A southern Illinois man has been sentenced to four months in federal prison for chasing a U.S. Postal service letter carrier with an ax handle.
Nov 21, 2009 | 7:30 pm
Hundreds of mourners have paid their respects to Chicago Board of Education President Michael Scott.
Nov 21, 2009 | 7:05 pm
Bond has been set at $250,000 for a Chicago police sergeant accused of stealing more than $600,000 from a police union.
Nov 21, 2009 | 6:30 pm
An appeals court has ordered a new trial for a western Illinois man convicted of killing a five-year-old girl who was in his care.
Nov 21, 2009 | 4:35 pm
A swath of Chicago's Dan Ryan Expressway has reopened after a multi-car crash that left at least eight people with minor injuries.
Nov 21, 2009 | 3:55 pm
Two Democratic senators and two congressmen Saturday pledged their support to turn the mostly unused Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson, Ill., into a federal prison that also would house some terrorist detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Authorities have closed the northbound express lanes of Chicago's Dan Ryan Expressway south of downtown after a seven-car crash.
Nov 21, 2009 | 3:00 pm
A Navy Reservist from Freeport in northwestern Illinois has died in a noncombat vehicle crash in Kuwait.
Nov 21, 2009 | 2:10 pm
The Illinois Department of Transportation says where possible it will suspend lane closures along state roadways over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Nov 21, 2009 | 3:05 am
Struggling homeowners in Illinois will soon get some guidance.
Nov 21, 2009 | 3:05 am
Lake County authorities say they arrested a 33-year-old school bus driver after she allegedly showed elementary school children sexually orientated animated video clips.
Nov 20, 2009 | 8:45 pm
An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews posted $100,000 bond on Friday _ a much larger amount than previously imposed.
Nov 20, 2009 | 8:25 pm
Step outside Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios and into the near west side neighborhood that's been home to her television talk show for two decades, and it's easy to get a sense of what she's meant to Chicago.
Nov 20, 2009 | 6:05 pm
The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Democratic Sen. Roland Burris for misleading investigators about his maneuvering to get Barack Obama's old Senate seat from the governor who was ousted for trying to sell it.
Nov 20, 2009 | 4:15 pm
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois governor who ordered Thomson Correctional Center built said Friday he’s not worried about security if the prison eventually holds Guantanamo Bay detainees.
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A Miami federal judge has imposed a 13 1/2-year sentence on the convicted ringleader of a plot to stage terror attacks against Chicago's Sears Tower and FBI offices.
Nov 20, 2009 | 3:25 pm
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says Oprah Winfrey has been a "tremendous asset" to Chicago and he's saddened to hear her show will end.
Nov 20, 2009 | 3:10 pm
A federal grand jury has indicted 15 alleged members of the La Familia Michoacana (MEE'-chu-a-kah-nah), a violence-prone Mexican cartel that has flooded American cities with millions of dollars worth of drugs.
Nov 20, 2009 | 2:50 pm
The home-invading Christmas elf has been identified, and it turns out to be a teenage prankster.
Nov 20, 2009 | 2:00 pm
Gov. Pat Quinn says he'll review a letter he received from Illinois Republicans about a possible deal to sell a state prison to the federal government to house Guantanamo Bay detainees.
Nov 20, 2009 | 1:55 pm
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