Emanuel tackles Rush-Kirk controversy

Chicago Congressman Bobby Rush has stirred up a controversy by calling Sen. Mark Kirk's plan to eliminate the Gangster Disciples street gang "an elitist white boy solution." Read More

Emanuel labeled 'Chicago Bull' on cover of TIME

Emanuel's on the cover of TIME with the headline "Chicago Bull." When asked what he thinks of that, he said he is bullish on Chicago because it's a city on the move. Read More

Rutherford to announce run for governor

Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford sent an email out to supporters this week saying he will be running for governor. Read More

Congress Hotel strike ends

With no contract in sight and "many more battles to fight," union organizers have announced the end of a nearly 10-year-old strike against the Congress Hotel. Read More

Rev. Andrew Greeley dead, age 85

Roman Catholic priest, novelist and sociologist Rev. Andrew Greeley has died. He passed away Wednesday night at the age of 85. Read More

4 dead, at least 11 wounded in shootings on West and South sides

Four people were killed and at least 11 others were wounded in shootings Wednesday and early Thursday, including a 56-year-old woman who police found shot in the head on a South Side sidewalk. Read More

Guilty plea offered in Hammond Medicaid fraud; office manager faces 10 years

The office manager for a Hammond doctor admitted Wednesday that he billed Medicaid for patients the doctor never saw but said he did so with his boss' knowledge. Read More

Exonerated murder suspect sues Burge, others over police beating

A man freed after spending 24 years in prison on a wrongful arson murder conviction is suing disgraced former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge and several other police and fire officials, claiming they Read More

CTU files suit in Circuit Court to stop 10 CPS school closings

One week after the Board of Education approved the closing of a record 50 Chicago Public Schools, the Chicago Teachers Union filed another lawsuit trying to do what their many protests could not: Halt Read More

South Side man sentenced to 35 years in prison for strangling son

A South Side man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Wednesday after he admitted he strangled his 14-month-old son. Read More