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Bulls F Taj Gibson agrees to 4-year extension
Taj Gibson agreed to a four-year, $38 million contract extension with the Chicago Bulls, just before the NBA deadline Wednesday night. Gibson broke ...
George Wendt leaves play after chest pains
Chest pains will keep actor George Wendt from performing as Oscar Madison in a Chicago-area production of "The Odd Couple." Northlight Theatre ...
Man with bionic leg to climb Chicago skyscraper
Zac Vawter considers himself a test pilot. After losing his right leg in a motorcycle accident, the 31-year-old software engineer signed up to become ...
Donors with dollars: Top 5 fundraisers for Obama
Chicago is President Barack Obama's kind of town when it comes to top-dollar campaign donations. Windy City media baron Fred Eychaner was a leading ...
Superstorm now ashore, its work is far from done
The storm that was Sandy isn't done just yet. After lashing coastal cities and inundating parts of New York City with 13 feet of water, the core of ...
Mood of the Nation: Struggling yet still hopeful
On the eve of the 2012 elections, The Associated Press interviewed dozens of Americans to try to gauge the economic mood of the nation. People were ...
Giants remain perfect at Jerry's house
The New York Giants sure feel at home at Cowboys Stadium. They should: After their wild 29-24 victory Sunday at Jerry Jones' palace outside Dallas, ...
Young millennials _ fiscal conservatives?
This generation of young Americans has been called many things, from civic-minded to "entitled." But fiscally conservative? That's a new one, and it ...
Attorneys say a Gacy victim was misidentified
Attorneys for a woman who for years doubted her 14-year-old son was a victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy said Thursday that a lab concluded that ...
Government replaces body scanners at some airports
The federal government is quietly removing full-body X-ray scanners from seven major airports and replacing them with a different type of machine that ...
Obama votes early in Chicago hometown
President Barack Obama has cast his ballot early, returning to his hometown of Chicago to drum up support for early voting. The president says, "all ...
Viewers embrace TV's make-believe politicians
It seems you just can't watch TV without confronting politics. And that's not just the glut of campaign coverage, now reaching its feverish climax.
American plans to hire 2,500 pilots
The CEO of American Airlines said the company expects to hire 2,500 pilots over the next five years as it ramps up international flights. "The new ...
CPR less likely for minorities on street or home
People who collapse from cardiac arrest in poor black neighborhoods are half as likely to get CPR from family members at home or bystanders on the ...
Hall of Fame catcher Fisk charged with DUI in Ill.
Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk faces charges of driving under the influence and other misdemeanors after being found asleep in his pickup truck in ...
After dramatic spike, Chicago homicides slow down
When the city's gang war intensified last spring, shootings became so frequent they sometimes seemed like a ghastly game of tennis, with each ...
Economic upturn, auto bailout lift Dems in Midwest
Republicans and Gov. Scott Walker spent months and millions of dollars on ads in the divisive recall election telling Wisconsin voters that the state ...
Ill. Rep. Jesse Jackson back at Mayo Clinic
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was back at the Mayo Clinic for an evaluation Tuesday and possibly a longer stay, nearly two months after being released ...
Bulls vow to get by without Rose
Their superstar is injured, their so-called "bench mob" pretty much gone and despite all that, the Chicago Bulls insist one thing hasn't changed.
Cutler shakes off injury, Bears beat Lions 13-7
Jay Cutler's been seeing this all season, a rerun on an endless loop, and he's not ready to change the channel. Not when the defense is performing ...
Congressman: Ill. Rep. Jackson en route to Mayo
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who covertly went on medical leave months ago and has given no sign of when he'll return to work, seems to be in a ...
Bears lead Lions 13-0 after 3 quarters
Jay Cutler threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Marshall and the Chicago Bears held a 13-0 lead over the Detroit Lions after three quarters on ...
Chicago police culture on trial in beating case
Allegations of a culture in which Chicago police jump to protect fellow officers accused of wrongdoing are at the heart of a federal civil trial that ...
Cheerleading needs sports safety rules, docs say
Cheerleading isn't just jumping and waving pompoms — it has become as athletic and potentially as dangerous as a sport and should be designated one ...
Rev Jackson says son going to Mayo for checkup
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who has given no hint of when he'll return to work four months after taking medical leave, will head back to the Mayo ...