Woman killed, officers injured in South Side crash

A motorist was killed when the vehicle she was driving collided with a Chicago Police car pursuing a suspect Wednesday morning on the South Side. Read More

Carny pleads guilty to sexually abusing toddlers

A Chicago man who worked with a traveling carnival was sentenced to more than 40 years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting two toddlers in attacks he recorded on video. Read More

Alderman wants to restart state funding for UNO charter school

Governor Quinn has halted state funding of United Neighborhood Organization Charter School construction because of allegations of insider contracting, but a heavyweight at City Hall is trying to get c Read More

Free water for churches, not-for-profits passes through City Council

Mayor Emanuel's compromise on the issue of free water for churches and other not-for-profits made it through the city council Wednesday, but there's still some doubt about how it will work. Read More

Mayor Emanuel proposes more Cubs night games

Mayor Emanuel has submitted one piece of the Wrigley Field renovation plan to the city council and it deals with the number of night games to be played there. Read More

City Council unanimously passes resolution to support LGBT athletes

Chicago aldermen unanimously passed a resolution to call on major league sports commmissioners to support and protect lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender athletes on Wednesday. Chicago is the sec Read More

Carrie Underwood taking over 'Sunday Night Football'

Faith is out and Carrie is in. Read More

Mayor Emanuel wants to up fines for cyclists, drivers

There were more than 250 "dooring" accidents in 2012 and now Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to curb accidents by raising fines for both cyclists and drivers. Read More

Emanuel's parking meter deal draws criticism in City Council

Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposal to save a billion dollars in the widely-hated parking meter deal was introduced at Wednesday's City Council meeting, and it's already drawing criticism. Read More

Senators to introduce Iran Sanctions Loophole Elimination Act

U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) is one of five senators to introduce bipartisan legislation to block Iran's access to foreign exchange services on Wednesday. It would also limit entities such as Read More