http://www.mail.com/locations/4222-chicago.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/4222-chicago.html http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1765448-briggs-joins-marshall-unloading-packers.html LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The NFL's oldest rivals are spicing up their Sunday showdown with some serious trash talk. Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs unloaded on the Packers on Thursday, saying he's no fan of Green Bay and calling Jermichael Finley "an idiot." Wide receiver Brandon Marshall went off Wednesday, saying he's never disliked a team as much... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1765448-briggs-joins-marshall-unloading-packers.html 2012-12-13T21:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763286-chicago-poised-to-fight-handguns-.html CHICAGO (AP) — Facing a climbing homicide rate, Chicago is poised for another fight over handguns — just two years after the last one. When the U.S. Supreme Court nullified the city's 28-year-old handgun ban in 2010, Chicago responded by passing one of the nation's toughest handgun ordinances. And city officials sounded ready Thursday for another battle a... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763286-chicago-poised-to-fight-handguns-.html 2012-12-13T21:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760378-court-ruling-ill-gun-ban-sets-stage-fight.html CHICAGO (AP) — Backers of Illinois' ban on concealed weapons vowed Wednesday to fight for continued controls on gun possession, a day after a federal appeals court struck down the nation's last such prohibition as unconstitutional and ordered the state to craft a law allowing it. Chicago aldermen joined gun control advocates in urging state Attorney Gener... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760378-court-ruling-ill-gun-ban-sets-stage-fight.html 2012-12-13T01:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1760238-griffin-leads-streaking-clippers-bulls-94-89.html CHICAGO (AP) — 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 help Los Angeles beat the Chicago Bulls 94-89 on Tuesday night for its seventh straight victory, the team's longest winning streak in two decades. Marco Belinelli hit a 3-pointer with less than ... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1760238-griffin-leads-streaking-clippers-bulls-94-89.html 2012-12-12T05:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1759062-chicago-man-10-years-suicide-bomber-plot.html CHICAGO (AP) — 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 nearly 10 years in prison. Standing in orange jail clothes, his hands behind his back, 29-year-old Shaker Masri looked calm as a judge imposed the sentence for one count of attempting to provide m... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1759062-chicago-man-10-years-suicide-bomber-plot.html 2012-12-12T05:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1759274-medical-helicopter-hit-bad-weather-crash.html CHICAGO (AP) — A medical helicopter pilot hit bad weather and was trying to return to the hospital hangar shortly before the aircraft crashed into a northern Illinois field, killing him and two nurses, authorities said Tuesday. Pilot Andy Olesen radioed to dispatchers at Rockford Memorial Hospital that he was turning around because he had "encountered som... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1759274-medical-helicopter-hit-bad-weather-crash.html 2012-12-11T21:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1755134-packers-beat-lions-27-20-take-nfc-north-lead.html GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — While other teams face complicated playoff scenarios and confusing tiebreakers, the task is quite simple for the Green Bay Packers. Beat the Bears at Soldier Field next weekend and the NFC North title is theirs. The Packers opened a one-game lead over Chicago with their 27-20 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday night. The Bears... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1755134-packers-beat-lions-27-20-take-nfc-north-lead.html 2012-12-10T09:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1753230-sudanese-teens-center-recruiting-controversy.html BATAVIA, Ill. (AP) — 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 Chicago. Eighteen months after arriving — and just as they are beginning to feel at home — these athletes find themselves at center court in a controversy over high school sports recruiting a... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 20:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1753230-sudanese-teens-center-recruiting-controversy.html 2012-12-08T20:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1749578-roger-ebert-hospitalized-with-fractured-hip.html CHICAGO (AP) — 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 husband was doing much better and "doctors are making assessments" about when he could leave the hospital. Roger Ebert then posted on Twitter that he does not need surgery. ... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1749578-roger-ebert-hospitalized-with-fractured-hip.html 2012-12-06T22:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1743058-texans-1st-falcons-pats-tied-2nd-ap-pro32.html NEW YORK (AP) — 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 Pro32 power rankings Tuesday, while the Patriots inched up two spots into a second-place tie with the Atlanta Falcons. Houston received eight first-place votes and 376 points in balloting by ... