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Athletes' deaths in workouts prompt new guidelines
The most dangerous time for amateur athletes may not be during the heat of the game or even in rigorous practices. A total of 21 college football ...
Jewels from reputed mobster's home up for auction
Jewelry collectors who don't mind if their gems have a shady past will soon get the chance to bid on a stash of valuables found in the home of reputed ...
Jesse Jackson Jr. takes medical leave of absence
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who defeated a primary challenge this year despite being the target of a House ethics investigation, has been on a ...
NHL labor negotiations about to begin
The head of the NHL players' union said Monday that negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement will begin "very quickly" — perhaps as early ...
Committee will help pick US attorney in Chicago
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin says he and Republican Sen. Mark Kirk will appoint a six-member committee to screen applicants for the job of U.S.
Thousands march for gay pride in San Francisco
Loud sirens, flashing lights and countless rainbow flags and banners accompanied uniformed police officers, cheerleaders and politicians who marched ...
Pet piranha bites off Illinois toddler's fingertip
Chicago-area parents thought their pit bull was to blame when they heard their 18-month-old daughter crying and discovered one of her fingertips had ...
Ill. prosecutors refuse to defend gay marriage ban
Twenty-five Illinois couples were prepared for a long legal fight when they joined lawsuits challenging the state's ban on gay marriage. Turns out ...
$5M in stolen artifacts returned to Polish museum
Stolen documents, military medals and other artifacts valued at about $5 million — including letters signed by Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson ...
APNewsBreak: NATO protesters indicted on 11 counts
A grand jury has handed down an 11-count indictment against three NATO-summit protesters jailed since May, including four terrorism-related counts and ...
Wade dealing with custody issue during Finals
Dwyane Wade has asked a Chicago judge to suspend his ex-wife's right to visitation with their two children after a weekend incident that delayed the ...
200 years later, Chicago battle provokes new fight
Just because a battle happened in 1812 doesn't mean there isn't anything left to fight about. Chicago Alderman Edward Burke has learned that for ...
Lawsuit claims Illinois jail denied man HIV drugs
A Chicago man filed a federal lawsuit Monday claiming an Illinois jail prevented him from taking his prescribed HIV medications for a week, harming ...
Crunch time in Europe: What should investors do?
It's gut-check time for investors. Again. Greek elections on Sunday kicked off two potentially tumultuous weeks in the European debt crisis. Once the ...
Obama family makes rare trip home to Chicago
Sweet home Chicago. President Barack Obama is back in the city for the weekend with his wife and daughters in their first visit in two years to their ...
Americans hang on after recession claims wealth
Looking back, the financial lives many Americans enjoyed until just a few years ago can seem like a mirage. On a suburban cul-de-sac northwest of ...
Obama, world want bold signs from Europe at G-20
With global anxiety rising, President Barack Obama is searching for bolder, swifter signals from Europe that it will contain its financial mess and ...
Obama proposal to raise dropout age falls flat
President Barack Obama's call for states to raise the minimum age at which students can drop out of high school seems about as popular as a homework ...
Fair shot or freedom? Words define campaign 2012
If sometimes it seems like the two candidates for president are speaking different languages, the reason is simple: They are. President Barack Obama ...
Dempster dominates again, Cubs beat Red Sox 3-0
Ryan Dempster realizes his days with the Chicago Cubs could be winding down, particularly if he keeps this up. He's dominating, and a contender just ...
Collapse still stings Epstein
Theo Epstein still can't erase the Boston Red Sox's collapse last season from his mind. Now the Chicago Cubs' president of baseball operations, he ...
Documents: R. Kelly owes nearly $5M in taxes
R&B star R. Kelly, who last year saw his suburban Chicago mansion fall into foreclosure, now has the Internal Revenue Service at his door. The Chicago ...
9 jurors chosen for Hudson family murder trial
Nine people have been chosen so far to sit on the jury for the Chicago trial of the man accused of killing Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and ...