The Tribune reports today that one person was killed and two dozen people injured in gun violence across the city between Saturday afternoon and early Sunday morning. more ›

The Sox defeated the Indians, while the Cubs lost again. more ›

"It looks like musicians just have the most fun.” - Michelle Obama more ›

Lance Tyson is the candidate for the 10th District Unity Party — that's just like the Democratic Party except state Rep. Derrick Smith isn't invited. more ›

Things are not going well for the Cubs, while the Sox defeated the Indians. more ›

It's gray and windy outside and that's how things are going to be for most of today. more ›

The mayor's office posted this photo on its Facebook page yesterday. more ›

The teachers and supporters marched through the streets with chants of "Hey hey, ho ho, Rahm Emanuel's got to go" and carrying signs demanding fair pay, specifically the 4 percent pay raise the teachers were denied in 2011 as Mayor Rahm Emanuel pushed for longer school days. more ›

To give the team a boost, the Fire Front Office is paying the way for ten buses worth of Fire fans to watch the game from Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. more ›

Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 filed a class action complaint connected to the summit. This one disputes the city's position of not compensating officers for working a sixth or seventh consecutive day in a week. It's the fourth complaint filed by the police union related to the NATO summit. more ›

Illinois license plates could cost $2 more under a plan that could help fund state parks. more ›

Pro-gambling forces in Springfield have nearly enough votes to override Quinn’s expected veto. Their bill would authorize new casinos in Chicago, Rockford, Danville, Park City and the south suburbs of Cook County, as well as slot machines at the state’s racetracks. more ›

The ordinary looking van, with a cab attached to the top via a folding gate, was purchased for $227,064 under a no-bid contract. According to the Sun-Times, the unit is operated by one person, fully operational within 2 minutes, and can extend to 25 feet in the air. more ›

CDOT, working with Metra and Amtrak, worked from the bottom up on this study, incorporating ideas suggested in previous studies, modifying others, and coming up with new ideas to anticipate continued growth in Amtrak ridership and commuter rail and the hopeful advent of high-speed rail. more ›

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Good freaking morning, everyone. more ›

In the last couple of weeks, five business in Lincoln Park have been held up by a robber armed with a syringe, knife or gun. The robbers have been targeting tanning and nail salons. more ›

Speaking to the Sun-Times, Emanuel said he believed "the point had been made" about how divisive the alleged plan by Joe Ricketts to interject race into anti-Obama attack ads would be, and that he does plan to speak to Tom Ricketts eventually. more ›

The Illinois Choice Action Team is holding a fundraiser tonight at Mad River Bar and Grille in Lakeview to raise money to protect women's reproductive rights. more ›

Emanuel also allowed that his favorite places to grab a hot dog in town are Hot Doug's and "Weenie Circle." We've never heard of this place. more ›

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Unfortunately, right now every team is convinced they’re going to win the Super Bowl and the Bears did get better but they are still not the contender many think they are. more ›

Houston 5, Cubs 1 more ›

This bill, for $22 million to cover revenues the company lost from motorists using handicapped parking placards or license plates over a one year period, brings the current tab the city owes Chicago Parking Meters LLC to $50 million. more ›

The bill passed by a 71-45 vote and now goes to the State Senate for debate. more ›

The winds are already picking up, so don't get blown away today. more ›

The Mayor's office said absenteeism at the Department of Streets and Sanitation has decreased. Somewhere, pigs are sprouting wings. more ›

As proof of the bill's gay bias, the Illinois Family Institute points to its sponsor, openly gay State Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago). more ›

Ricketts is reaching out to the City Council Black Caucus because their support is going to be sorely needed if the "Fenway plan" is to pass. more ›

All we can say is it took them long enough. more ›

This year the city’s Park District will do away with swim bans based on E. coli counts, which last year closed beaches 36 times. more ›

A Cook County judge awarded $18.5 million to Gabriella Cedillo, who was injured during filming of Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon in Indiana in 2010. more ›

In a statement, Wrapports CEO Timothy Knight called the Reader “one of the most distinctive voices in the Chicago news community.” more ›

Politicians across Chicago are breathing sighs of relief with news that Patrick Fitzgerald is stepping down as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, effective June 30. more ›

Defense attorneys say the three men arrested for an alleged terror plot have been held in solitary confinement, in "hospital-white" cells, 24 hours a day since Saturday. more ›

Minnesota 9, White Sox 2 more ›

Bicycling magazine ranks the top 50 bike-friendly cities in America in their July issue which hits stands May 29 and Chicago is sitting pretty at number five on the list. more ›

