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Schaumburg official injured in Oklahoma tornado shares harrowing experience
Before Monday, Village Trustee Frank Kozak had never been face to face with a twister. But after he and his wife - visiting relatives in the Oklahoma City area - took cover in the closet of her brother-in-law’s brick bungalow. Kozak’s ears rang with the sound of shattering glass. Something slammed into Kozak’s back — a water heater, he would later learn. The twister collapsed the bungalow’s walls, bringing an avalanche of bricks down on top of the couple.
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Dunbar H.S. employee suspended over video of girl shoved down stairs
Chicago Public Schools officials have suspended an employee of Dunbar Vocational Career Academy on the South Side after a video surfaced that appears to show him pushing a 16-year-old female student down a flight of stairs. On the video, which seems to have been taken on a cell phone, it appears the man then hovers over the girl at the bottom of the stairs and shoves her again when she gets up and lunges at him. The video is posted on www.worldstarhiphop.com.
CTA rolls back some controversial Ventra fees
CTA Ventra payment card holders who use the card’s controversial debit features won’t be charged for talking to public transit customer service operators or using the cards for cash ATM withdrawals under new fee rollbacks revealed Thursday. The new concessions soften some of the more onerous fees associated with the pre-paid debit features of a new fare payment system the CTA plans to debut later this year.
Trial begins for teen charged in videotaped killing of father in West Rogers Park alley
Defense attorneys argued that all Anthony Malcolm did in the early morning hours of July 10 was hold a cell phone camera — inadvertently filming the fatal punch that claimed the life of Delfino Mora, a father of 12. Prosecutors argued that Malcolm was as culpable as the other two suspects who, authorities say, proceeded to rifle through Mora’s wallet as he lay dying in an alley in the 6300 block of North Artesian.
Men claim Chicago cop falsely arrested them for DUI
Heads, Gregory Sledge would go to jail.
Tails, he would go free.
It was heads.
That’s how Chicago Police Officer Harold Rodriguez allegedly decided to frame Sledge on a driving under the influence charge last year, the West Side man said in an interview Thursday. …
Ex-judge: Charter-school operator UNO needs ‘robust’ policy against conflicts
The United Neighborhood Organization needs to adopt “robust conflict-of-interest” policies in the wake of a scandal that’s jeopardized tens of millions of dollars of state funding for UNO’s network of charter schools in Chicago, a retired federal judge hired by the politically influential group urged Thursday.
Desperate search for missing fiance ends in tragic discovery
Antwone Price liked expensive toys, and he wasn’t shy about showing off the fruits of his success as a hip-hop concert promoter. But mostly, Price — a Daley Center clerk by day — was a family man, his fiancée, Kiara Robinson, said Thursday, a day after Price’s body was found stuffed in the trunk of his car on the South Side. His friend, Trevin Hullum, was found dead in the back seat.
Illinois Senate passes ban on motorists holding cell phones while driving
The bill sponsored by Sen. John Mulroe (D-Chicago) cleared the Senate by a 34-20 vote and would still permit the use of cell phone headsets and allow drivers to press their phones once either to start or end phone conversations. The plan moves to the House, which passed an earlier version.
Joliet man convicted in international ‘Wonderland Club’ child porn ring, arrested again
David Vaksdal, 45, was arrested early Thursday on two counts of possession of child pornography and could face more charges after his computers are examined, Joliet Police Detective Tizoc Landeros said. Police raided Vaksdal’s apartment early Thursday. In October 1998, Vaksdal, a home contractor, was busted as part of “The Wonderland Club,” an international pedophile and child pornography network. The ring spanned 14 countries and 22 states.
Cops: Accused strangler says he deserved nothing good because of ‘evil in me’
Accused strangler James Ealy wept in the back seat of a police car as he explained that he deserved nothing good in life because of the “evil in me,” three detectives testified Thursday.
“He said nothing good should happen to him,” Waukegan Police investigator Domenic …
As school closings loom, 27,000 CPS students now enrolling in new schools
Enrollment runs through May 31, giving parents little more than a week to register their children in person for the fall. Both closing and welcoming schools will host registration as kids prepare to switch schools.
6 kids taken to hospital after bad bounce on ‘bouncy house’
Six Algonquin elementary students were taken to hospitals as a precautionary measure after the inflatable playground equipment they were enjoying at a northwest suburban school tipped over Thursday afternoon.
