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Chicago vows to fight concealed carry ruling
With parts of the city in the grip of gang warfare and spiking homicide rates, Chicago aldermen are urging state officials to appeal an appellate ...
Court ruling on Ill. gun ban sets stage for fight
Backers of Illinois' ban on concealed weapons vowed Wednesday to fight for continued controls on gun possession, a day after a federal appeals court ...
Griffin leads streaking Clippers past Bulls 94-89
Chris Paul liked the way the Los Angeles Clippers grinded out an ugly win when they were challenged. Blake Griffin had 22 points and 10 rebounds to ...
Chicago man gets 10 years in suicide-bomber plot
A Chicago man who pleaded guilty to a plot to attend a Somalia training camp with the dream of becoming a suicide bomber was sentenced Tuesday to ...
Medical helicopter hit bad weather before crash
A medical helicopter pilot hit bad weather and was trying to return to the hospital hangar shortly before the aircraft crashed into a northern ...
FAA: 3 killed in medical helicopter crash in Ill.
Authorities say a medical helicopter has crashed in northern Illinois, killing all three people on board. The Federal Aviation Administration reports ...
Ex-policeman gets life for 1957 death of Ill. girl
Friends and family who had all but given up on seeing anyone brought to justice for the murder of a young Illinois girl more than 50 years ago said ...
Packers beat Lions 27-20, take NFC North lead
While other teams face complicated playoff scenarios and confusing tiebreakers, the task is quite simple for the Green Bay Packers. Beat the Bears at ...
Peterson, defense lead Vikings over Bears 21-14
Everyone in the stadium knows Adrian Peterson is going to get the ball when the Minnesota Vikings are on offense. No one seems to know how to stop him ...
Cowboys involved in fatal wreck were close friends
Josh Brent and Jerry Brown met in college, forming a close, unshakeable bond. Having realized his NFL dream, Brent was trying to help his roommate do ...
Cowboys involved in fatal wreck close friends
Josh Brent and Jerry Brown met in college, forming a close, unshakeable bond. Having realized his NFL dream, Brent was trying to help his roommate do ...
Cowboy charged after player dies in auto accident
Police charged Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent with intoxication manslaughter Saturday after he flipped his car in a pre-dawn accident ...
Sudanese teens at center of recruiting controversy
Four young men from war-ravaged Sudan tower above their teachers and fellow students on the pastoral grounds of a century-old school in suburban ...
APNewsBreak: Corps not budging on Miss. River flap
The Army Corps of Engineers has turned back requests by federal lawmakers and the barge operators to release more water from the Missouri River, ...
Roger Ebert hospitalized with fractured hip
Famed Chicago movie critic Roger Ebert has been hospitalized with a hip fracture. His wife, Chaz Ebert, told The Associated Press on Thursday that her ...
Baxter to buy Swedish firm Gambro in $2.76B deal
Drug and medical device maker Baxter International plans to buy the privately held Swedish company Gambro AB for about $2.76 billion to broaden its ...
Texans 1st, Falcons, Pats tied for 2nd in AP Pro32
An NFL version of No. 1 vs. No. 2 is set for Monday night when the Houston Texans visit the New England Patriots. The Texans remained first in the AP ...
'In Cold Blood' murderers investigated in Florida
At the end of 1959, two families of four — one in Kansas, the other in Florida — were brutally murdered. Two men were arrested, charged and executed ...
Dem on trial seen as part of old Chicago politics
The grizzled Chicago Democrat has compared himself to a virile hog, likened a then-chief prosecutor to a Nazi and bragged about directing government ...
John Wayne Gacy's blood could solve old murders
Detectives have long wondered what secrets serial killer John Wayne Gacy and other condemned murderers took to the grave when they were executed — ...
Rice TD gives Seahawks 23-17 OT win over Bears
On target with his passes, too fast with his feet and composed when he could have wilted down the stretch, Russell Wilson was simply having a blast.
Busted! Northern Illinois meets FSU in Orange Bowl
What a weekend for Northern Illinois: Win a conference championship, lose a coach and bust the BCS. The Huskies are headed to the Orange Bowl, set to ...
AP Source: Northern Illinois to the Orange Bowl
Northern Illinois has been selected to play Florida State in the Orange Bowl, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.