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'Polka King' Eddie Blazonczyk dies at 70
Grammy Award-winning polka great Eddie Blazonczyk, who began playing the lively music in the 1950s and went on to earn the nickname "Polka King" after ...
Chicago police get high marks for NATO protests
The sight of Chicago police raising billy clubs against demonstrators was the kind of image that has dogged the city's police force longer than most ...
Eugene Polley, inventor of TV remote, dies at 96
Couch potatoes everywhere can pause and thank Eugene Polley for hours of feet-up channel surfing. His invention, the first wireless TV remote, began ...
Summit doubleheader short on surprises
A long weekend of economic and security summits was heavy on stagecraft and light on surprises. The Group of Eight gathering in Camp David, Md., and ...
Obama snubs Pakistan head over supply routes
In an unmistakable snub, President Barack Obama left Pakistan off a list of nations he thanked Monday for help getting war supplies into Afghanistan.
After NATO summit, questions about protest mindset
For activists, the NATO summit in Chicago served as one big stage from which to air a broad range of grievances — not just the war in Afghanistan or ...
Obama on Afghan: Leave on time, no 'perfect' end
President Barack Obama and leaders around the globe locked in place an Afghanistan exit path Monday that will still keep their troops fighting and ...
Protesters march through Chicago to NATO summit
Thousands of protesters marched through downtown Chicago on Sunday in one of the city's largest demonstrations in years, airing grievances about war, ...
NATO shifts to help an elusive Afghanistan peace
President Barack Obama and NATO allies declared Sunday that the end of the long and unpopular Afghanistan war is in sight even as they struggled to ...
Police: 45 arrested, 4 officers hurt in protests
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says the protests of the NATO Summit resulted in 45 people being arrested and four officers suffering ...
Hollande: NATO missile defense should worry no one
France's new president said Sunday that Russia and other countries should not feel threatened by the planned NATO missile defense system. Speaking at ...
Hollande sticks to Afghan pullout at NATO summit
France's new president says he's being "pragmatic" with his decision to pull French combat troops out of Afghanistan by the year's end.
2 more activists charged related to NATO summit
Prosecutors charged two more activists Sunday with crimes tied to the two-day NATO summit, accusing one of saying he wanted to blow up a downtown ...
Michelle Obama, NATO spouses visit youth center
First lady Michelle Obama and the spouses of NATO heads of state dropped by a Chicago youth center where they watched a hip-hop aerobics class for ...
Men accused of plotting attacks around NATO summit
Three activists who traveled to Chicago for a NATO summit were accused Saturday of manufacturing Molotov cocktails in a plot to attack President ...
Young illegal immigrants coming out of the shadows
She was tiny and trembling and looked so very vulnerable. Barely 15, having already experienced a lifetime of hardships since losing her mother at 5 ...
3 NATO protesters face terror conspiracy charges
Police say three protesters at the NATO summit in Chicago have been charged with terrorism conspiracy stemming from allegations that they planned to ...
Chicago protesters break away from nurses' rally
Hundreds of protesters broke away from a large rally and began marching through Chicago streets Friday, taunting police and shouting about everything ...
Cubs RHP Kerry Wood retires after 13-plus seasons
Kerry Wood arrived in the majors 14 years ago, a fresh-faced kid with No. 34 on his back, slinging fastballs at 100 mph, delivering breaking pitches ...
Emanuel: Chicago NATO summit is already paying off
Two days before Chicago hosts a summit of NATO leaders, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the wide-ranging security measures and months of preparations that ...
Manhunt for groom charged in Ill. bride's slaying
The nationwide hunt for a man accused of killing his new bride intensified Thursday, as the FBI issued an unlawful flight warrant for Arnoldo Jimenez.
For Chicago, NATO summit brings commuter headaches
As President Barack Obama and 50 heads of state arrive for a weekend NATO summit, parts of Chicago are all but shutting down — the result of dire ...
As Facebook grows, millions say, 'no, thanks'
Don't try to friend MaLi Arwood on Facebook. You won't find her there. You won't find Thomas Chin, either. Or Kariann Goldschmitt. Or Jake Edelstein.
NATO summit gives Chicago coveted global spotlight
The famous skyline is etched with distinctive buildings. The downtown boasts a vibrant cultural district. And the stunning lakefront and art-filled ...
Suspect groom called his family about 'bad fight'
Hours after police found Estrella Carrera stabbed to death in her bathtub, still clad in the silver sequined cocktail dress she wore to celebrate her ...