Rizzo to be Cubs mainstay

The Cubs and Anthony Rizzo have agreed to a seven-year, $41 million contract extension. Read More

NHL enforcer Derek Boogaard's family sues leauge, alleges 'wrongful death'

The family of a famously combative hockey player who died from an accidental overdose of pain-killers and alcohol has sued the National Hockey League in Cook County Circuit Court. Read More

West Side man arrested for threatening girlfriend with gun, weapons recovered

Police arresting a West Side man for threatening his girlfriend with a gun Saturday night discovered assault weapons and drugs at his home. Read More

An emotional Mother's Day for those who have lost children to violence

They dressed for church but stood outside the building instead, approaching an altar of an entirely different kind. Read More

Police: South Side man caught buying iPad on cop's dime

A South Side man got caught trying to use a Chicago police credit union account to buy an iPad last month, authorities allege. Read More

3 dead, 11 wounded in weekend violence

Three people have been killed and at least 11 wounded in acts of violence throughout the city since Friday, police said. Read More

Chicago Police Officer among those honored in nation's capitol

Chicago Police Officer Del Pearson was in the group of nearly 50 officers being honored as the nation's best by the National Association of Police Organizations Saturday. The awards are through N Read More

Patrol officer rescues women, children from Lawndale fire

A man and his mother were rescued and another family was safely evacauted after a fire started in a third floor apartment Saturday morning in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood. Read More

1 dead and 6 wounded in weekend violence

One man was killed and at least six people have been wounded in acts of violence throughout the city since Friday, police said. Read More

Cook, 10 other counties to get federal aid after storms

President Obama has declared several Illinois counties as major disaster areas in the wake of severe storms and flooding from April 16th to May 5th. He has ordered federal aid to help state and local Read More