor's $11.6B budget planNov 26, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago City Council has passed Mayor Lori Lightfoot's $11.6 billion budget plan by a 39-11 vote. Lightfoot's office says Tuesday the budget is balanc...
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Suspect in killing of Chicago college student denied bailNov 26, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man charged with first-degree murder in the strangulation death of a 19-year-old University of Illinois at Chicago student has been ordered held without...
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Lightfoot gets her first budget through city councilNov 26, 2019 12:00 am - Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel pitched a shutout in his first big game on a new field, even though his first city budget doubled water and sewer rates, raised city sticker fe...
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Concert to raise money for teen shot as police chased robbery suspectNov 26, 2019 12:00 am - A concert Saturday at a North Side music venue will raise money for Rylan Wilder, the 15-year-old guitar player struck by a stray bullet as Chicago and Des Plaines polic...
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Prosecutors: Man killed Naperville Central grad after she ignored his catcallsNov 26, 2019 12:00 am - A man charged with strangling a 19-year-old University of Illinois at Chicago student last weekend in a campus parking garage became angry and put her into a chokehold w...
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City treasurer defends decision to hire private security at public expenseNov 25, 2019 10:00 pm - City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin on Monday defended her decision to hire private security - at taxpayers' expense - to replace a police bodyguard detail stripped aw...
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Activist Chicago priest, George Clements, dead at age 87Nov 25, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. George Clements, the Chicago priest whose civil rights and social justice activism led to a television movie about his career, died Monday at the...