A 17-year-old high school student was ordered held in lieu of $30,000 bail Friday for allegedly biting a police officer who tried to separate her from another girl she was fighting with at their West...

The city of Chicago is now pasting bumper stickers on cabs asking riders how cabbies are driving -- part of the city's push to improve taxi service. | Ernie...

The Illinois Department of Labor said Friday it's investigating complaints about "worker safety issues" at the Cook County medical examiner's office, days after the Sun-Times...

FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2011 file photo, Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks with reporters during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial in Washington. Jackson is entering the fray over The...

Charges have been upgraded against a college athlete who is accused of throwing a pot of boiling water on his dog in a fit of anger after the Mountain Cur mix urinated on the...

A Frankfort man used Craigslist to find "fathers willing to share their daughters," police said, and pushed aggressively for a meet-up last weekend with a man he thought was a father ready...

In Egypt, cell phones, text messages and social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter were such powerful protest organizing tools, they helped topple a...

Nine students and a bus driver were injured Friday morning when a school bus was involved in a crash in west suburban Kane County. | Courtesy...

The unemployment rate in the Chicago metropolitan area rose to 9.3 percent in December from 8.6 percent a year earlier. But it fell from 9.8 percent in November, the Illinois Department of Employment...

Quinn's office said he'll propose raising the minimum age to drop out during his "State of the State" address next week. The governor's comments, In an appearance Friday in...

An influx of unclaimed bodies at Chicago's morque will likely result in a staff shake-up. Promising an immediate shakeup of staff and operations, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle...

Social media Web sites have become popular mechanisms by which gang members carry out drug-dealing and other illegal activity. This trend is explored in the Chicago Crime Commission Gang Book,...

Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The owners of Chicago’s fourth- tallest building are running out of time to refinance debt taken on during the property boom, setting the stage for a takeover fight for...

'); } CHICAGO -- This may finally be the year for Josh Vitters. The third baseman was the Cubs' first pick in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft, and third player taken overall. Of the...

Football coaches always preach to their players about the importance of living their lives with character, honor, and integrity. Lately, however, it seems that more and more coaches are having...

Chicago Public Schools chief executive officer Jean-Claude Brizard discusses plans to close two elementary schools and phase out two high schools. (Credit:...

Barring a setback in warmups, Taj Gibson is expected to return to the Bulls lineup against the Bucks tonight. Gibson was a full participant in the morning shootaround and his sprained left ankle...

— Authorities have upgrade charges against a 20-year-old college athlete accused of throwing boiling water on his dog after the animal urinated on the...

Chicago White Sox’s Paul Konerko watches his 2,000th career hit, during eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. (AP...

— A teenage boy stole a woman's wallet as she rode a bus overnight, but the woman chased the thief down and cornered him until police arrived. The woman, 50, was riding a Chicago Transit...

The Bears have narrowed their GM search down to two candidates, but one NFL expert thinks one candidate is far better than the other. ';I can tell you that Jason Licht really isn’t a good...

The Super Bowl represents the lone day of the year where the best tailgate possible may well take place from the comforts of your own home as opposed to right outside the stadium. Ignoring the...

With the Super Bowl just over a week away, NFL analyst Brian Billick joined The Boers and Bernstein Show to break down the matchup. Check out the full interview...

As the Patriots and Giants gear up for a Super Bowl rematch, many have noted the incredible number of personnel changes on both sides. Despite the substantial turnover in lineups, the quarterbacks...

on the extent of tight end Ron Gronkowski’s injury , but his father may have just cracked the case. Gordy Gronkowski told WIVB in Buffalo his son suffered a high ankle sprain against the...

After a day of sun and mild temperatures, snow will move in Friday night around 9 p.m. and leave about 1 to 1.5 inches on the ground on Saturday morning, CBS 2 Meteorologist Megan Glaros reports. ...

After months of TV watching, countless cheers and upsets, and numerous football parties, the Super Bowl is finally here. And with the Patriots and the Giants meeting for their second Super Bowl...

The White Sox farm system is one of the most depleted systems in all of baseball. They key way to bolster talent in a farm system is through the draft — something the White Sox have struggled...

Former White Sox left fielder Juan Pierre has agreed to a minor league deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, according to CSNPhilly’s Jim Salisbury. Pierre was not in the White Sox’s...

This statue has been stolen from outside Todd Hall Elementary School in Lincolnwood. Only the bench now remains. (Credit: Lincolnwood School District...

— Nine children and a driver were hurt Friday when a school bus crashed in Kane County. The Kane County Sheriff's office says the crash happened around 8:10 a.m. on Granart Road near Camp...

The Bears have only interviewed one candidate for their open passing coordinator/quarterback coach position, but that man turned down their offer and instead joined the Jaguars’...

With Sergio Santos traded to the Blue Jays, the White Sox have an open closer position. Jesse Crain, who is preparing to start his second season on the South Side, said he’s definitely...

When the White Sox take the field to start the 2012 season, there’s no doubt the pitching staff will have a much different look than it did last seasons. Gone are longtime ace Mark Buehrle and...

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Toler was suspended for a violation of team rules Jan. 21. "Tim Toler has been dismissed from the Huskie basketball program, effective today," head coach Mark Montgomery said. "Tim...

The Dixie Square Mall, seen in the upper portion of this picture, is finally set to be demolished after being closed for more than 33 years. (Credit:...

missed the team’s first practice for the game Thursday with a left ankle injury. Four years earlier, quarterback Tom Brady skipped practice for a week before the game with an injured right...

Hey, who are you scoffing at? That was the feeling four years ago among a handful of Giants defenders when Tom Brady pooh-poohed Plaxico Burress’ Super Bowl XLII prediction. Justin Tuck told...

CHICAGO-Hull House, the Chicago social services organization founded more than 120 years ago by Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams, closed Friday after running out of money. The Jane Addams Hull...

Jane Addams in 1889, is closing and will file for bankruptcy, the organization said. The charity, which announced last week it planned to stay open through March, announced Wednesday it didn't...

Shedd Aquarium is the new home for a 10-week-old sea otter found orphaned on the California coast last month, the aquarium announced Thursday. The female pup, now weighing about 15 pounds, was found...

Two Tinley Park men who illegally used a fire hydrant to fill a backyard hockey rink in December were ordered Thursday to pay a $127.44 water bill and fulfill 16 hours of community service each.The...

O'Hare International Airport , which was the world's busiest airport from 1961 through 1997, remained stuck in the No. 2 spot last year in the U.S. as measured by the number of flights,...

Chicago Illinois That's right, joy. Fresh air. Exercise. Purpose. And, the greatest ecstasy of all, civic pride. Never mind that there is no snow in Chicago in this freakish winter, unless...

The cop clutched a framed photograph and sat doubled over on the courtroom bench, wracked with sobs after a reputed drug dealer had been convicted Thursday in the 2008 murder of Chicago police...

Joshua Merritt said he had no reason to be suspicious when one of his friends texted him, asking him to hang out with two other teenagers they both knew. But after Merritt, 17, arrived at the home...

Rahm Emanuel 's controversial plans to lengthen the school day and close failing schools also receive millions of dollars in grants from his...

Louis Bianchi — though the county is still fighting the bills. Circuit Court Judge Gordon Graham ordered the payments to special prosecutors Thomas McQueen and Henry "Skip" Tonigan...