Former Bear suing moving company over lost memorabilia

A former Pro Bowl linebacker for the Chicago Bearsis suing a local moving company, claiming "irreplaceable" sports memorabilia were lost when he moved from Vernon Hills to Chicago, a claim t Read More

A black man on the jury in Bill Beavers' tax fraud trial? Don't bet on it

At worse than 100 to 1, the odds of a randomly-selected jury pool in Chicago containing not a single black man might make even the most compulsive gambler cringe. Read More

Emanuel wants digital billboards at O'Hare and Midway

Three months after getting the go-ahead to put up 34 digital billboards near Chicago area expressways, Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to do the same and more at O'Hare and Midway Airports. Read More

Kirk, Durbin condemn Iran's persecution of Baha'i minority

Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced a resolution Tuesday, calling attention to the continued persecution of Baha'is in Iran. Read More

Baby's murder draws unusual speakers at City Hall

At City Hall, the baby murder drew together an unusual gathering for a press conference. Read More

Emanuel vows to include sergeants' pension deal in reform

Mayor Emanuel was the big loser in the police sergeants' vote rejecting a new contract with its pension givebacks, but the mayor isn't sounding like it. Read More

Emanuel calls baby's murder 'heartbreaking'

Mayor Rahm Emanuel was openly frustrated by this new outrage. Read More

Google to pay $7M for personal info gathered by Street View vehicles

Anyone who's looked to the Internet for directions or to get an idea of where they're headed on a trip has likely seen Google Street View, which allows users to view actual photographs of a Read More

Union membership in Illinois slips over past year

Union membership in Illinois dropped nearly 2 percent in 2012 to its lowest total since 2007, and about 6.5 percent below its high mark in 1993, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Read More

House Republicans introduce bill to protect children

A group of House Republicans introduced new legislation today, focused on helping keep children and communities safe from violence. Read More