Chicago police were serving a search warrant at a home in the Far South Side 's Roseland neighborhood when a carpet fire broke out inside, authorities said. The incident happened just after 7 a.m. in the 100 block of East 111th Street, police said. The fire broke out at about the same time, though the cause was unclear, said Chicago Police Officer JoAnn Taylor, a police spokeswoman. No injuries ... Full Story »
A 14-year-old girl has been reported missing from her Lincoln Park neighborhood residence, Chicago police said this morning. Leslie Sinclair was last seen in her North Side apartment about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 2200 block of North Lincoln Avenue. She was with a male, whom police could only identify as "Chris." Sinclair's mother came home and told Chris to leave the residence, police said. A ... Full Story »
A Chicago man accused of conspiring in the bloody November 2008 terrorist attacks that left 166 people dead in the Indian city of Mumbai is headed for federal court today to answer the charges. David Coleman Headley is set to be arraigned before U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber. Officials in Washington say Headley is cooperating with federal prosecutors. The charge of conspiracy to bomb ... Full Story »
A 69-year-old motorist was rear-ended while stopped at a North Side traffic light and later died, police said. The collision happened about 10:30 p.m. at Hollywood Avenue and Sheridan Road. The impact sent the victim's vehicle into a light pole, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer. The man was identified as James Chiakulas, 69, of the 5300 block of North Sheridan Road. He was ... Full Story »
A 53-year-old man was shot and wounded Tuesday night during an apparent home invasion at his apartment in the Auburn Gresham community on Chicago 's South Side , police said. The victim answered a knock on the door of his third-floor unit in the 700 block of West 80th Street shortly before 10 p.m. and answered it, expecting his brother, Chicago police said. Two men, one of them with a handgun ... Full Story »
Police are asking for the public's help locating a 14-year-old North Side girl last seen Tuesday afternoon. Leslie Sinclair, 14, was last seen at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the apartment where she lives on the 2200 block of North Lincoln Avenue, according to a police News Affairs release. Sinclair was in the apartment with a male only known as "Chris," who left the home at the orders of Sinclair's ... Full Story »
A female was hospitalized after emergency crews pulled her from a lagoon near Lincoln Park Zoo early Wednesday. Fire crews pulled a female from a lagoon in the 2200 block of North Cannon Drive about 3:30 a.m., police said. The incident happened in Lincoln Park, north of Lincoln Park Zoo. The female was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in an unidentified condition, police sad. Police are ... Full Story »
A 69-year-old man who died after the vehicle he was driving was rear-ended and crashed into a light pole Tuesday night in the North Side's Edgewater neighborhood has been identified. The 69-year-old motorist was stopped at a red light in the 1000 block of West Hollywood Avenue when the vehicle he was driving was rear-ended at 10:23 p.m. Tuesday, police News Affairs Officer Ronald Gaines said ... Full Story »
A 24-year-old Rogers Park man was arrested Monday and charged with child abuse for allegedly harming his 4-year-old son, police said. Alan Gates, 24, of the 1700 block of West Juneway Terrace, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a child, according to police, who said the charges were approved at 10:01 p.m. Monday. Gates was arrested at his home at 9:50 a.m. Monday for allegedly ... Full Story »
Sun-Times Exclusive: A Chicago woman facing prison time for videotaping three minutes of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has a new ally in her legal battle — the film's director. Veteran director Chris Weitz told the Sun-Times he's dismayed about Samantha Tumpach's arrest Nov. 28 at a Rosemont movie theater on a felony charge of illegally copying his new hit film, and he's contacted the film's ... Full Story »
A snow plow driver in Fox Lake is being credited for alerting a homeowner that his garage was on fire late Tuesday night. Full Story »
Wet roads plus plunging temperatures could spell trouble for the Chicagoland area later this evening, officials warn. Full Story »
It wasn't her career high, but Megan O'Neill sure was busy tossing the basketball through the hoop Tuesday night in the Maine West gymnasium. Full Story »
Wheaton Academy 67, Wheaton North 39: Tim Rusthoven and Luke Johnson each scored 14 points for the Warriors (7-0), who led 32-16 at the half. Anthony Ritchie added 11 points for Wheaton Academy, while Jeff Schalk scored 11 to lead Wheaton North (3-3). Full Story »
A dramatic trend is evident in even a cursory review of Daily Herald pages these days. Everywhere, it seems, communities face the prospect of steep program or service cuts in order to stave off budget deficits. Full Story »
Residents of the city and the southern suburbs had to deal more rain than snow overnight. But as the day goes on Wednesday, the source of Chicagoans' frustration will be bitter cold and dramatic, icy winds. Full Story »
The first major winter snowstorm of the season made life miserable throughout much of the Upper Midwest. Full Story »
A 24-year-old Rogers Park man was arrested Monday and charged with child abuse for allegedly harming his 4-year-old son, police said. Full Story »
A woman was hospitalized after emergency crews pulled her from a lagoon near Lincoln Park Zoo early Wednesday. Full Story »
A snow plow operator was just clearing the roads in far northwest suburban Fox Lake, when he saw a garage erupt into flames. Full Story »
A bottle of 1788 Vieux Cognac has sold at a Paris auction of wine and spirits for euro25,000 ($36,935). Full Story »
An NBA Development League team owner is apologizing for misleading fans who thought Michael Jordan would play in a charity game at the Utah Flash's home opener. Full Story »
Tiger Woods' mother-in-law collapsed at his home and was rushed to a hospital early Tuesday, touching off the second media frenzy in two weeks surrounding the pro golfer's carefully guarded private life. Full Story »
Kane County authorities say they've seized about $5 million worth of marijuana weighing about one ton in a bust. Full Story »
A passion to rescue dogs from the hands of questionable breeders and the power of social networking combined to create one of the largest and quickest fundraising efforts in Save-A-Pet history. Full Story »