‘Beautiful day to get smoked,’ gunman allegedly said before fatal shooting
As he was readying to buy marijuana in the Back of the Yards neighborhood Tuesday, Angel Cano made small talk about the pleasant weather, according to Cook County prosecutors.
New head fed: Zach Fardon’s U.S. attorney nomination brings accolades, challenges
Former colleagues and peers piled accolades onto Zach Fardon Thursday after President Barack Obama nominated him to be the next U.S. Attorney in Chicago. But there was no question that the 46-year-old will face a set of challenges as he’s expected to take the helm of one of the most prominent prosecutors’ offices in the nation. Chief among those challenges: convincing the public the office is indeed tackling guns, drugs and gangs — it’s just that public corruption dominates the news coverage.
Congress Theater close to being clear of city violations
The Congress Theater is just a step away from being cleared of its city violations. On Thursday, city attorney Judy Frydland told a Cook County judge the theater at 2135 N. Milwaukee must still connect its backup generator and lighting system before any sort of city agreement can be made.
1 injured from extra-alarm blaze at abandoned West Side building
One person was taken to a hospital Thursday morning after a fire in an abandoned apartment building in Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood.
- ‘I’m really disappointed’
- Man gets 50 years in prison for killing man he pimped to his pregnant wife
- Ex-Lockport High IT director pleads guilty in sex case
- Former Mayor Daley’s staff saw parking-meter problems brewing, records show
- Schaumburg official injured in Oklahoma tornado shares harrowing experience
- CPS makes history, closing scores of schools in less time than it takes to boil an egg
- Ealy denied killing ex-Burger King boss, co-worker testifies at murder trial
- Transferred Highland Park teacher resigns in impassioned YouTube video
- Former student charged with planning violence at Glenbard East
- Woman rescued from river near Michigan Avenue
- Jury deliberates whether Donald Trump ‘conned’ 87-year-old woman
- Pickets, chanting begin long before vote on school closings
- Sunny news for staff, parents at schools taken off closing list
- Dude, where’s my friend’s car? Naperville man passes out in pickup truck
- Pickles, incense, underwear — ‘Hustleman’ sees green in Red Line job
- Evergreen Park firefighter, storm chaser recounts Oklahoma devastation
- Red Line riders flock to CTA help site
- Police: Man touches woman’s leg at South Loop CTA station
- Former Elgin deputy police chief indicted on official misconduct chareges
- Guilty plea in slashing death of Chicago Bears fan in Florida bar
- Four Chicago Public Schools saved from closing list; fate of remaining schools up for vote today
- Emanuel says he’s not worried about political heat from school closings
- Authorities: Man pointed gun at Northwest Indiana bicyclists in road rage incident
- Metra train strikes, kills pedestrian in Prospect Heights
- DNA from Bulls hat links teen to pizza delivery shooting: prosecutors
- NIU administrator to retire after FBI probe
- Defendant killed restaurant manager ‘because he could,’ prosecutor says
- Black Illinois House members split on gay marriage bill, Sun-Times survey finds
- 3 Brookfield Zoo dolphins expecting
- Chief Keef arrested in Georgia hotel after staff smells marijuana
- Alleged purse snatcher crashed into semi on I-80
- Man becomes second to die from Sunday car crash that injured 3 others
- Man shot in the head on South Side dies
- Police seek help to ID body found strangled, burned in Dumpster
- 18-year sentence for crooked Chicago cop
- Gov. Quinn, Emanuel’s administration haggle over corruption in casino debate
- SPECIAL REPORT: Kohn students would pass many vacant homes on path to Lavizzo
- $19.6 million settlement reached in abuse lawsuit against former Jesuit priest
- Woman suing Trump: “Somebody had to stand up to him”
- Police lead school-closing opponents out of City Hall, 25 get tickets
- Neighbor’s dog seriously injures 9-year-old boy: police
- ‘Pollen tsunami’ makes allergy season even worse
- Cops: 5 dead in Downstate van crash
- Vandals graffiti walls, pull up pews and smash organ at Southeast Side church
- One woman’s Red Line reroute: a treetop view and faster commute
- CTA Red Line shutdown’s big test: ‘No problems at all,’ riders say