Today's weather is, as Ace Frehley once sang, a rocket ride. more ›

Two more protesters face felony charges from the NATO weekend protests. more ›

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Five of the attackers and two of the victims face charges after the violent attack at a Tinley Park restaurant Saturday in which a group of bat-wielding "anti-racists" attacked a group of people they believed to be "white nationalists." more ›

The scholarship program, which has been around for nearly a century, has come under criticism in recent years after a series of investigations by the Sun-Times and the Better Government Association into how they were awarded and to whom they were awarded. more ›

As the evening wore on, more and more people left the march, which culminated in a small group that staged a sit-in at Lake and Michigan. more ›

Fifty-three-year-old Patrick Marshall — this was not an accident of youth — was arrested while he "clambered on loose rock directly below the carvings." more ›

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The analyses of congressional members' speech patterns was measured using the Flesch-Kincaid readability formula which, at its core, equates higher grade levels with longer words and sentences. The Sunlight Foundation's study doesn't necessarily mean that Congress itself is dumber. It could also be seen as a sign that our elected officials are attempting to more effectively communicate with their constituencies. more ›

They had had favorable impressions of Chicago that seemed to at least go beyond the standard "Al Capone! Bang bang!!" and "Michael Jordan" answers normally received. more ›

With many businesses in the Loop closed on Monday and people avoiding downtown, and with the images of Sunday's scuffles between police and protesters still fresh the mayor, in characteristic Emanuel-speak, stayed on message that the summit was good to Chicago. more ›

Houston 8, Cubs 4 more ›

Now that we have downtown and the lakefront back, let's enjoy it since the weather is going to be perfect. more ›

Catholic dioceses in Springfield and Joliet joined the 43 plaintiffs suing the Obama administration for its mandate that employers provide birth control coverage in employees' insurance plans. more ›

Seven people were killed in Chicago this weekend, including a 12-year-old and a 14-year-old, in the city's first scorching weather weekend of the year. more ›

Boeing, which was targeted for protest by demonstrators because of the company's involvement in producing military equipment, didn't shut down their offices but did allow employees the option of working from home. Protesters staged a "die-in" in front of Boeing headquarters and tossed paper airplanes around. more ›

A total of about 90 people were arrested this weekend. Four police officers were hospitalized for injuries. The number of protesters' injuries are unclear. more ›

The major subject was NATO's continued presence in Afghanistan. President Obama and other NATO leaders spoke this afternoon of an "irreversible transition" of returning control of the nation back to Afghan leaders, but NATO would still have a non-combat presence in the country past 2014. more ›

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Last night, demonstrators reconvened in the Loop for marches after the melee between police and protesters died down on Cermak and Michigan. Walking from the area where police arrested more than 40 demonstrators and bloodied multiple people after the conclusion of a peaceful march, we found small groups of protesters all over the South Loop, slowly making their way north. Police were out in force but were concentrated towards the area where the bulk of the arrests and clubbings took place. more ›

Attorneys for the NATO 3 accused of creating Molotov cocktails and planning attacks across Chicago say it was the undercover police officers who brought the firebombs to their apartment, and the charges against them are the result of "entrapment to the highest degree." more ›

President Barack Obama took a break from the seriousness of the NATO summits on Sunday to toss around the pigskin on Soldier Field. more ›

White Sox 6, Cubs 0 more ›

Let's pick up the pieces, shall we? more ›

We will be constantly updating this post as things develop. more ›

Chuck Sudo and Aaron Cynic are on the ground at the protest and are sending dispatches from the field. more ›

Nine people were hurt in the crash. more ›

Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said that the cop in the van sustained a concussion, while the man who was hit was released from the hospital. more ›

Marc Wigler was banished from the Chicago Teachers Union for feeding information to the school board. more ›

May 21 loomed in Chicago history long before the NATO summit. While this weekend may not be remembered, a rehab project in Kenwood links to unforgettably grisly events on the same date in 1924. more ›

The three protesters accused of conspiring to commit terrorism appeared in court yesterday, and prosecutors say the three had created Molotov cocktails and planned attacks on President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home and police stations. more ›

Ten people were injured and three were sent to the hospital in the attack. more ›

Anonymous has taken down the two sites and says they're "just getting warmed up." more ›

Hundreds of people protested cuts to mental health programs outside Mayor Emanuel's home yesterday. more ›

The White Sox were victorious again last night against the Cubs. more ›

Tensions rose between marchers and police in the streets on the eve of the Chicago NATO Summit during a meandering march that seemed more like a test of willpower on both sides. more ›

Bring both rain gear and sunscreen if you're marching, as the sunshine we have right now won't last. more ›

A 14-year-old boy was killed last night, an overnight crash left four dead, and other headlines. more ›

