LISTEN: Brian Urlacher announces his retirement

Brian Urlacher announced his retirement Wednesday morning. He says it was an honor to spend his "entire career with the Chicago Bears." Read More

Settlement reached with 2 publishers in e-book price-fixing

Two publishers accused of conspiring to raise prices for e-books beginning in 2010 have reached proposed antitrust settlements with 33 states, including Illinois, Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s offic Read More

Emanuel says he's not worried about political heat from school closings

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Tuesday he'll take his political lumps for his controversial school-closing plan because not only is it the job of the mayor to fix Chicago’s schools, "that's th Read More

Lang pulls plug on gambling bill sponsorship, cites 'perceived conflict'

State Rep. Lou Lang cited a "perceived conflict of interest" Tuesday behind his abrupt and surprising decision to end his sponsorship and potential future involvement in gambling-expansion l Read More

Guilty plea in slashing death of Chicago Bears fan in Florida bar

Family and friends of the Chicago Bears fan who was fatally slashed in a Jacksonville bar last October feared a murder trial. Read More

More good news about the CTA Red Line re-build

Turns out some of the shuttle buses are supposedly faster than the Red Line used to be. Read More

Politicians beware! Another hot microphone strikes again!

Springfield politicians do so much of the public’s business behind closed doors and away from the microphones that it’s always fun to find one talking candidly in front of a hot micropho Read More

Quinn and Emanuel fighting over Chicago casino contracts

Governor Pat Quinn and Mayor Rahm Emanuel are fighting out in the open over control of a possible Chicago casino. Read More

Sen. Kirk supports Pritzker for Commerce Secretary

U.S. Senator Mark Kirk released a statement Tuesday in support of Commerce Secretary nominee Penny Pritzker. Read More

Emanuel says he'll take the fall for school closings to ensure brighter future

Mayor Rahm Emanuel's 50-plus school closings get a vote in the school board Wednesday and today the mayor is answering the critics who are ripping him for it. Read More