An Aurora man has been charged with DUI after getting his car stuck in a West Surbuban Montgomery Taco Bell drive-thru lane. On Nov. 28, Aaron Dawson, 27, of the 800 block of Symphony Drive, drove a blue Dodge sedan at 2:15 a.m. to the Taco Bell on the 1950 block of Douglas Road in Montgomery. An employee at the fast food restaurant called for help because the car was stuck, according Montgomery ... Full Story »
Two men were shot Sunday morning in the Near West Side neighborhood.Theshooting occurred at 2517 W. Madison St. at 2:57 a.m., according topolice News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro. One man was shot in theabdomen and suffered a graze wound to the head. The second man was shotin the shin.Both men were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, Alfaro said.No one is in custody Sunday morning ... Full Story »
Police and fire personnel were responding Sunday morning to a reportof a car that was seen in Lake Michigan near Randolph Street.As of about 8 a.m. divers were being sent to the scene, according to unconfirmed dispatch reports.Fire Department Media Affairs personnel were not immediately available for comment. ... Full Story »
One person died Sunday morning after a two vehicle collision in the Southwest Side Gage Park neighborhood. Theaccident occurred at 2:15 a.m. at West 58th Street and South CaliforniaAvenue, accordin to police News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak.One person was pronounced dead on arrival at Holy Cross Hospital, Kubiak said.The Cook County Medical Examiner's office had not been notified as of 6:30 a ... Full Story »
A lucky Lotto player is $16.5 million richer Sunday, afterpurchasing an Illinois Lottery ticket at a Joliet 7-Eleven that matchedall six numbers in Saturday night's Lotto drawing.The winningnumbers in Saturday night's drawing were: 07 - 15 - 21 - 31 - 45 and50. One ticket matched all six numbers, according to the IllinoisLottery. That ticket was purchased at the 7-Eleven at 2405 EssingtonRd. in ... Full Story »
An elderly woman and two others were hospitalized with smoke inhalation today after a fire tore through a unit in a high rise building in the Edgewater Beach neighborhood, officials said. The fire was contained to a single unit on the 27th floor of the lakefront Malibu East Condominium at 6033 N. Sheridan Rd., said Chicago Fire Department Spokesman Kevin MacGregor. Fire officials are ... Full Story »
Real winter -- meaning annoying amounts of snow on top of the cold -- is expected to finally arrive in Chicago tonight, just in time for the Monday morning rush hour. And more snow is on the way the rest of the week. Tom Skilling says the first storm should arrive Monday morning with about an inch or two of the white stuff; the National Weather Service says the snow should start falling sometime ... Full Story »
Chicago police are investigating a brazen, daylight armed robbery this morning in which two masked men robbed a liquor store and an adjoining currency exchange in the North Austin neighborhood at gunpoint, officials said. Chicago police were notified about the incident about 7:35 a.m. The two men had stormed through the front door of a liquor store on the 5500 block of West North Avenue and ... Full Story »
The Chicago suburb of Wheaton is just one Illinois municipality offering free holiday light recycling this winter season. Officials in Wheaton say residents can drop off their holiday lights at the local Public Works Building. Meanwhile the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County also is offering a free holiday light recycling program, including all string lighting and extension cords ... Full Story »
CHAMPAIGN -- New data show that this year Illinois had its seventh warmest November on record since 1895. State climatologist Jim Angel of the Illinois State Water Survey says the statewide average temperature in November was 46.9 degree, 5.1 degrees above normal. The warmest November in Illinois is a tie between 1931 and 2001. Both years the average temperature was 49.8 degrees. The Illinois ... Full Story »
Jay Cutler fizzled after a strong start, throwing for 143 yards and a touchdown without an interception, and the Bears beat the Rams 17-9 Sunday after dropping four straight and six of seven. Full Story »
Police are looking for two men who robbed a Northwest Side liquor store and adjoining currency exchange business at gunpoint Sunday morning. Full Story »
An 88-year-old woman is in serious condition following a high rise fire on North Sheridan Road in Chicago. Full Story »
A woman died after the car she was driving crashed through a barrier and drove into DuSable Harbor in Lake Michigan. Full Story »
"An intense winter storm," which could feature snow, sleet, and very strong storm winds is on its way into the Chicago area, according to the National Weather Service. Full Story »
Police executed a search warrant Saturday at an apartment near the scene of a burglary at the office of former governor Rod Blagojevich's attorney. Full Story »
The White House is celebrating Christmas with recycled ornaments, natural materials and, of course, a gingerbread White House. Full Story »
Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich would refuse to testify, asserting his rights under the 5th Amendment, if called to the witness stand in a civil suit in which a group of casinos are fighting Illinois racetracks for millions of dollars, one of his lawyers says. Full Story »