- 2 adults, 10 teens charged in Saturday disturbance in North Michigan Avenue area
- 5 dead, 18 wounded in city gun violence
- Newtown victims’ parents urge legislators to limit weapon magazines to 10 bullets
- Metra cops riding overtime express, with some making more in OT than regular pay
- SPECIAL REPORT: If Marconi closes, students will have to walk past drug dealers on way to Tilton
- Navy Pier staffer’s 48-hour Ferris wheel ride breaks Guinness record
- Man shot 33 years ago dies
- Woman, 61, found dead at O’Hare
- Skokie police searching for gunman in shooting outside Old Orchard mall
- 3 hurt in Kennedy crash
- Police, prosecutors differ on charging driver in alleged incident outside Aurora clinic
- Woman pleads guilty to molesting 3-year-old
- CTA Red Line reroute ‘smooth sailing’ so far during first rush hour commute
- South Siders savor last Red Line ride before 5-month shutdown
- Toddler found wandering on West Side reunited with family
- Jail time for Naperville puppy thief
- Stories differ over pitbull shot by off-duty Chicago cop
- 12 arrested near North Michigan Avenue
- Jail inmate charged in killing last year in Robbins
- Gov. Pat Quinn signs crackdown on social media ‘flash mob’ attacks
- Boy, 4, falls from second-story window but isn’t badly hurt
- Marchers, led by teachers union, speak out against school closings
- SPECIAL REPORT: CPS closings create school zone, danger zone
- Man charged with videotaping women in Elmhurst Hospital bathroom
- Boy shot outside Skokie’s Old Orchard Shopping Center
- 3 killed, 8 wounded in gun violence since Friday night
- Woman, 87, suing Donald Trump takes stand
- CTA Red Line reconstruction has commuters scrambling
- Pedestrian killed after being hit by Orange Line train
- Three teens charged with raping girl, posting video on Facebook
- Karen Lewis easily wins second term leading Chicago Teachers Union
- Low ad revenue estimates force Metra to delay Wi-Fi study
- Chicago man defrauded people in four states, police say
- Four critically injured in Avondale crash
- Woman’s daughter, son-in-law killed in fire: ‘I believe my baby is gone’
- Google boss, mayor visit South Side high school computer class
- Police: 15-year-old boy killed in Auburn Gresham shooting
- Wells Street bridge closure teaches CTA lessons for Red Line reconstruction
- Cops say woman fabricated story that men robbed her of jewelry, cash on Mag Mile
- Purple Hotel plans spiked; wrecking ball looms in Lincolnwood
- Hickory Street murder suspect wants to support his baby’s mother
- DePaul’s man at City Hall not involved in arena deal, officials say
- Man gets 145 days for throwing punch that killed Beverly teen on Indiana beach
- DNA samples of child found in river sent to state crime lab
- Emanuel, business leaders make pitch for McCormick arena — and it’s a tough sell
- Man in his 80s knocked to the ground, robbed at Loop subway station: police
- Tenant group sues CHA over Cabrini units
- Former Proviso East three-sport athlete dies after shooting in Maywood
- Teamsters back away from representing O’Hare janitors
- Former Chicago cop who robbed for Latin Kings faces 12 years in prison
- Nomination pulls back curtain on Pritzker fortune
- Navy Pier revamp, DePaul arena part of Emanuel ‘tourism and tradeshow’ plan
- Red Line rehab will affect 98,000 CPS students’ commute to school
- Pro-gay marriage Republican Ron Sandack withdraws from GOP Chair contention
- Dental, DNA testing necessary to ID toddler believed to be missing Maywood boy
- Fight between mothers prompts one son to kill another
- Jailhouse rook: Cook County inmates face off against Russians in chess
- Prosecutor: Mother drags woman cop by her bullet-proof vest while driving
- Judge eases house arrest for Cicero pastor
- Man with ‘Cop Killa’ face tattoo charged with threatening cops
- Cop kills pit bull attacking teen on South Side
- Former Chicago cop who helped gang faces 12 years in prison
- Unions, retirees slam Emanuel plan to cut health-care subsidy
- Trump: 87-year-old Chicago woman suing me is playing ‘age card’
- Suburban man arrested for soliciting prostitute on his honeymoon
- CTU files civil-rights lawsuits over school closings
- Former Maine West soccer coach charged in alleged hazing of players
- Five lawsuits filed against Joliet Diocese alleging sexual abuse
- 83-year-old bicyclist hit by car, killed on Northwest Side