A round-up of news highlights surrounding NATO. more ›

NATO-related bus reroutes begin this afternoon. more ›

Let's take a look back on Kerry Wood's career. more ›

If you've been avoiding downtown this weekend, here's what's been going on. more ›

On Wednesday, May 16, local bicyclists gathered in Daley Plaza to participate in the annual Ride of Silence, a 12-mile ride to honor the memories of those killed or injured while bicycling on public roadways. more ›

The three men, Brian Church, 20, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Jared Chase, 24, of Keene, NH; and Brent Vincent Betterly, 24, of Oakland Park, Fla.; were among eight arrested Wednesday in a raid of a Bridgeport apartment by police attorneys for the men alleged was illegal. more ›

This view from Montrose Beach I shot yesterday can be yours. All you need to do is leave the house. more ›

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“You are the alderman, I voted for you," she said. "You should not be sweeping up breadcrumbs.’’ No, he shouldn't be sweeping up breadcrumbs... because you should not be throwing them on the ground. more ›

White Sox 3, Cubs 2 more ›

Nurses who stayed on message and Tom Morello sent a charge into the first major protest of the NATO summit. more ›

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Thirty-year-old Arnoldo Jimenez disappeared shortly after his rushed wedding last Friday. His new wife was found dead in her bathtub, still wearing a sequin cocktail dress she’d worn on her wedding night. more ›

With NATO in town, perhaps this would've been a good weekend for Major League Baseball to have scheduled road games for both the Cubs and White Sox. Instead, this weekend is the first installment of the annual meeting between our fair city's two ballclubs. more ›

White Sox 6, Anaheim 1 more ›

Chicago is where Wood has said he wants to retire and he plans to announce that retirement today during the Crosstown Classic. more ›

The New York Times followed up on the Ricketts story today with an article where an associate described him as a fiscal conservative who has grown more frustrated with the Obama administration's economic and tax policies. more ›

Sarah Gelsomino, an attorney with the National Lawyers Guild of Chicago, described the eight as having "disappeared." more ›

NATO has a good portion of the lakefront secured through Monday but that doesn't mean we should simply take that laying down, especially with today's forecast. more ›

The trial of Drew Peterson will start in July, more than three years after he was arrested. more ›

The folks who brought you the "Go f*uck yourself, San Diego" billboard have one to welcome the NATO members. more ›

From the "NATO fearmongering" file. more ›

Occupy Chicago punked the Facebook page of Chicago Mayor's Office today by posting their own "welcome video" for the NATO committee. more ›

- This is a great longform piece on Cabrini-Green’s last tower and the rise and fall of public housing. [Harper's]
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You know you've stepped in it big time when your son releases a statement trying to distance himself from the controversy. But that's what Cubs primary owner Tom Ricketts has done a few moments ago. more ›

As far as copycat memes go, throwing rocks at passing cars on expressways isn't one we hoped would happen. more ›

Protesters said the money spent on hosting the NATO summit could be better spent elsewhere. more ›

Philadelphia 9, Cubs 2 more ›

According to the Times, the proposal is called "The Defeat of Barack Hussein Obama: The Ricketts Plan to End His Spending for Good." more ›

Amateur video posted on YouTube over the weekend seems to suggest that unmanned surveillance drones might be flying over Chicago's skies for the NATO summit this weekend. more ›

We're one day closer to the NATO summits and today's forecast is, as we like to say, "Baby Bear:" just right. more ›

If you're attending the NATO summit, what comes in your giftbag? more ›

The Illinois Senate voted yesterday to add miniature horses to the list of approved service animals for people with disabilities. more ›

What have we learned about Emanuel in the past 365 days? We've learned his administration has an astounding capacity for message control and discipline. more ›

Meet the 10th District Unity Party. It's like the Democratic Party, except without Rep. Derrick Smith. more ›

(Legendary Chicago-based photographer Art Shay has taken photos of kings, queens, celebrities and the common man in a 60-year career. In this week's look at his archives, Art looks at protests past on the eve of the NATO summit.) more ›

A sweep of DePaul dorm rooms uncovered nearly 200 stolen CTA signs, and 45 of them will be put to use again. more ›

New delinquencies may be down nationally, but the local picture still looks grim. more ›

Four Guardian Angels volunteer CTA security guards were stabbed and injured Tuesday night when they tried to intervene in a robbery. more ›

As Sox fans, we've long enjoyed watching the Cubs implode. And we'd certainly like to level much of the neighborhood that surrounds their ballpark. But tear down Wrigley Field? more ›

Demonstrators began their march at Our Lady of Guadalupe Anglican Church in Little Village and marched downtown to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building where some staged a sit in out front. more ›

Detroit 10, White Sox 8 more ›

For one night, the neighborhood many of us call "The Community of the Future" for all the promise it holds sank back into the mire of its dark and dirty recent past. more ›