Two robbery suspects fleeing police lost control of their sport utility vehicle and crashed into a day care center Thursday, injuring four children and an employee in a shower of bricks and other debris, police said. Full Story »
China believes it can learn a thing or two about managing health care data from Chicago. Full Story »
New data show that this year Illinois had its seventh warmest November on record since 1895. Full Story »
"An intense winter storm," which could feature snow, sleet, and very strong storm winds is on its way into the Chicago area, according to the National Weather Service. Full Story »
The woman who was rescued from a car found in Lake Michigan Sunday morning has died. Full Story »
Former bus boy turned patronage worker Tony Cole said Saturday his friendship with the Cook County Board President has ruined his life. Full Story »
A 6-month-old baby boy who was in a pickup truck when it was carjacked in Chicago is safe and back with his parents. Full Story »
Authorities are executing a search warrant blocks from where a set of laptops were stolen. Full Story »
Ricketts family decides to increase some ticket prices, says demand will be still be high. Full Story »
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency turns to drastic measures to save Lake Michigan. Full Story »
The infant was recovered safely. Full Story »
Arresting Developments is our nightly glimpse at the city's festering underbelly. Read on, stay safe. Full Story »
An Aurora man has been charged with DUI after getting his car stuck in a West Suburban Montgomery Taco Bell drive-thru lane. Full Story »
A 14-year-old boy testified against Paul Olsson on Friday, the man seen as a funny, cool tennis teacher when the boy was 8. Full Story »
Paging Pinnacle Hospital: General Electric wants its money and equipment back. Full Story »
New data show that this year Illinois had its seventh warmest November on record since 1895. Full Story »
A motorist abandoned his sport utility vehicle after rearending an Illinois Department of Transportation truck Sunday morning on Northwest Tollway. Full Story »
White Sox general manager Ken Williams says he's not shopping Bobby Jenks and too much has been made of a perceive drift between the team and its closer. Full Story »
Police Superintendent Jody Weis says the investigation of the death of Chicago Board of Education President Michael Scott's death is complete Full Story »
Chicago police are investigating a break in at the law office of Sam Adam and Sam Adam Jr. Full Story »
Audio Available So far, Illinois environmental officials have only found one dead Asian Carp in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in Lockport. Full Story »
Mobile heating units have been brought in to the University of Illinois at Chicago. That's after the west side of campus lost heat and hot water earlier today because of an electrical malfunction at the University's steam plant. Full Story »
A woman died after the car she was driving crashed through a barrier and drove into about 12 feet of water at DuSable Harbor in Lake Michigan. Full Story »
The Bears snapped a four-game losing streak today by finally outlasting a more dreadful opponent -- the St. Louis Rams. Full Story »
Chicago police executed a search warrant Saturday looking for items from the Friday morning burglary at the offices of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's attorneys, but didn't find what they were looking for, a source familiar with the case told the Tribune. Full Story »
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has warned newspapers not to run unauthorized paparazzi photos of the royal family, Buckingham Palace said Sunday. Full Story »
A 6-month-old boy has been reunited with his parents after he got taken for a surprise early-morning ride when his father's borrowed pickup truck was carjacked early Saturday morning on Chicago's Southwest Side. Full Story »
(AP) — Heavy equipment maker Deere & Co.'s president and chief executive Samuel R. Allen, who held those offices only the last two months of the company's fiscal 2009 after his promotion within the company, received annual compensation of $4.28 million for the year. Allen, 56, took the helm ... Full Story »
(AP) — Police Superintendent Jody Weis says the investigation of the death of Chicago Board of Education President Michael Scott's death is complete. Weis said Friday there's no evidence the 60-year-old was a crime victim. He added the physical evidence points to suicide. The Cook County ... Full Story »
(AP) — Burglars broke into the offices occupied by two members of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's legal defense team overnight and stole eight computers and a safe, police said Friday. The break-in occurred at the South Side offices of veteran Chicago criminal defense lawyer Sam Adam and his ... Full Story »
(AP) — A trade group says closing a canal lock near Chicago in a bid to stop the Asian carp from reaching Lake Michigan could deliver a financial blow to tug and barge companies. An Obama administration adviser said Friday a decision could come within days on whether to temporarily close ... Full Story »
(Crain’s) — Bank regulators continue to slap orders on many lenders with loan portfolios in deep trouble, but now they also are turning their attention to community banks in better condition. Two community banks — southwest suburban Bank of Shorewood and far west suburban American ... Full Story »
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