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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 ...
Suit: Doctors mistakenly declared Chicago boy dead
The parents of an 8-year-old boy who has had severe brain damage for years have sued a Chicago hospital, alleging that doctors pronounced their son ...
Congressman Jackson says he's 'starting to heal'
Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. spoke out about his treatment for depression for the first time since the start of his secretive, four-month leave of ...
Women describe circumstances that led to abortion
They say they were using birth control, but it failed. One woman would have had the baby but the man she was in a relationship with didn't want her to
Dozens of states make it hard to get abortions
It's legal to get an abortion in America, but in many places it is hard and getting harder. Just this year, 17 states set new limits on abortion; 24 ...
Earlier puberty seen in boys, just like in girls
When it comes to the birds and the bees, some parents may want to have that talk with their boys a little sooner than they expected. Researchers have ...
Mary Campbell, music writer for the AP, dies at 78
Mary Campbell, whose childhood affection for the big bands and opera she heard on her radio set the stage for four decades as a music writer for The ...
Illinois Amtrak train hits 111 mph in test run
For the first time on a key Midwestern route between Chicago and St. Louis, an Amtrak passenger train topped 110 mph Friday, ripping through ...
Jason Aldean makes 2nd stop of day in Chicago
As a kid, Jason Aldean thought he would eventually see his name on a scoreboard at baseball stadiums. He gave up that dream when he turned to country ...
Official proposes bullet tax to curb Chicago crime
As Chicago struggles to quell gang violence that has contributed to a jump in homicides, a top elected official wants to tax the sale of every bullet ...
House tea party icons face re-election challenges
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann's tendency to cause a ruckus on Capitol Hill made her a tea party sensation. Her bulging campaign treasury and ...
AP source: Obama plans Nov. 6 rally in Chicago
President Barack Obama is planning an election-night rally in his hometown of Chicago at the giant McCormick Place convention center. From there, ...
McJordan barbecue sauce fetches $10,000
A man who used to own McDonald's restaurants in North Dakota is about $10,000 richer after selling a 20-year-old container of McJordan barbecue sauce ...
Chicago schools CEO replaced after 17 months
Just three weeks after Chicago teachers returned to the classroom following a bitter strike, Mayor Rahm Emanuel replaced his schools CEO with a ...
Cartels flood US with cheap meth
Mexican drug cartels are quietly filling the void in the nation's drug market created by the long effort to crack down on American-made ...
Testing nonprofit waters with Chicago Ideas Week
There are TED talks, Davos and Renaissance Weekends, all for innovators and world leaders to share creative ideas and make lucrative connections.
Docs say spine shots for steroids are usually safe
Millions of people get steroid shots in their backs to relieve pain. Now they are probably wondering if it's safe. In 23 states, hundreds, possibly ...
Ex-Ill. powerbroker sentenced to year in prison
A federal judge sentenced former Illinois powerbroker William Cellini to a year in prison Thursday for conspiring to shake down a movie producer, ...
Chicago police find about 1,500 pot plants in city
In Chicago, a bustling urban metropolis where skyscrapers are as likely to sprout up as anything a farmer might plant, someone decided there was just ...
Chicago teachers vote to approve 3-year contract
Members of the Chicago Teachers Union overwhelmingly have approved a new three-year contract that includes pay increases and a new evaluation system, ...
Wife unsure when US Rep. Jackson Jr. will return
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s wife said Wednesday her husband is seeing his doctor two to three times a week and that she doesn't know if he will ...
Ex-NFL WR Hurd pleads not guilty to new charges
Former NFL receiver Sam Hurd pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a new indictment accusing him of trying to obtain cocaine and marijuana while he was out ...
Dems out to reverse GOP's 2010 gains in Illinois
Pizzeria owner Bobby Schilling catapulted to Congress two years ago with robust tea party support, the endorsement of "Joe the Plumber" and a sharply ...