Well we have a lot to talk about today, but let's start with the weather. more ›

A 73-year-old former Hammond, Ind., woman is accused of stealing about $100,000 from her grandson's college fund in order to pay off gambling debts. more ›

Defense attorneys used Englewood's violent reputation to argue for William Balfour's innocence. more ›

The plan, for the first time, lays out a detailed vision that would transform the nearly three miles of rail into a multi-use park connecting near northwest side neighborhoods, balancing the needs of people who live near the trail with the trail's users, and serve as a catalyst for change for transit, art, sustainability, and greening public spaces. more ›

After two years, the Congress Parkway Bridge is finally reopening, only about six months behind schedule. more ›

In a post on her Facebook page, Patti Blagojevich called the prison's visiting room "one of the saddest places on earth." more ›

Bears management appears to be happy with their current offensive line personnel. The guy the o-line is paid to protect? He's not convinced. more ›

Cubs 6, St. Louis 4 more ›

The city purchased two of the devices at $20,000 each. Sergeant Chris Bielfeldt said the LRAD would be used as a “messaging device.” more ›

For the fifth time this week, someone threw rocks at cars on Chicago's expressways. more ›

Ready for some 80-degree weather, readers? more ›

Two cars were damaged by concrete falling from a crumbling bridge over the Eisenhower Expressway this afternoon. more ›

Well, that's what we all call it. Its official name (as of October 2010) is the DuSable Bridge after Chicago's founder, Jean Baptiste DuSable; the northern edge of the bridge includes part of the DuSable homesite. more ›

The home is in foreclosure and will be auctioned off this month, so if you're in the market for a home with a sex dungeon, sex swing, and an orgy room... more ›

Clint Ross was charged Friday with with contributing to the neglect of a child. more ›

On Friday, National Nurses United and city officials reached an agreement to host a rally with Tom Morello in Daley Plaza. The city threatened to revoke the permit for the march and rally after they added Morello as a performer, citing crowd control concerns. The Sun-Times reported the city will allow a two-hour stationary rally in Daley Plaza with 30 minutes of music permitted at the end, rather than a march and rally that would have lasted five hours. more ›

Police say the car was traveling at a high rate of speed and ran into a light pole after hitting the column, splitting the car in two. more ›

Hammond specifically is charged with hacking into the computer system of intelligence firm Strategic Forecasting Inc., stealing the information of 860,000 Stratfor clients, publishing the information of 60,000 credit card holders and using stolen credit card information to charge up to $700,000. more ›

It's NATO week here in Chicago and already we have our first arrests related to protests of the May 20-21 summit. more ›

The White Sox bullpen, an early strength of the season, allowed the Royals to hit them like world beaters in their rubber match at U.S. Cellular Field yesterday. more ›

We wrote on May 8 that the rooftop clubs have raised some serious cash for Tunney over the years. We didn't expect it to be close to 10 percent of all the campaign cash Tunney's raised since he first became an alderman nine years ago, as the Sun-Times states. more ›

Today begins NATO week around here and the weather is going to be the same as it was yesterday, but with a forecast high a few degrees warmer. more ›

Riccardo Muti receives a papal honor, NATO parking restrictions are in effect, and other news. more ›

Lobbyists that have been pushing a new downstate "clean coal" plant through the Illinois General Assembly got a surprise last week when a proposal was floated to shift it to natural gas. more ›

One month into the season, let's assess how the Sox are doing. more ›

Sculptor Marshall Svendsen cast a new sword for Lincoln's tomb. A 16-year-old broke off the previous sword last fall. more ›

The Cubs and White Sox both lost yesterday. more ›

Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers out there. more ›

Someone bought Hemingway's childhood home, a Wisconsin cheese company drops 'gruyere' from its name, and other news. more ›

When the Department of Transportation unleashed its action agenda this week, it was the latest City initiative to highlight Bus Rapid Transit: an express bus/L train lovechild concept that debuts later this year. more ›

One month into the season, let's assess how the Cubs are doing. more ›

Ninety percent of Chicago Teachers Union members polled favor a strike. more ›

While prosecutors and defense attorneys made their cases quickly in court, the jury deliberated the case 18 hours over three days, were sequestered two nights, and were split 9-3 in favor of conviction only hours before the verdict was announced. more ›

Gavin Floyd has now allowed only four earned runs over his last 28-2/3 innings of work, while Adam Dunn matched his 2011 home run total last night. more ›

We aren't going to let the threat of rain get us down on Bridgeport Day. more ›

A DuPage County judge told the priest he must stick to his $9/hour factory job to make the dough. more ›

