Ex-Waukegan grocer gets 2 1/2 years in prison for food stamp fraud

A former Waukegan grocer has been sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison for defrauding the government's food stamp program of more than $844,000, officials said Monday. Read More

Second Congressional District candidates use every last second trying to finish first

Candidates vying to replace disgraced former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. crisscrossed the vast, diverse South Side and south suburban 2nd Congressional District Monday, giving last-minute pitches to t Read More

Roof collapses on 2 firefighters battling South Side blaze

Two firefighters were injured after a porch roof collapsed and caused them to fall into a basement as they battled a blaze in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood early Tuesday, authorities said. Read More

Gun control hearing producing more controversial arguments from NRA

The ongoing state legislative hearings into more gun control are producing more controversial arguments from the National Rifle Association's Springfield lobbyist. Read More

2nd Congressional District special primary Tuesday

Tuesday, 2nd Congressional District voters will pick a Democrat and Republican to run against each other in April. Read More

How does Friday's fiscal cliff deadline affect Chicago?

How would Friday's fiscal cliff deadline affect Chicago? Read More

Is Emanuel running out of patience with McCarthy?

Mayor Emanuel is talking about his embattled police superintendent and it doesn't sound particularly good for Garry McCarthy. Read More

Farmers markets may be exempt from new food safety rules

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released two new proposed food safety rules as it looks to prevent the foodborne illnesses that it says results in approximately 3,000 deaths and 130,000 hosp Read More

Farrakhan urges followers to pool money to build to build wealth, buy property

Fiery Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan renewed a call Sunday for his followers to pool "pennies, nickels and dimes" and amass wealth within their ranks — and he said he'd turn to Read More

Inside Drew Peterson's rambling rant

Drew Peterson loved the wife he was convicted of murdering, loved his job as a police sergeant because it allowed him to "help people" and thought of himself as "a great guy," thou Read More