Bank robber gets life sentence for murdering teller

A bank robber who murdered a teller during a botched heist on the South Side nearly six years ago has been sentenced to life in prison by a judge who called his case "a horrific tragedy." Read More

New issues in way of Cubs' Wrigley deal

Still no deal to renovate Wrigley Field, and there are two new issues in the way of a deal. Read More

At City Hall, CTU fumbles question about school closings

The Chicago school closings controversy rages on and there was an embarrassing moment for the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) today at City Hall as the City Council Education Committee held hearings on t Read More

Lollapalooza tickets sell out in record time

Less than an hour after going on sale, Lollapalooza one-day passes have sold out. All tickets to the festival, including VIP and Platnum passes, three-day passes and souvenir passes have now sold out. Read More

Rutgers basketball coach fired after video showing abuse of players emerges

Rutgers University fired men's basketball coach Mike Rice Wednesday morning after ESPN aired video of his shoving and kicking players while berating them with gay slurs. Read More

Tentative plea deal in murder of NIU freshman

A DeKalb man charged with murdering Northern Illinois University freshman Antinette "Toni" Keller has reached a tentative agreement to plead guilty in return for a 37-year prison sentence. Read More

League of Women Voters suit challenges city's new ward map

Chicago's new ward map is unconstitutional because it violates the one-man, one-vote principle and uses "grotesque shapes and boundaries" held together by a narrow alley in some cases t Read More

Fermilab faces $36 million budget cut

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in west suburban Batavia is facing $36 million in federal budget cuts, officials said. Read More

Emanuel talks Clinton, 2014 Dem. Nomination

Mayor Emanuel was on CNN Tuesday afternoon, playing it coy with Jake Tapper on the question of whether anybody could beat Hillary Clinton for the 2014 Democratic presidential nomination. Read More

Controversial digital ad deals approved for O'Hare, Midway

A City Council committee has approved controversial O'Hare and Midway digital advertising deals for Clear Channel and J.C. Deceaux. Read More