William Balfour, 31, could face a maximum sentence of life in prison. more ›

“Plainly said, Mr. Stout sought to look like a ‘big shot,’” the report stated. more ›

After pleading not guilty in federal court to charges of bribery last week, indicted state Rep. Derrick Smith came before a house panel Thursday and refused to answer any of their questions. more ›

Metra released its security plan for the NATO summit. Let's just say riders who rely on the Electric Line to get to and from downtown should start planning their travel alternatives. Also, riders who like to enjoy a beer on the ride home will be sorely disappointed. more ›

Earlier this week the Conference of Women Legislators hosted a benefit in Springfield called "COWL’s Cruise Cabaret" that saw women state senators and representatives poking fun at Illinois politics in song, dance, rap and other goofy antics. more ›

A man stole a Bobcat tractor from a construction site and used it to drive through the gates of a Family Dollar store. He stole gift cards and deodorant, but no money. more ›

The city says it won't reimburse the Chicago's museums for the one to three days they will be closed during the NATO summit, but they also say they it was the museums' decision and they didn't request reimbursement. more ›

In an interview with WLS, McCarthy said the video was “very clearly edited.” more ›

The Bulls begin an offseason with a lot of questions to answer. more ›

The main priority of the plan is safety, according to Transportation Commissioner Gabe Klein, with a goal of eliminating all pedestrian, bicycle and overall traffic crash fatalities within 10 years. You read that right. Klein believes it's possible. more ›

The two teens, ages 14 and 15, were each charged with a felony count of vehicular endangerment and six counts of misdemeanor criminal damage to property. more ›

Seize it, people. more ›

NBC has decided to pick up the new television series Chicago Fire, a drama about Chicago firefighters. more ›

Samantha noted the birth of John Wayne Gacy in March. Eighteen years ago today, the notorious serial killer was put to death at Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill. more ›

If what was alleged from these eyewitness accounts are true, then Kaner had bigger problems than drinking like a champion. more ›

The Chicago Skyway was shut down last night over fears that someone was shooting a gun at cars, smashing out windows in at least seven cars. more ›

Ald. Debra Silverstein (50th) wants to keep minors out of tanning parlors by requiring them to check IDs at the door. more ›

Activists are hoping to bring attention to Boeing’s involvement in producing military equipment. more ›

Dozens of activists gathered in front of the Northwest Mental Health Clinic at Milwaukee and Fullerton to protest its closure, along with six other neighborhood clinics in Chicago as part of budget cuts. more ›

A group of Wisconsin teens heading to their prom took some memorable photos, just not the ones they were expecting. more ›

Here is some video of some Occupy Chicago protesters allegedly being intimidated with threats of physical violence during the summit by a group of police officers recently. (We ask that you take the video with the same questions we have about its authenticity.) more ›

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Quinn, who has yet to sign legislation passed by the General Assembly last year into law that would significantly expand gambling in the state out of a concern that Illinois would turn into "the Las Vegas of the Midwest," responded to a rally earlier this week by local labor leaders in support of the legislation. more ›

Even the clouds recognize when they've overstayed their welcome and today should find us enjoying more sunshine than we know how to handle. more ›

The murder trial of William Balfour, accused of killing three members of Jennifer Hudson's family, is nearing a close. more ›

We all knew the political discourse in Wisconsin was contentious, but yesterday's recall election primaries spurred one couple to take the fight too far. more ›

As expected, labor unions aren't happy with the pension reform plan Mayor Rahm Emanuel revealed in Springfield yesterday. more ›

"If Rahm Emanuel is so afraid of my popularity in Chicago maybe I should run against him in the next election. See you in the streets." more ›

Once again the combination of solid starting pitching and a timely hit by Bryan LaHair lifted the Cubs to victory. more ›

Once the deal is official, Wrapports LLC would buy the Reader for $3 million from Atalaya Capital Management, who acquired the Reader, and four other papers in 2009 via Creative Loafing's bankruptcy. (Creative Loafing, by the way, took out a $30 million loan to buy those papers in 2007.) more ›

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett won the Democratic nomination to take on Gov. Scott Walker in the recall election in June, making for a rematch of the 2010 gubernatorial election in which Walker defeated Barrett by a mere 125,000 votes. more ›

Kim P. Brandmire was charged with aggravated battery, two counts of battery and a count of solicitation of a prostitute. more ›

Who knew? more ›

(Legendary Chicago-based photographer Art Shay has taken photos of kings, queens, celebrities and the common man in a 60-year career. In this week's look at his archives, Art remembers the legendary Studs Terkel, who would have been 100 May 16.) more ›

A west suburban man alleged in a lawsuit Tuesday that Metra tickets fit the state's definition of for "gift certificates" and are thus protected under the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act. That would mean Metra tickets could not legally expire sooner than five years after purchase. more ›

