6-year-old crossing South Side street dies after being hit by car
A 6-year-old girl was killed and a 16-year-old family friend was injured after being struck by a car Saturday evening as they were walking to a Halloween party on the...
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Occupy Chicago arrests are seen as a trial run for international summits to come next year
With two international summits coming to Chicago in just seven months, the city got a chance to conduct a trial run early Sunday in arresting a large group of protesters...
Occupy Chicago protesters march to Grant Park again
A day after about 175 of them were arrested for staying past Grant Park's closing time, a few hundred Occupy Chicago protesters were marching again. Just after 7 p.m., protesters...
Occupy Chicago protesters march to Grant Park again
A day after about 175 of them were arrested for staying past Grant Park's closing time, a few hundred Occupy Chicago protesters were marching again. Just after 7 p.m., protesters...
Many aldermen back plan to boost water bills
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to fix the city's deteriorating sewers and pipes by doubling water bills in four years for many Chicago households is getting cautious support from many aldermen,...
Chicago Marathon: A record-setting finish
Moses Mosop set a course record in winning the Bank of America Chicago Marathon in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 37 seconds, and Liliya Shobukhova became the first runner to win...
A Chicago marathon in Afghanistan
The Chicago marathon already has one winner.William "Billy" Boland, an Air Force captain and ROTC instructor at Chicago's Illinois Institute of Technology, was the first of some 70 troops to...
Medical examiner: Families who object to body donation can opt for burial
The Cook County Medical Examiner has clarified the office's policy of donating unclaimed bodies to science, telling staff that families who object to the donation will be told they still...
Berkeley man jumps into dangerous Lake Michigan, remains missing
A spontaneous decision to jump into chilly Lake Michigan on a fall night normally would yield little more than cold, waterlogged clothes, a racing heartbeat and embarrassment. But on Saturday...
Man missing in lake identified as grandfather from Berkeley
Authorities this afternoon resumed efforts to recover the body of a man missing in Lake Michigan since Saturday night. The man, identified by his relatives as James Garcia, 51, of...