Fan who ran onto field after Cubs no-hitter: ‘I accepted I was going to jail’
As Dylan Cressy watched Cubs ace Jake Arrieta pitch his way to a no-hitter Thursday night, he handed his wallet, phone and keys to his friend next to him in...
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University of Illinois planning staff layoffs due to state budget stalemate
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is preparing for layoffs in the fall if lawmakers haven't solved the state's budget impasse by then. An email sent to the university's deans,...
Immigrants rush to apply for citizenship in last window before election
Elena and Esteban Salgado have been living in the U.S. for over 30 years. This year, they decided, would be the year they vote. "We want to become citizens so...
Bolingbrook man facing deportation seeks church sanctuary
A man fighting a deportation case has taken sanctuary in a South Side church as a last resort to stay with his family in the United States. Jose Juan Federico...
Prosecutors: Man shot randomly into Northwest Side bar, killing worker
A man fired randomly into a Northwest Side bar, killing a worker there, after he was asked to leave the bar along with his girlfriend and her sister earlier this...
National nonprofit plans new youth homeless shelter in Chicago
A national nonprofit plans to open a shelter for homeless youth in Chicago this summer, expanding the group's services to Illinois for the first time. Covenant House, a New York-based...
City Council to consider loosening pickup truck parking restrictions
Aldermen on Wednesday are expected to vote on an amended city ordinance that would let Chicago residents avoid getting slapped with a ticket for parking a pickup truck in a...
Man sues Blackhawks after drunken fan falls on him
A man who was at a Chicago Blackhawks game last May is ready to send the team to the penalty box after a drunken fan fell on him from two...
Training gives firefighters practice in latest vehicle rescue technology
When firefighters pull crash victims out of destroyed cars, they have to know just as much about how the vehicle is built as they do about how to tear it...
2 killed, 6 wounded in separate shootings
Two men were killed and six other people have been wounded in South and West side shootings since late Thursday morning, according to Chicago police. Most recently, a 23-year-old man...