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1743058-texans-1st-falcons-pats-tied-2nd-ap-pro32.html 2012-12-04T21:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1742582-in-cold-blood-murderers-investigated-florida.html OSPREY, Fla. (AP) — 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 in the Kansas case, and writer Truman Capote captured the horrific tale in his iconic true crime book, "In Cold Blood." The Florida murder of two parents and two children was investigated ... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1742582-in-cold-blood-murderers-investigated-florida.html 2012-12-04T20:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1740642-dem-trial-chicago-politics.html CHICAGO (AP) — The grizzled Chicago Democrat has compared himself to a virile hog, likened a then-chief prosecutor to a Nazi and bragged about directing government investigators to kiss his posterior. William Beavers' you-can't-touch-me bravado will be put to the test as the former police officer-turned-politician beats a path — well-worn in Illinois — to... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1740642-dem-trial-chicago-politics.html 2012-12-03T23:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1739006-john-wayne-gacys-blood-solve-murders.html CHICAGO (AP) — Detectives have long wondered what secrets serial killer John Wayne Gacy and other condemned murderers took to the grave when they were executed — particularly whether they had other unknown victims. Now, in a game of scientific catch-up, the Cook County Sheriff's Department is trying to find out by entering the killers' DNA profiles into a... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1739006-john-wayne-gacys-blood-solve-murders.html 2012-12-03T19:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738546-rice-td-seahawks-23-17-ot-win-bears.html CHICAGO (AP) — 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. Why wouldn't he? He stared down the Monsters of the Midway and gave Seattle a rare road win, not to mention a playoff boost. Wilson threw for two late touchdowns, connecting with Sidney Rice fo... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738546-rice-td-seahawks-23-17-ot-win-bears.html 2012-12-03T09:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1737524-rick-majerus-college-basketball-coach-dies.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — At Rick Majerus' final stop, the lone concession to the coach's health woes were the footstools stationed at each corner of the practice court. Close by anytime he needed a breather. Close enough, too, to jump up for some hands-on assistance with the proper stance or to lead a quick walkthrough. The jovial, basketball-obsessed coach who l... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 05:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1737524-rick-majerus-college-basketball-coach-dies.html 2012-12-02T05:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1734966-sons-woes-weigh-heavily-rev-jesse-jackson.html CHICAGO (AP) — In the cluttered office where he's met with some of the nation's top politicians and preachers, penned rousing speeches and planned civil rights marches, the Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks so softly — and with so little enunciation — that one strains at times to hear him. At 71, he still keeps a hectic schedule and speaks extemporaneously on eve... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1734966-sons-woes-weigh-heavily-rev-jesse-jackson.html 2012-11-30T22:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1731504-wr-heard-viagra-use-to-gain-edge-field.html CHICAGO (AP) — The idea that NFL players might use Viagra to gain an edge on the field left Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs practically in tears — from laughing. He wasn't the only one. Players cracked jokes about it Thursday, a day after Bears star receiver Brandon Marshall said he had heard that some players were using Viagra and hoping it would ... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1731504-wr-heard-viagra-use-to-gain-edge-field.html 2012-11-29T22:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1731150-mavericks-to-sign-veteran-derek-fisher.html CHICAGO (AP) — The short-handed Dallas Mavericks will sign 16-year veteran point guard Derek Fisher on Thursday, coach Rick Carlisle said after team's 101-78 loss to Chicago on Wednesday night. The move is contingent on Fisher passing a physical. Dallas played Wednesday without Darren Collison, who had started 14 of its first games at the point, because o... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1731150-mavericks-to-sign-veteran-derek-fisher.html 2012-11-29T14:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1728784-2-lucky-winners-record-powerball-jackpot.html CHICAGO (AP) — Powerball officials say tickets sold in Arizona and Missouri matched all six numbers to win the record the record $579.9 million jackpot. Now the hunt for the winners begins. Early Thursday morning officials confirmed that two winning tickets had been sold. The numbers drawn Wednesday night are: 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 and Powerball of 6. A lotte... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 06:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1728784-2-lucky-winners-record-powerball-jackpot.html 2012-11-29T06:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1730156-ex-us-rep-reynolds-latest-to-seek-jacksons-seat.html CHICAGO (AP) — Just a few blocks from a courthouse where he was convicted of fraud and a few miles from another where he was convicted of having sex with a minor, former U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds announced Wednesday he is running for the congressional seat vacated by Jesse Jackson Jr. The former congressman is just the latest entry in a race that has unleash... