Trump wins — jury finds for him in Chicago investor lawsuit

A jury has cleared Donald Trump of any wrongdoing in a civil suit brought by an 87-year-old Evanston woman who claimed he ripped her off. After deliberating for about five hours at the end of a week-and-a-half long trial, the jury returned the verdict Thursday afternoon. Trump was not in court.

• Zachary Fardon nominated as next U.S. attorney in Chicago

  WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama nominated Zachary Fardon on Thursday to be the next U.S. attorney in Chicago, replacing Patrick Fitzgerald who stepped down last summer.

• Judge delays court fight over closing Chicago schools until July
• Rockefeller, Thune, predict Pritzker confirmation as Commerce Secretary
• ‘Beautiful day to get smoked,’ gunman allegedly said before fatal shooting
• Desperate search for missing fiance ends in tragic discovery
• Census: Despite population growth, Chicago still at a loss