Beavers' defense rests, without his promised testimony

Lawyers for Cook County Commissioner William Beavers rested their case Wednesday in his fight against federal tax fraud charges, the Sun-Times is reporting. Read More

Man accused in Green Line murder has cop, ex-prosecutor as siblings

The commuter charged with stomping another man to death on the CTA Green Line platform over the weekend is a college student who has a Chicago Police officer brother and another sibling who once was a Read More

Man wounded in fatal police shooting suing city

A man shot and wounded by an off-duty police detective in 2012 filed a lawsuit against the city Wednesday. The same incident took the life of 22-year-old Rekia Boyd, whose family reached a separate $4 Read More

Urlacher, Bears unable to reach agreement

Brian Urlacher is no longer a Chicago Bear. Read More

Police searching for River North burglary suspect

Police issued an alert Wednesday warning River North residents of a recent string of burglaries, and released surveillance photos of possible suspects. Read More

Kaneko sculptures coming to Millenium Park

Legends, Myths and Truths: Jun Kaneko will be the latest exhibition featured in Millenium Park's Boeing Galleries. The exhibit will run from April 12th through November 3rd. Read More

Steve Stone joins 89 WLS

Steve Stone has signed on to be 89 WLS' baseball analyst. Read More

3 wounded in overnight shootings

At least three people were shot in overnight violence across the city, Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Read More

Small fire quickly extinguished at Chicago History Museum

Firefighters extinguished a small electrical fire in the basement of the Chicago History Museum Tuesday night in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. Read More

Chicago Police: Officer shoots, kills motorist in south suburban East Hazelcrest

Chicago Police shot and killed a motorist in south suburban East Hazel Crest Tuesday evening, after the man rammed a police vehicle while attempting to flee from undercover investigators. Read More