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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Sunday that there is no indication that a self-proclaimed al-Qaida suicide bomber who allegedly tried to blow up a plane over Detroit on Christmas...

Girl dies from fire An 11-month-old girl who suffered from smoke inhalation during a Christmas Eve morning fire at her Little Village home died Sunday, officials and family said. Mariana...

840,000 acres Native American tribes tired of waiting for the U.S. government to honor centuries-old treaties are buying back land where their ancestors lived and putting it in federal trust....

BLACKHAWKS 5, NASHVILLE 4 With not even half the season gone, the Blackhawks took advantage of their last opportunity to put the Predators as far back in their rearview mirror...

House talks health House Democrats said Sunday they expected to iron out their differences with the Senate over healthcare legislation, and they wouldn't insist on provisions that would cost the...

The Chicago restaurant made famous by "Saturday Night Live" sketches about "cheezborgers and cheeps" is celebrating its 75th anniversary. The first Billy Goat Tavern opened in 1934 on Chicago's West...

Iranian security forces fired on stone-throwing protesters in the center of the capital Sunday in one of the bloodiest confrontations in months, opposition Web sites and witnesses said. At least...

Back so soon? Florida football coach Urban Meyer changed his mind Sunday and said he was taking an indefinite leave of absence instead of resigning. Despite ongoing concerns with his...

Mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants is increasing in Illinois even as it declines nationwide, a troubling trend for the state because emissions of the toxic metal tend to fall...

After days of winter precipitation of one kind or another, there was a slight chance of light snow for the Chicago area Sunday night, then occasional flurries after midnight. Sunday's...