- Woman charged with dragging Chicago Police officer from speeding car
- Chicago firefighters to help kids walking to new schools, unions concerned
- TIF, hotel taxes could help pay for planned McCormick Place arena
- 2 dead, 10 injured in shootings across city
- Red Line rehab will end slow zones, cut 10 minutes from 95th-to-Roosevelt ride
- Audit says data can’t prove red-light cameras at most-dangerous spots
- Body thought to be toddler allegedly killed by mom, boyfriend found in river
- Donald Trump downplays role in Trump Tower in federal courtroom
- IRS, civil liberties scandals could cloud Obama’s second term
- Cicero pastor on house arrest — at his own church
- Breast cancer fighters applaud Angelina Jolie for sharing her story
- Police: Murders down in zones with rookie officers on foot patrol
- Art imitating life: ‘Crime Scene’ to be staged at Chicago parks this summer
- Prosecutors: Daughter beat 82-year-old mother to death after senior’s birthday party
- Daley nephew trial expected next year, grand jury still working
- Johnny Borizov guilty in triple murder of ex-girlfriend’s family
- $750,000 in private funds to bring summer culture to parks
- Warm-up to bring highs in the mid-80s
- Man walks into hospital with gunshot wound to the back
- Drivers cited after baby ejected from SUV in early morning crash
- Pol returns money from UNO-linked company
- Nick Katz, veteran Pioneer Press reporter, dies at 62
- CTU plans ‘old-style civil rights march’ before vote on closing schools
- Woman charged with murdering 82-year-old South Side woman
- Arrest warrant issued for 2nd suspect in Orland Park home invasion
- Woman arrested after hitting, dragging cop in traffic stop: police
- Emanuel to announce $300 million DePaul stadium plan for McCormick Place
- Some Red Line commuters still confused about service during reconstruction
- Trump to take stand Tuesday in suit over condo sales at Chicago tower
- Authorities: Prom limo driver’s blood alcohol level nearly three times legal limit
- Analysis: DePaul arena plan raises more questions than it answers
- Black Caucus chair wants mayor to follow hearing officers’ recommendations
- Lake County Sheriff’s deputy charged with obstruction, sex crime
- Cable guy found guilty in rape, strangulation of Comcast customer
- OSHA seeks $77,000 in fines for worker’s death
- Nursing home supporters call for state to restore Medicaid cuts
- Firefighters find pot-growing operation at house fire
- Alderman meets with bond experts on buying back parking meters
- Dad not surprised seafaring son tried to help mugging victim
- Kennedy crash leaves 1 dead, 2 injured
- Chicago man shot to death during robbery in Bahamas
- Where UNO charter schools’ money comes from
- UNO charter-school scandal has Wall Street worried
- Julian Bond, Brendon Ayanbadejo make robocalls to back gay-marriage bill
- NHL enforcer Derek Boogaard’s family sues NHL, alleges ‘wrongful death’
- Reputed Burge torture victim gets freedom but no money
- 20 Chicago area students travel to China in Urban League program
- Police: South Side caught buying iPad on cop’s dime
- Father, girlfriend beat 11-year-old girl after she ate his ice cream: prosecutors
- Metra-CTA package deal during Red Line construction could save money, hassle
- ‘Math tutoring on steroids’ aims to help troubled Chicago teens, muscle out crime
- Couple sues Bolingbrook agency over alleged botched adoption
- ‘Hero of the day’ rescues owners from Hickory Hills banquet hall fire
- An emotional Mother’s Day for those who have lost children to violence
- Officer who rescued 2 from Hickory Hills banquet hall fire called ‘hero’
- Elderly woman found dead in her South Shore home
- Limo driver who ferried 23 kids to Oswego East prom denies drunken-driving charges
- Limo driver, charged with DUI, drove teens to Oswego East prom
- Alert issued after male jogger sexually assaulted on South Side
- No bail in killing of teen last fall on the South Side
- Two charged in connection with FBI-related fatal shooting
- South Side man stabbed, tried to kill ex-boyfriend, police say
- Officer saves residents from apartment fire
- Quinn announces fed approval of disaster relief for flood-stricken counties
- Cops to the rescue in close call for capsized kayaker on a noble mission
- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg shows different side to DePaul audience
- Chicago’s proposed casino: Tourist gem or drain on locals’ paychecks?