As passengers arrived at O'Hare International Airport Wednesday morning they were pleasantly surprised. It really wasn't so bad out there. Full Story »
The major winter storm that has affected 42 states and recorded surface pressures as low as a Category-2 hurricane is beginning to pull away from the Chicago area Wednesday. But it's not quite done with us just yet. Full Story »
A 69-year-old man who died after the vehicle he was driving was rear-ended and crashed into a light pole Tuesday night in the North Side’s Edgewater neighborhood has been identified. Full Story »
Chicago is facing a wintry mix of snow and rain Wednesday morning, but in other parts of the Chicago area snow has been falling on and off since 6 p.m. Monday. Full Story »
When a crime is committed in some Chicago neighborhood, the slogan on the streets, don't snitch. Full Story »
A second man has been arrested on animal cruelty charges after five horses were found starving on a farm two months ago in Crete Township. Rashaud N. Branscomb, 29, of 10236 S. LaSalle St., Crete Township, was arrested by Will County sheriff's police and booked into the county jail Monday on a charge of aggravated cruelty to animals with a $3,000 bail. Branscomb's arrest was the result of an ... Full Story »
Oak Forest's emergency management agency is its own department again. The move, approved by aldermen Tuesday night, adds no cost to the city budget and does not affect how the volunteer organization operates. Mayor Hank Kuspa, who proposed the move, said it was to give the volunteers their own identity. "This is a great organization with great volunteers. They work every event," Kuspa said ... Full Story »
Sparks flew everywhere Tuesday as Martin Wojtowicz used a power saw to cut through long sections of rebar. Wojtowicz, a manager with Impactor Inc., was cutting the steelrods in the bowels of the football stadium in Blue Island's MemorialPark. Wojtowicz and co-worker Peter Chojniak will spend the next two or three weeks demolishing the aging stadium. Full Story »
Ensuring that LaGrange Road will be safe for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists alike when the Illinois Department of Transportation eventually widens it to six lanes is a challenge. The public and members of the Orland Park Plan Commission on Tuesday night reviewed a plan - created by a government steering committee and a citizens advisory panel - to help accommodate walkers, joggers and ... Full Story »
At 9:27 a.m., Nicole Price went silent. When her friends asked her a question, she nodded and flashed a half-sheet of paper that explained why the otherwise spirited 15-year-old was hushed. Price, a sophomore at Oak Forest High School, was one of 155 students clad in black shirts who went silent every two minutes as part of a recent "Grim Reaper " activity at the school. It was intended to ... Full Story »
GARY | A group of Indiana University Northwest students measuredthe carbon footprint of the commuter campus. Full Story »
PORTAGE | For most of the year, Portage firefighters and medicsare running to calls to help the community. Full Story »
CROWN POINT | A federal investigation of the Lake County Jailhas determined certain conditions at the jail violate theconstitutional rights of its inmates. Full Story »
CROWN POINT | Satellite courthouses in Gary, Hammond and EastChicago are once again being targeted by county governmentcost-cutters. Full Story »
CHESTERTON | Marlene Rumbach's voiced cracked Tuesday morning asshe pointed to the backyard of a neighboring house where she sawRonald Greenfield working on a deck improvement project lastweekend. Full Story »
Newspaper delivery in some areas may be later than usual today because of weather-related delays. Full Story »
ST. CHARLES – A Catholic K-8 school and Lutheran high school are planned to be built within half a mile of each other on Crane Road. Full Story »
Two more candidates have dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination for Congress in Illinois’ 14th Congressional District, narrowing the primary to a contest of two. Full Story »
One year ago today, Illinoisans began their work days with some shocking news. Full Story »
Reporter Brenda Schory spoke with Norman Stolpestad, 65, of Batavia, while shopping for books at the Friends of the Geneva Public Library used book sale during the Christmas Walk. Full Story »
Rex Richards, president of the Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce, said he was heartened by President Obama's proposal's for small businesses but wanted to hear more details. "It's always good to hear the government wants to cut taxes," Richards said. However, he wants to know how much those taxes are, Richards said. He also pointed to other tax changes, such as allowing small businesses to expense ... Full Story »
New toxic release data from EPA shows Lake County industries released the ninth-most pollution in the nation in 2008 -- more than 31.5 million pounds. The high ranking comes despite a 31.1 percent reduction in releases from Lake County industrial plants compared to 2007. The data, self-reported by the industries to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 's Toxics Release Inventory, also shows ... Full Story »
A spokesman for the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District said Tuesday proposed federal railroad safety legislation doesn't apply to South Shore passenger operations. Marketing Director John Parsons said he received a copy of an analysis of the proposed bill, entitled "Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2009," from a Washington-based railroad trade group. According to ... Full Story »
A continuing lethargic economy coupled with Cline Avenue construction has put a dent in revenues at the four casinos along that stretch in November. The two Majestic Star Casinos saw a 12 percent decline from November of last year to this November, Horseshoe Hammond had a 13 percent drop and Ameristar had a 15 percent slide in revenues, according to Larry Buck, senior vice president and general ... Full Story »
GARY-- The Indiana Department of Transportation is seeking public input on a Miller area bridge replacement project tentatively scheduled for 2012. The notice is being made to collect any historical information about a 150-foot section of the U.S. 12 bridge that spans the CSX railroad just east of Old Hobart Road, said spokesman Joshua Bingham. The section is north and east of the American ... Full Story »
Christmas decorations illuminate Berlin's main shopping streets. AP Photo/Franka Bruns
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