Blackhawks 2, Canucks 1 (OT): Marty Turco stopped 36 of 37 shots on goal and Patrick Kane slipped the game-winning goal past Roberto Luongo during the shootout session to beat Vancouver and extend the Blackhawks winning streak to four games. 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 ›

Chicago Police shot and killed an unnamed man late last night in a shoot-out in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the city's South Side. The incident began around 10:30 p.m. last night when police approached what they deemed to be a suspicious man at the intersection of West 79th and South Justine Streets. The man opened fire on the officers, striking one in the shoe, and then took cover in a gangway outside of a building in the 7900 block of South Bishop Street. SWAT team members and a police helicopter were called for additional help. The gunman then opened fire once again, firing at both the helicopter and the SWAT team, striking one member in his protective vest. SWAT team members and police returned fire, fatally wounding the man. Neither the officer nor the SWAT team member were injured in the shooting. The Independent Police Review Authority, which investigates incidents where police shoot suspects was on the scene. Spokesman Mark Payne offered only, “I know there were shots fired by police.’’ more ›