- Sox fans readying to use alternate route during Red Line construction
- Police foil lake suicide of man who texted ‘goodbye’ and ‘sorry’
- Woman arrested 396 times ruled fit to stand trial in latest case
- Woman falls under van, dies trying to go to hospital with sick husband
- Shot 3 times, home invasion victim chases attackers, suspect apparently kills self
- Chicago man guilty of reckless homicide in crash that killed mom, son
- Dolton cop convicted of using excessive force
- Bond tripled for monk accused of trying to kidnap teen
- Red Line rehab includes 3 elevators, prep work for new 95th St. station
- Home-repair firm scammed $276K from homeowners: attorney general
- Suit claims ex-Schaumburg priest sexually abused teen, paid him to keep quiet
- Senate passes union-backed pension bill despite GOP opposition
- Taped Valentine’s Day phone call led to arrest in 1979 murder case, sources say
- Harvey man charged with abusing dogs
- GOP fund-raiser: Right’s ‘stupid’ internal feud is ‘destroying’ party’s chances in 2014 elections
- 24 aldermen back mayor on parking meters — 2 short of passing plan
- Mayor briefly promoted to president during civics lesson
- Producer of cable music show charged with molesting girl
- Big talkers: Bradley U. students from Chicago area win national speaking prize
- Quinn asks 11 counties be named federal disaster areas
- Investigator: Maine West handled hazing allegations appropriately
- Congress Theater almost finished with city-mandated repairs
- CTA service back to normal following North Side derailment
- Monitoring for Asian carp to increase in Illinois
- Man on bike killed in South Side drive-by
- Police: Orland Park man dies trying to fix Michigan well
- Rahm opens door to 40 night games a year for Cubs
- Carnival worker pleads guilty to sexually abusing toddlers
- Hospitals nationwide, including Chicago area, vary widely on pricing: federal data
- Slain Columbia College student walked dangerous block so pal wouldn’t be alone
- Emanuel’s parking meter fixes get frosty reception from aldermen
- Stronger Cook Co. law prohibits discrimination against renters with Section 8 vouchers
- Ald. Burke wants Gov. Quinn to restart UNO charter-school funding
- Protesters want to prevent sale of Tribune to Koch brothers
- Woman killed in crash with Chicago cop car chasing suspect
- Charges dropped against city cop accused of groping colleague
- Iconic Lincolnwood steakhouse Myron & Phil catches fire minutes after founder dies
- Political and adult film ads will be banned from CTA property
- Mayor isn’t promising to follow hearing officers’ school-closing recommendations
- Wife told acquaintance she and Chicago cop arranged 1979 murder
- Teacher who loved Cubs dies after choking on hot dog at Wrigley Field
- Fire damages two buildings on Northwest Side
- Chicago Rush owner on past felony convictions: ‘My past is my past’
- Mayor wants to increase fines for reckless cyclists, motorists
- Man fatally shot in drive-by outside 47th Street Green Line station
- Lindblom closed Wednesday as precaution after student dies of meningitis
- Red Line shutdown on South Side may curb business at rib joint, other shops
- One dead, two injured in Hammond house fire
- Outgoing GOP chief Pat Brady warns leaders: ‘It’s not 1980 anymore’
- Mayor: Add mobile food trucks in high-density neighborhoods
- Former Chicago Ald. Dixon charged after allegedly bringing gun to police station
- Emanuel’s plan to restore free water to some churches, non-profits advances
- Beavers: Toss guilty verdict because of lack of black on jury
- Bar group honors Sun-Times’ Koschman stories
- Expert: Killer had mental problems but sane at time of slayings
- Five injured in Northwest Side crash
- Hearing officers oppose 10 planned CPS closures, have reservations about others
- Englewood man dies 3 years after gunshot to head
- Man found beaten, dead in Northwest Side home
- Northwest Indiana man shoots neighbor’s dog that jumped fence, attacked children
- City panel moves to close legal loophole in real estate transfer tax
- Ald. Roberto Maldonado accuses cop of racism after he gets ticket
- State Republican Party chairman Pat Brady is stepping down
- City cop accidentally shot by fellow officer aiming at ‘vicious dog’
- Neighbors meet with Cubs reps to discuss Wrigley proposals
- Red Line riders get set for 5-month construction project: ‘It’s going to be crazy’
- Arena football team owner’s record: convictions, lawsuits, financial trouble