Though the logistics were agreed on months ago, the city back-pedaled yesterday, saying that unless the union changes its original route from Streeterville to Daley Plaza to one that ends at the Petrillo Music Shell, it will deny the permit. more ›

The DuPage County Board voted Tuesday to reject a proposal that would allow an Islamic group to turn a vacant house it owns into a prayer center. Citing zoning issues, the board voted 15-3 to reject the group's proposal for the second attempt since 2010. more ›

Atlanta 3, Cubs 1 more ›

The ruling directs a lower court to issue an injunction barring enforcement of the law more ›

The Bulls returned to the defense that helped them go 18-9 without Derrick Rose in the regular season to force a game six in their first-round playoff series. more ›

This is one of those days you want to seize. more ›

In case you were wondering, Ozzie Guillen doesn't like to be asked about the controversial comments he made about Fidel Castro. more ›

The real tragedy here is for the 133 students who were really kicked out. They had to have their hearts broken twice as they were sent additional emails and hard-copy letters to inform them it wasn't a mistake. more ›

Faced with a $20 billion pension crisis, Emanuel spoke of a Brave New World where Chicago would have to choose between paying pensions to retired city workers or cutting the most vital city services. more ›

Occupy protesters are looking for people to host out-of-town protesters during the summit, promising they won't bring any drugs or alcohol. Plus, what not to wear to avoid being "targeted" by protesters. more ›

Kirk shows footage of himself walking, saying, he hopes "to climb the 45 steps that my staff counted from the parking lot to the Senate front door to fight for the people of Illinois." more ›

Police in Aurora have issued a warning for residents to be wary of coyotes after a man reported being bit on April 20. He was not seriously injured. more ›

Defense attorneys are expected to present a brief case focusing on a lack of physical evidence to link Balfour to the murders and Jason Hudson's drug activity. Closing arguments could begin as early as tomorrow. more ›

If Emanuel decides to pursue privatizing the Worlds Busiest Square Mile, it would be a reversal of one of his campaign platforms. more ›

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Tunney said his reservations on the plan are based on quality of life issues for Wrigleyville residents (in the case of the street closures), and he's looking out for the investments of the rooftop clubs, who coincidentally have raised some serious money for Tunney's campaign fund over the years. more ›

These clouds should clear out around mid-morning and let the sun do its thing across the greater Chicago area, leading to a high just shy of 70 degrees more ›

Apparently clouds are Supermoon's kryptonite. more ›

Shares of Groupon stock fell below $10 on Friday — that's down 50 percent from its initial public offering price of $20. more ›

There is nothing normal about tomorrow's election in Wisconsin. more ›

The Dixon, Ill., comptroller accused of embezzling as much as $53 million from the town over the last two decades had pleaded guilty. more ›

The 4-year-old boy had been stabbed, but not many details are available on what the Indianapolis Star called "an as-of-yet unexplained violent outburst." more ›

Remarkable in its tone and evocative of Reagan's famous "Morning in America" ad, "Go" is, believe it or not, the first positive paid ad the President's team has released this election cycle. more ›

In addition to endorsing apartheid in the Middle East, Walsh also recently told constituents at a town hall in Wheeling that Obama was elected because he’s African American. more ›

Chicago-based Libertarian organization the Heartland Institute has canceled its billboard campaign comparing those who believe in global warming to murderers and tyrants, but the Heartland Institute isn't apologizing. more ›

A suburban Chicago 12-year-old attained a perfect math score on the SAT. How? Oh, he just "looked at a math book." more ›

David DeJesus' 11th inning walk made up for his being thrown out at home in the ninth inning for the Cubs. more ›

It's been nearly two months since Rekia Boyd was shot and killed by an off-duty Chicago police officer in Lawndale, but her family has no answers and no charges have been filed against the officer. more ›

More rain and more clouds. more ›

With an average price of $4.32 per gallon, Chicago still has the highest price in the cities surveyed. more ›

Illinois was once home to ancient rainforests dominated by tall, asparagus-like trees and patrolled by 6-foot-long centipedes. Now, remains of that landscape can be seen in a massive new find by geologists downstate. more ›

Carlos Boozer's and Taj Gibson's double-doubles weren't enough to keep the Chicago Bulls from falling behind 3-1 in the series against the Sixers as Chicago lost Sunday 89-82 in Philadelphia. more ›

A 15-year-old boy managed to bust his handcuffs and break out of the 11th District police station on the West Side. Police say the handcuffs "malfunctioned." more ›

Google, Inc., is currently shopping around 500,000 square feet of office space in Chicago to call home after it completes its $12.5 million purchase of Motorola Mobility. more ›

