Articles filed under Chicago
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Legendary 93-year-old Judge Shadur to retireJul 31, 2017 11:00 pm - Venerable U.S. District Judge Milton Shadur is set to retire Sept. 1 after 37 years on the bench. "Judge Shadur has authored over 11,000 district court opinions, many of...
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Chicago ends July with more than 400 murders, on pace to exceed 2016Jul 31, 2017 11:00 pm - The murder total in Chicago passed 400 with more than a week left in July, and the month ended with the city on pace to exceed the number of killings in 2016. The city o...
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Cubs fan says Christie's security detail “threatened" him, friendsJul 31, 2017 11:00 pm - The Cubs fan who exchanged words with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at a game in Milwaukee said Monday that Christie's security detail “threatened” him and his friends....
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Major development planned for Chicago's South SideJul 31, 2017 11:00 pm - As many as 20,000 modular homes, a plant to build them and a new "lakefront city" around it could rise on the site of what Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls Chicago's "industrial...
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Police arrest man carrying loaded AK-47 on to CTA platformJul 31, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man is in jail after he was arrested on charges that he carried a loaded assault rifle onto the platform of a Chicago train station. Twenty-nine-year-ol...
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Chicago officials take 17 party bus companies off the roadJul 31, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials are taking 17 party bus companies off the road after months of complaints about public drunkenness, shooting incidents and even gang act...
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New bacteria tests for Chicago beaches give faster resultsJul 31, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - University of Illinois at Chicago researchers and park district officials say they've come up with a way to keep swimmers out of Chicago's lakefront when ...
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Officials: Chicago's projected deficit smallest in 10 yearsJul 31, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials say the city's budget in 2018 will have a $114.2 million shortfall, the smallest in 10 years. However, aides to Mayor Rahm Emanuel conce...
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Cubs issue World Series championship ring to BartmanJul 31, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Having ended their title drought, the Chicago Cubs want their most notorious fan to share in their good fortune. The Cubs announced Monday they were givin...
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In a move for closure, Cubs honor Bartman with World Series ringJul 31, 2017 1:01 am - After breaking the curse and winning their first World Series in 108 years, the Chicago Cubs have decided to bring some closure to another chapter from their past. Cubs ...