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1730156-ex-us-rep-reynolds-latest-to-seek-jacksons-seat.html 2012-11-28T23:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1729908-wild-coyotes-kind-chilling-wrigley-field.html CHICAGO (AP) — Wild baseball fans might be a standard sight at Wrigley Field, but a pair of wild coyotes milling around Chicago's historic ballpark — surrounded on all sides by bars, restaurants and busy streets — wasn't what one photographer was expecting on a busy Friday night. So he quickly grabbed his camera. "They were just kind of chilling," freelan... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1729908-wild-coyotes-kind-chilling-wrigley-field.html 2012-11-28T22:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1728762-simple-measures-cut-infections-caught-hospitals.html CHICAGO (AP) — Preventing surgery-linked infections is a major concern for hospitals and it turns out some simple measures can make a big difference. A project at seven big hospitals reduced infections after colorectal surgeries by nearly one-third. It prevented an estimated 135 infections, saving almost $4 million, the Joint Commission hospital regulatin... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1728762-simple-measures-cut-infections-caught-hospitals.html 2012-11-28T20:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1723772-blow-states-anti-eavesdropping-law.html CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delivered another blow to a 50-year-old anti-eavesdropping law in Illinois, choosing to let stand a lower court finding that key parts of the hotly debated law run counter to constitutional protections of free speech. In that critical lower-court ruling in May, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found tha... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1723772-blow-states-anti-eavesdropping-law.html 2012-11-26T22:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1724278-tax-credit-luring-pre-broadway-to-chicago.html CHICAGO (AP) — The New York-bound musical "Kinky Boots" enjoyed a pre-Broadway run at a downtown Chicago theater this fall, but only after the state of Illinois lured producers with something that's scarce these days — money. The Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein production that's based on a 2005 movie, along with a second musical, "Big Fish," were the fi... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1724278-tax-credit-luring-pre-broadway-to-chicago.html 2012-11-26T17:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1722840-cutler-sharp-bears-beat-vikings-28-10.html CHICAGO (AP) — Even a lopsided win was painful for the Chicago Bears. They got Jay Cutler back after missing a game with a concussion, only to lose three more stars to injuries in a 28-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Devin Hester left the game with a concussion. Matt Forte and Charles Tillman exited with ankle injuries, and if that weren'... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1722840-cutler-sharp-bears-beat-vikings-28-10.html 2012-11-26T09:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1723426-trip-smooth-thanksgiving-travelers.html SEATTLE (AP) — Despite a predicted increase in the number of holiday travelers, Americans returning home after the long Thanksgiving weekend found generally good weather, few airport delays and at times manageable conditions on the nation's highways. Travel appeared to run smoothly Sunday — typically the busiest travel day of the year — as millions journe... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1723426-trip-smooth-thanksgiving-travelers.html 2012-11-26T08:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1723272-disabled-parents-face-bias-loss-kids-report.html Millions of Americans with disabilities have gained innumerable rights and opportunities since Congress passed landmark legislation on their behalf in 1990. And yet advocates say barriers and bias still abound when it comes to one basic human right: To be a parent. A Kansas City, Mo., couple had their daughter taken into custody by the state two days afte... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 05:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1723272-disabled-parents-face-bias-loss-kids-report.html 2012-11-26T05:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1722620-thanksgiving-travelers-smooth-trip.html SEATTLE (AP) — Travelers heading home after the long Thanksgiving weekend had yet another reason to be thankful on Sunday: favorable weather and few airport delays reported on what is traditionally the busiest travel day of the year. Although there was little elbow room on packed buses, trains and airplanes, travel appeared to be running smoothly as milli... Sun, 25 Nov 2012 23:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1722620-thanksgiving-travelers-smooth-trip.html 2012-11-25T23:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1721936-trail-spurs-interest-ex-atlanta-rail-route.html ATLANTA (AP) — Since a new urban trail opened last month in an old rail corridor in Atlanta, it has drawn a steady stream of joggers, dog-walkers and cyclists to take in spectacular views of the skyline and neighborhoods once seen only by train. Hundreds of trees have been planted along the paved 14-foot-wide path, while artists have added works such as windmills made of bic... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 22:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1721936-trail-spurs-interest-ex-atlanta-rail-route.html 2012-11-24T22:57:00Z