White Sox 3, Tigers 2. Dodgers 5, Cubs 1. more ›

Bring an umbrella and galoshes. more ›

Former Sun-Times owner Conrad Black was released from prison in Miami after serving three years for defrauding investors. Now he's in the custody of immigration officials and is facing deportation. more ›

Early Wednesday morning the juice came loose from the electric fence that stands as the last option to keep the invasive menace of Asian carp out of Lake Michigan. more ›

Planes, trains and automobiles will be disrupted during the NATO summit on May 19. And so will boats, pedestrians and museum-goers. more ›

Maholm Helps Cubs Over Dodgers, White Sox Fall To Detroit more ›

The frustration in Chicago is palpable as the Bulls blew a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter following a nasty Joakim Noah injury to fall behind in the series to the 76ers 2-1. more ›

Maybe some haze, maybe some drizzle, maybe even a little bit of sprinkle. more ›

Part of the facade of St. James Armenian Church crumbled off, raining bricks on the sidewalk, and now city officials say the entire façade must be demolished because it's unstable. more ›

Billboards posted on the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) near Maywood, Ill., liken those who believe in global warming to Ted "Unabomber" Kaczynski, Charles Manson and Fidel Castro. more ›

Nessie is creeping around in the waters of Wisconsin. more ›

With a 6.23 ERA in 12 appearances, it was time to hand the ball to somebody else in crunch time. more ›

A doctor who performs nearly 100 ACL surgeries annually describes Derrick Rose's season-ending injury and what the star will go through to recover in the coming months. more ›

Metra announced it's delaying the Englewood Flyover rail project, a week after Rep. Bobby Rush threatened to stop Metra unless more African-American firms got contracts. more ›

The specter of NATO-related chaos has been impossible to ignore since the summit was first announced more than a year ago. At one South Loop church Thursday, residents and activists bristled at the prospect of living in the summit’s shadow. more ›

Drew Peterson joked with deputies guarding him and earned an admonition from both Judge Sarah Jones and a bailiff in his first appearance in a Will County Courtroom since 2010. Nice to see some people don't change. more ›

Chicago Parking Meters, which earned $82 million in 2011, can bill the city for these lost fees under a provision in the 2008 contract they negotiated with the city. more ›

The White Sox' version of home cooking is more like being force-fed scraps from the dumpster of a Stuckey's so far this season. more ›

Less than a month after Occupy Chicago faced two rounds of arrests for attempting to create its own encampment in Grant Park last year, Chicago Police sent a request for information to the Department of Homeland Security to see how other cities dealt with the movement. more ›

Bears quarterback Jay Cutler went for a stroll yesterday with his fiancé Kristin Cavallari, their impending wombfruit and a dog we'll assume Cutler had no say in getting, when he spotted a photographer capturing the moment. And what a moment it was. more ›

Skilling Central says the temps in some areas may be 30-35 degrees cooler than they were yesterday. more ›

The man apparently waited near the school and used a stopwatch, waiting for police to arrive. more ›

On this date in 1971, the Sears Tower opened, the tallest building in the world. more ›

The Mineola Hotel with its lounge and marina and its 17 acres of lakefront property on Fox Lake, has a starting bid of $2 million. more ›

Cincinnati 4, Cubs 3 more ›

It will be the first time Peterson has been in a Will County courtroom since 2010. more ›

An Ohio deputy is accused of ordering inmates to dance to Usher "Yeah!" in order to get perks, including the use of a microwave. more ›

A major tip of the chapeau to TimeOut Chicago editor in chief Frank Sennett for alerting us to this video showing NATO has a lot to learn about Chicago. more ›

The murder trial of William Balfour — the brother-in-law of actress-singer Jennifer Hudson accused of killing her sister, mother and nephew — continues this week. Here is a roundup of what is going on in the court. more ›

Sen. Mark Kirk has been released from the rehabilitation center where he was recovering from the stroke he suffered in January. more ›

Only six of the 18 newly elected aldermen had jobs outside of City Council. For the more established aldermen, it was business as usual. more ›

Due to “falling unemployment rates and steady economic growth,” those collecting benefits for more than 79 weeks will lose them. more ›

Peavy compiled a 3-1 record and a 1.67 ERA while striking out 33 in 37 innings pitched during the first month of the season and is finally pitching like the Sox had hoped he would when acquired in 2009. He also pitched back-to-back complete games during the month. more ›

Cubs 3, Cincinnati 1 Who would have thought Jeff Samardzija would have turned into a reliable starting pitcher (besides Samardzija). If he keeps on pitching like this, Samardzija will make Cubs fans forget he played wideout at Notre Dame. Samardzija improved his record to 3-1 on the season with a three-hit, seven strikeout performance over 7-2/3 innings. Bryan LaHair homered again for the Cubs, and the defense for a change proved reliable when needed. more ›

