Matteson teen, parents charged in beating after threat to post nude photo

Afraid that a former boyfriend was going to post a nude photo of her on the Internet, a Matteson teenager worked with her mother and father to kidnap the man, who then was bound with duct tape, beaten Read More

Wrongful death suit filed against off-duty cop, city

The mother of a man who was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer is suing the city and the officer, alleging a code of silence among Chicago Police officers stifled attempts to fully investig Read More

Woman guilty of trying to kill ex-hubby, new wife with sledgehammer

A jealous ex-wife was convicted Wednesday of trying to kill her ex-husband and his new younger wife. Read More

Man found in abandoned building is county's 9th cold death of the season

A man whose body was found in an abandoned building on the South Side Thursday is the eighth cold-related death of the season in Cook County. Read More

Thursday's snowfall totals varied widely throughout area

Thursday's bout of rain, sleet, ice and snow across the Chicago area tied up traffic, left hundreds of flights delayed or canceled. Read More

Jesse Jackson Jr. signs plea deal as feds investigate Sandi Jackson

Jesse Jackson Jr. has signed an agreement to plead guilty to federal corruption charges and acknowledge misuse of campaign funds, sources tell the Sun-Times. Read More

LISTEN: Rocker Ted Nugent weighs in on violence in Chicago

Rocker Ted Nugent is weighing in on the scourge of violence in Chicago. Read More

Quinn signs $2 billion-plus spending bill despite GOP complaints

Gov. Pat Quinn signed a $2 billion-plus package to fund road construction, avert layoffs in the state's child-welfare agency and pay health-insurance bills for state workers after it passed the S Read More

Pace bus plows into front yard of Glenview home

A village snowplow crashed into a Pace bus, causing the vehicles to land in a yard of a home in north suburban Glenview Friday morning. Read More

About 280 flights cancelled at O'Hare, 30 at Midway

Almost 280 flights total have been cancelled Friday morning at O'Hare International Airport as winter storms pummel the Northeast. Read More