- Cullerton floats union-backed, ‘constitutional’ pension-reform plan
- State ban on teen tanning? ‘Oh my God! I would cry’
- Report illegal dumping, get a $100 check
- City to pay $325,000 to hemophiliac beaten by cop, falsely charged with DUI
- Bomb threat scrawled on wall of southwest suburban school
- Feds: Suburban man, father involved in export of items for WMD
- Woman’s body found in vacant West Englewood building
- Man shot on in Pullman neighborhood on Far South Side
- At least 9 injured in weekend violence
- Woman sexually assaulted in Edgewater neighborhood on North Side
- CTA replacing outside security by hiring customer-service workers
- Thousands pay tribute to fallen officers at St. Jude March
- Wells Street bridge reopens for Brown, Purple CTA trains
- Michelle Obama speaks out for forgotten kids in violent neighborhoods
- ‘Viva Mexico’: Chicagoans celebrate Cinco de Mayo
- Sheriff Tom Dart proposes Cook County concealed-carry ordinance
- Mother grieves over teen shot by cops on West Side
- Quinn vetoes electric-rate hike; legislators likely to override
- Monitoring muskies: Orland Township garage is fish operating room for a day
- Walking for Ben: Family finds support for boy with cystic fibrosis
- Over the edge and down the side: Rappelers descend hotel for charity
- Man found beaten on sidewalk in South Chicago
- Motorcyclists injured in crash with Chicago Police car
- Man killed in fire at Hammond home
- 2 Chicago cops hospitalized after squad cars sideswiped
- River Forest student dead in crash on way home from Indiana University
- Chicago Muslim leader rips ‘Blow Your Brains Out’ doll
- Settlement of discrimination suit gives women second chance to become a Chicago firefighter
- Teenagers charged in Wheeling shooting
- Chicago’s Poles celebrate Constitution Day
- Man who allegedly shot boy, 10, held without bail
- Public defender for Alsip man accused of killing Indiana woman
- Two killed in South Shore crash
- Woman busted in Riverside for DUI tells police she was celebrating getting license back — after earlier DUI
- Chicago man charged with threatening to bomb Evanston police department
- Mayor to propose ordinance allowing 40 night games per season at Wrigley
- Field Museum, with an extensive but costly collection, faces millions of dollars in cuts
- Jesse Jackson Jr. likely to use illness in plea to cut sentence
- Ald. Reilly wants to ditch swap of free Sunday parking for midnight meters
- Regulator rips ‘cosmetic changes’ on Chicago casino in revised gambling bill
- Leo student paralyzed in shooting goes to senior prom: ‘I’m still here’
- DCFS wants to examine Joliet murder defendant’s daughter, but family says no
- Ford Heights fire dispatcher charged with pawning stolen equipment
- Court gives state more time for concealed carry appeal
- West Side man charged with shooting 10-year-old boy
- Bill seeks to snuff out smoking on college campuses
- Chicago man charged with telephone bomb threats
- Teen arrested for touching girls on Red Line train
- Judge reverses decision; teen terror suspect to remain locked up
- Parent: Some Payton players want beleaguered coach out
- Cops: Man arrested for selling on CTA train had Tasers
- Man killed in Pullman shooting
- CPD already burns through most of OT budget for year
- Sources: Chicago fugitive wanted for FBI informant’s murder
- Ex-loan sentenced to prison for 12 years for scheme
- Chicago firefighter killed in Downstate motorcycle crash
- Man, 53, receives two years in prison for stalking 9-year-old girl
- Metra considers combining Internet air cards and rail fare packages
- Woman pleads guilty to 2010 murder of 5-year-old boy
- Durbin praises federal decision ordering operation of Union Station exhaust fans
- Girl bites man’s hand to escape attempted abduction in woods
- Maine Township spending in hazing investigation so far: nearly $74,000
- Northwest suburban woman again charged with cruelty to horses
- Prosecutor won’t fight man’s innocence petition
- Feds appeal order to release teen allegedly tied to terror group
- Tunney: Ricketts made ‘mistake’ threatening to move Cubs
- Passenger jet, cargo plane clip wings at O’Hare
- City committee OKs temperature decals on horse carriages
- Bring on the warmth: Buckingham Fountain flows anew
- Before triple slaying, admitted killer told sister, co-workers he was being threatened
- 10-year-old shot when two men fought over gun, witnesses say