Christian Choate's had been missing since 2009 when his remains were discovered underneath a concrete slab last year after his sister told his mother about his death and the burial by Kubina and Christian's father, Riley Choate. Riley Choate kept his son locked in a cage. more ›

For the Fisk plant in Pilsen, that's three months ahead of schedule, while Crawford in Little Village will close more than two years ahead. more ›

Today's forecast reminds us to act like we've been here before. more ›

Only New York and California were ranked worse than Illinois in this poll by Chief Executive magazine. Funny how the three "worst" are the ones with the three largest cities. Clearly it doesn't make them unpopular. more ›

The Chicago History Museum is putting the item on display Friday as part of its "Unexpected Chicago" exhibit. more ›

"He was a cheap date, and he didn't talk much," she said. more ›

Feds seek to seize her belongings including 311 registered quarter horses, plus their unborn foals expected in the coming months. more ›

Temporary flight restrictions will be in place for small aircraft for the NATO summit from May 19th to 21st, with a shoot to kill order. more ›

All that's left are Friday and Sunday single day passes, so if you were on the fence about going you're running out of time to decide. more ›

(Legendary Chicago-based photographer Art Shay has taken photos of kings, queens, celebrities and the common man in a 60-year career. In this week's look at his archives, reminds us that a picture tells a thousand words, but maybe an extra word can help.) more ›

An Illinois woman has been charged with attempted theft and forgery for trying to forge a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket. more ›

While police presence was heavy, the annual march was completely peaceful, with no violence or arrests. more ›

If you only watch one political ad today showing a Blagojevich lookalike peeing on an electric fence, make it this one. more ›

Along with the 100 workers Motorola Solutions plans to bring downtown, the Schaumburg-based company also hopes to install its name in place of the sign that for decades has read “Santa Fe.” more ›

After beating the Indians yesterday, the Sox are tied to lead the division with the Tigers and Indians at just one game over .500. more ›

Chicagoist Flickr Pool contributors were on the scene yesterday, and here's what they saw. more ›

The Bulls collapsed in the third quarter and that was all the Sixers needed to steal home court advantage. more ›

Warm and humid: Sounds like a forecast for mid-July. But it's what's in store for us today. more ›

An analysis of 21 retired aldermen's pensions shows they can receive $58 million, although the projected investment returns are only a third of that. more ›

The woman says the church pastor said she was a "grave, immoral sinner" for using in vitro fertilization, and the case could turn into a "legal showdown over reproductive and religious rights." more ›

The agreement calls for a "hybrid" worker position where new Streets and Sanitation workers are trained in all manner of jobs ranging from tree trimming and hand labor to sanitation and graffiti removal, allowing the workers to float from task to task based on need. more ›

Here's a roundup of NATO news today: The USPS will remove mailboxes in the Loop, downtown restaurants might lose money, but others might gain some. more ›

When it's officially christened in June the new 31st Street harbor will feature 1,000 boat slips; a 222-vehicle parking garage with a green roof offering beautiful views of the Chicago skyline and Indiana; fully accessible playground and park expansion; underpass to separate vehicular traffic from cyclists and pedestrians on the Lakefront Trail; and a new public fishing pier and boat launch. more ›

While Cowley is cooling his heels, other sharks smell blood in the water and are bringing their own accounts that maybe Cowley's Twitter act may not be that far off from his real personality. more ›

This woman has a cold, and she doesn't care who knows it. more ›

A Cicero man has been charged with aggravated battery after allegedly knocking out the tooth of an off-duty officer who was working security at a Stone Park strip club. more ›

The Supreme Court ruled the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to re-examine George Ryan's appeal to see if he could benefit from the high court's 2012 ruling that struck down portions of the "honest services" law. more ›

A 19-year-old suburban Chicago woman was arrested for allegedly attacking her mother and the family dog after returning home intoxicated early Sunday morning. more ›

Is it too soon to joke about Derrick Rose's season-ending injury? Well, if we couldn't laugh we'd have to cry... and most of us have already cried, right? more ›

Douglas L. Wright, 26, Brandon L. Baxter, 20, and Anthony Hayne, 35, were arrested by the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force on charges of conspiracy and attempted use of explosive materials to damage physical property affecting interstate commerce. The FBI, in a statement, described the three as "self-proclaimed anarchists." more ›

An estimated 75 organizations are expected to take part in the march, and the number of protesters could rival the 100,000 who marched for immigration rights in 2006. more ›

Philadelphia 6, Cubs 4 more ›

Skilling Central is predicting today to be the start of the warmest stretch weather we've seen around here since mid-March. more ›