Indiana Toll Road reopens 11 hours after crane falls
All lanes of the Indiana Toll Road were open this morning some 11 hours after a 35-ton toppled crane forced closure of the toll road in both direction. The toll...
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Suit: 12-year-old girl repeatedly assaulted in school closet by classmates
The father of a Pullman Elementary School student filed a lawsuit Monday in Cook County Circuit Court alleging that repeated sexual abuse suffered by his 12-year-old daughter could have been...
Lawyer gets 6 years for $2M worth of questionable billing to Calumet Park
A Chicago attorney accused of billing Calumet Park $600 per hour for work he never did pleaded guilty to theft on Monday. Mark McCombs, 50, was sentenced by Cook County...
I repeat: ‘Pass this jobs bill’
In his speech to Congress on Thursday night, President Barack Obama used plenty of repetition to get his point across. He employed the word "job" 45 times, in the context...
Family mourns killing of Gage Park H.S. instructor
Rahson Jones feared his little brother might become a faceless homicide victim, his death written off to gang violence. Michael Jones, 23, died of a gunshot wound to the head...
Confusion starts as free rides end for most older transit riders
On the day that free transit rides ended for most seniors, there was confusion, miscommunication and lack of information about the new reduced fare permit program. Some riders said they...
Confusion starts as free rides end for most older transit riders
On the day that free transit rides ended for most seniors, there was confusion, miscommunication and lack of information about the new reduced fare permit program. Some riders said they...
CPS sued over teachers pension shortfall
The board that oversees the Chicago Public Schools' teachers pension fund filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court on Wednesday alleging that the Chicago Board of Education owes the...
Pension fund suit claims CPS board shorted teachers
The board that oversees the Chicago Public Schools teachers' pension fund filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court today alleging that the Chicago Board of Education owes the fund...
Lawyer for convicted Chicago cop says client should only serve 10 years
Former Chicago Police Officer Jerome Finnigan's prison sentence should be capped at 10 years because he has already gone through four years of solitary confinement, his attorney argued in a...