- Lack of staff at city animal shelter leading to improper care, audit finds
- CTA employees sickened by fuel spill at O’Hare Blue Line station
- Obama nominates Chicago exec Penny Pritzker as commerce secretary
- Players from Payton, Brooks to meet at breakfast Friday at CPS headquarters
- Illinois Senate OKs gambling bill that would bring casino to Chicago
- Senate passes ‘puppy lemon’ legislation
- Cops: Driver intentionally runs over woman in Park Forest
- 11 arrests in DeKalb crack probe
- Slain police officer’s son wounded in shooting this week
- Comcast technician’s murder trial begins
- Analysis: Madigan pushes pension plan; unions balk, Senate vote uncertain
- 4 adults critically injured in West Side crash
- Trial begins for former Comcast worker accused of customer’s rape, murder
- Wrigley neighbors shrug off renovation debate between team and rooftop owners
- UNO charter teachers vote to unionize
- Joe Walsh, ex-wife squabble over child support
- Police, fire crews still searching Des Plaines River for baby
- Buckingham Fountain to be turned on for 86th season Thursday
- Thousands march to mark May Day
- Mayor’s floor leader blasts Catholic Church over water squabble
- One injured in Uptown high-rise fire
- Jane Addams Tollway shut down at Route 20 by fiery wreck
- Ricketts: New Wrigley Field revenue needed for Cubs to stay
- Payton’s baseball coach back in the dugout Tuesday
- Tension rises at city bike plan hearing
- Violent night: 3 dead, at least 16 wounded in shootings across city
- Cops: Man arrested in robbery after chase by victim and witnesses
- Winning $7 million ticket sold in Carol Stream
- Police: City murders down by 42 percent for first four months
- Clergy blasts mayor’s latest plan to charge nonprofits for water
- Madigan overhauls Cullerton pension plan
- Conflicting testimony offered at city hearing for Congress Theater
- Wrongly accused or greedy killer? Case of man accused of tossing mother over railing goes to judge
- Chicago’s bascule bridges, Muddy Waters’ one-time South Side home make ‘endangered’ list
- Man says he never told anyone he was pressured to kill three people
- Police: Woman set fire because husband smoked all the pot
- Work is stopped on UNO high school after state halts funding
- Trailer separates from truck, flips over median in Tri-State Tollway crash
- 3 girls charged with armed robbery, hitting boy with ketchup bottle
- Flood waters, warmer temps may bring more mosquitoes
- Protester arrested during NATO demonstration sues city
- Man fatally hit by vehicle outside Summit home
- Crestwood police chief found guilty in tainted water cover-up
- Bond set at $150,000 for man shot by cops for allegingly pointing gun
- Middle school student killed while rollerblading
- Two men convicted of fatal beating, burning and shooting
- Conservatives and black clergy unite against same-sex marriage
- Parking meter settlement: Free Sundays, extended night hours
- Good and bad news on Rahm’s parking-meter deal
- ComEd wants rate hike but says bills will be lower
- Oswego native killed in plane crash in Afghanistan
- Lil Reese ordered turned over to Downstate authorities
- Payton coach returns to the dugout after controversial cancellation of baseball game
- Third alarm called for Woodlawn fire
- Wall collapse critically injures worker in Kenwood
- Financial relief available for flood victims
- Quinn surprises Englewood teacher with Golden Apple
- Off-duty police officer shoots man suspected in shooting
- 1 firefighter injured at scene of Humboldt Park blaze
- Jimmy Damon, ‘born to be a singer,’ dies at 75
- Illinois Lottery war puts state official under a microscope
- Lil Reese — known for rapping — gets caught napping, arrested by cops on Downstate warrant
- 4 charged with attempted first-degree murder of Richton Park man
- Teen charged with aiding in theft of 8 school buses that were turned in to scrap
- Emanuel offering compromise on turning off free water spigot for non-profits
- Man critically injured in Lawndale hit-and-run day before 51st birthday
- DCFS investigating death of Harvey infant
- 2 mayors, township supervisor back school board chief’s pardon
- Mentally challenged woman missing from Orland Park
- Police release photos of suspect in West Loop attack on cabbie
- Quinn: Cities, not state should OK concealed guns
- Brooks coach puts Payton on his do-not-play list
- Authorities: Officer shoots driver who aimed sawed-off shotgun at cop
