Lawmaker Wants JRW's Title Reinstated, Other Little League Teams Investigated
An Illinois lawmaker has jumped into the fray after the Jackie Robinson West Little League team was stripped of its national title.
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An Illinois lawmaker has jumped into the fray after the Jackie Robinson West Little League team was stripped of its national title.
Almonte was at the center of a big Little League controversy in 2001.
Here's something to get you thinking about summer: planners already are putting together fireworks shows for Independence Day.
At the beginning of 2012, the City Council approved a new ward map. Sadly, the city's website hasn't gotten the memo yet.
Seven missing dogs were reunited with their owners on Thursday, a day after two armed carjackers stole a minivan belonging to a dog daycare center in the River West neighborhood. The dogs were shivering from the cold, but otherwise unharmed.
It's offensive to me when someone isn't registered to vote. You're not only choosing to leave yourself out of the democratic process, but risking the future of 2.7 million Chicagoans. That includes me. So stop it.
In a win for the Cubs, a federal court judge on Thursday refused to grant a request by the owners of a pair of Wrigley Field rooftops to stop the team's installation of outfield signs that would block their valuable view.
The independent Newberry Library has preserved thousands and thousands of records from the Pullman Palace Car Company, which was the catalyst of the nation's first industry-wide railroad strike, and the formation of the first all-black labor union
He called cash bribes "cheddar." Now former State Rep. Derrick Smith is probably going to have to eat some hard cheese. Maybe five years of it in federal prison.
The fire started around 8:20 a.m. at Presence Ballard Rehabilitation, at 9300 Ballard Rd. North Maine Fire Protection District officials said the fire was contained to a single unit at the nursing home, and the building's sprinkler system extinguished the flames by the time firefighters arrived.
Around 6:20 a.m., the temperature at O'Hare National Airport dropped to 8 below zero, breaking the previous Feb. 19 record of 7 below, set in 1936, according to the National Weather Service.
Felony Franks, the hot dog restaurant that hires only ex-offenders is reopening today after closing down almost three years ago, reports WBBM's Steve Miller.
Warm up this winter by hanging out at these bars with some of the best fireplaces in town.
Every country has its own customs when it comes to taking care of those who offer exceptional service. Learn about tipping etiquette for the country you are visiting to ensure you do not offend anyone for tipping too much or too little.
The shooting happened about 11 p.m. in the northbond lanes of I-94, between 111th Street and Stony Island Avenue, according to Illinois State Police Sgt. Alex Diaz. Two vehicles were involved in the incident.
