Since the beginning of the mortgage crisis home foreclosures have been at their highest this year. But maybe the situation wouldn’t be as bad if bank employees did the job they are paid to do. more ›

What started as an attempted traffic stop on the South Side last night took a violent turn when a suspect used his car to injure three CPD officers and left the suspect dead and a passenger in the car injured. The attempted traffic stop happened just after midnight in the 9100 block of South Halsted Street but the driver fled and later hit another police car involved in the chase. After the car came to a stop, the driver attempted to flee again. Per the Tribune: more ›

Strange story this morning: it seems a bus driver hijacked a bus and led police on a chase that ended with the man being shot and killed by officers as he tried to ram police cars with the bus. Another employee was on the bus but was not hurt in the chase. The driver had been with the bus company since March and the hijacking/chase occurred after he allegedly had an argument with a manager. He crashed the bus into several other buses and cars during the chase. The chase started in south suburban Riverdale but ended in nearby Glenwood. [Tribune, Sun-Times] more ›

For all you boppers out there in the big city, here's a free activity that blends urban orienteering with street-level, um, "IRL" social networking and the thrill of those catch-me-if-you-can outdoor runarounds of childhood summer evenings. more ›

Schaumburg Police officer Frank Russo, 47, collapsed while chasing a suspect early this morning and was later pronounced dead. The 19-year veteran was working on his night off at a club with another officer when two suspects fled from an incident near the parking lot. The officers apprehended the suspects but another broke free and Russo collapsed during the ensuing chase. He was taken to Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove where he was pronounced dead at 3 a.m. An autopsy is scheduled for today. more ›