- 1 dead, 14 wounded in shootings since Friday afternoon
- Worried parents force cancellation of Payton-Brooks baseball game
- Elderly couple killed in crash on I-355 near Woodridge
- Comic fest draws a costumed crowd to McCormick Place
- Benedictine monk charged with trying to abduct a girl in Antioch
- Elgin woman, son charged over gun fired into the air
- Police search Des Plaines River in Maywood for body of 1-year-old boy
- Hospitals cut their environmental impact
- Stories of the storm: Some towns came prepared
- 1 dead, 12 wounded in weekend shootings
- Woman robs Edgewater bank
- Men sue over alleged sex abuse
- Alderman posts alert on Facebook helping police nab rapist
- 22 arrested in gun, drug sweep
- Key Chicago Public Schools job for alderman’s sister
- Indictments curb motorcycle gang’s cross-country crime wave
- Former Illini guard Richmond back in jail for allegedly threatening probation officer
- Gunman called cops to find out if cops were following him
- Earl Pionke, 80, ran The Earl of Old Town folk club
- Schock’s departure in race for governor clears path for Rauner
- Man says he disliked his ill mother but didn’t kill her
- 13 years later, husband charged
- City keeping red-light firm so it can cut ties later
- Prosecutors raise prospect of their expert to examine Jesse Jackson Jr.
- Former Illini guard Richmond back in jail for allegedly threatening probation officer
- Warmer springlike temperatures on the way, finally
- Bond set at $1 million in fatal DuPage crash
- Man charged with DUI after drunken crash kills woman
- Senate cracks down on social media ‘flash mobs’
- Driver fleeing gunman crashes, dies
- Drivers faked bankruptcy to avoid auto pound fees, feds allege
- Seven hospitalized after North Side crash
- Republican U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock opts not to run for governor
- Truck driver fell asleep at the wheel in crash that killed trooper, report
- State Senate OKs bill to let psychologists prescribe mental health medications
- CPS cuts standardized test for youngest students
- Alsip man charged with killing Indiana woman in casino lot
- City asks judge to toss out legal challenge to new ward map
- Emanuel quashes zoning change for charter school
- Chicago wheeling out new bike sharing program
- Music fans able to buy Ravinia tickets online hours before 5 a.m. start time Thursday
- Cardinal George diving in to political controversy over City Hall turning off free water spigotto churches
- Judge ends ex-Blagojevich aide Harris’ probation early
- State cuts off money to UNO charter schools over insider deals
- Gunman says Borizov directed fatal Darien shooting rampage
- L rider alert: Wells Street Bridge shuts down again Friday night for nine days
- Illinois prisoner mistakenly ‘shoved’ out the door in Wisconsin
- Griffith announces charges in Austgen killing
- Aldermen press Emanuel to keep promise on inspector general
- 1 killed, 5 wounded in overnight shootings
- Gene & Jude’s owner vows to reopen River Grove restaurant
- Ex-girlfriend recalls fights between her family, murder suspect
- State Senate OKs school bus camera plan after fiery debate on red-light cameras
- CPS protests: Students reject tests, charter school backers want equal funding
- Man found dead in Evanston house fire was city retired employee: officials
- Englewood man pleads guilty to selling guns to a ATF informant
- Jury awards $1.25 million to pilot who sued United after falling on icy O’Hare tarmac
- Bulls unveil $25 million plan to build practice facility on lot near United Center
- Uptown woman arrested 396 times not expected to leave prison soon
- City to spend $2 million to treat 35,000 trees infected with emerald ash borer
- Cook County Jail guard suspended in workers’ comp probe
- Veteran cabdriver proposes fare hike
- Man handed 18-month prison sentence for hiding evidence in Chicago cop-killing case
- Police questioning suspect in Austgen kidnapping and homicide
- State Sen. Donne Trotter pleads guilty to misdemeanor, gets supervision
- UIC building $3.4M bioscience research facility
- Family of slain Chicago cop sues Mississippi gun shop
- No surprise here: Wettest April recorded in Chicago
- Plea deal possible for woman accused of stealing from PTO
- Relay for Life turns away Libertyville student who doesn’t meet fundraising goal
- Retail, fast-food workers walk off jobs, demand higher wages
- ‘It’s devastating’: Downstate official after nephew kills 5












