Republican governor candidates split on sales tax
The issue of broadening the state sales tax by applying it to services divided the Republican candidates for governor Tuesday. State Sens. Kirk Dillard and Bill Brady and equity investor...
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February off to snowy start, season tops 51 inches total snowfall
Snowfall for the Chicago metro area as of late Saturday afternoon ranged from about 2 inches in the far northwest suburbs to 8 inches in northwest Indiana, according to the...
Suburbs struggle with salt shortage, Chicago says it’s OK
In the midst of a rough winter, some municipalities are rationing their road salt supplies given a regional shortage -- but Chicago officials say they're not worried about the city's...
Overturned tanker truck shuts down southbound Dan Ryan
All but one lane on the southbound Dan Ryan Expressway is shut down Saturday after a tanker truck overturned around 5:30 a.m., police said. The truck overturned near 83rd Street...
Suburbs struggle with salt shortage, Chicago says it’s OK
In the midst of a rough winter, some municipalities are rationing their road salt supplies given a regional shortage -- but Chicago officials say they're not worried about the city's...
Heated sidewalks a welcome amenity in brutal winter
After it snows, the slippery, slushy sidewalks outside Phillip Swafford's Northwest Side apartment bear little resemblance to the ones outside Willis Tower, where he works. There, the walkways are always...
Overturned tanker truck shuts down southbound Dan Ryan
All but one lane on the southbound Dan Ryan Expressway is shut down Saturday after a tanker truck overturned around 5:30 a.m., police said. The truck overturned near 83rd Street...
Republicans say Rep. Foster vulnerable on Obamacare vote
Four Republicans vying in a west and southwest suburban congressional primary said Friday that Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster is vulnerable because he voted for the Affordable Care Act and...
Republicans say Rep. Foster vulnerable on Obamacare vote
Four Republicans vying in a west and southwest suburban congressional primary said Friday that Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster is vulnerable because he voted for the Affordable Care Act and...
Prosecutors: Teen fondled fellow CTA bus rider
A Chicago man fondled a fellow passenger on a CTA bus in the Chatham neighborhood earlier this month, prosecutors said. Marshan K. Milsap, 18, placed his hand down the pants...