U.S. Doubles Rewards For Info About Al Qaeda Leaders Charged For Embassy Bombings

The United States is doubling rewards for al Qaeda leaders charged for their roles in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa. 

• Aug 8, 2018

A Former Spy Inside Al Qaeda Speaks

The secret agent who was arguably the West's most important spy inside al Qaeda has never told his full story - until now.

• May 24, 2018

Terror Victim In West Africa Had Chicago Area Ties

Michael Riddering was among at least 32 people who died in during a 12-hour attack that began when heavily armed al-Qaeda militants stormed a hotel and cafe and set off car bombs.

• Jan 18, 2016

Terror Plot Uncovered Overseas Names Chicago As Potential Target

Geneva, Switzerland appears to be the focus of terrorists, who may also have their eyes on North American targets.

• Dec 11, 2015

Defense Discussing Plea Deal In Aurora Terrorism Case

An attorney for a suburban Chicago man accused of seeking to join al-Qaida-affiliated fighters in Syria has told a federal judge the defense expects to seal a plea agreement.

• Mar 25, 2015

Terror Video Encourages Attack On Mall Chain With Chicago-Area Locations

There is no specific information indicating there is danger here, but at least one police agency is aware of the threat and "planning accordingly."

• Feb 21, 2015

Feds Charge Six Bosnians, Including Two Residing In Illinois, In Alleged Terror Plot

The suspects, five of whom were arrested in the U.S., are all charged with providing material support to terrorists and conspiring to provide material support and resources to terrorists, CBS News reported.

• Feb 6, 2015

Mom Of Alleged Islamic State Recruit Condemns Paris Terror Attacks

The suburban Chicago mother of a 19-year-old man facing a terrorist charge for trying to join Islamic State militants says the group is "brainwashing" youths via social media. And she declared, "Leave our children alone!"

• Jan 13, 2015

Bernstein: Tips For NFL 'Tattoo Scouts'

But we will provide these handy scouting tips to NFL franchises availing themselves of this new way of weeding out troublemakers, noting some ink that deserves special attention.

• Jul 24, 2013

Aurora Teen To Enter Plea On Terrorism Charge

A suburban Chicago teenager is expected to plead not guilty to a charge he sought to join an al-Qaida-linked group fighting Bashar Assad's regime in Syria.

• May 29, 2013

Opinion: A Few Brave Newspapers Endorse Romney Fighting Tide Of Liberal Press

The newspapers that are not endorsing President Barack Obama are extremely brave. They are to be positively recognized for their courage to stand up against the onslaught of the liberal media which refuses to speak in the best interest of the country as the presidential election nears.

• Nov 2, 2012

Opinion: Crowley's Obama Favoritism Completely Discredits Her As A Journalist

There were so many blatant signs of Obama-favored bias displayed by CNN political correspondent Candy Crowley that one scarcely knows where to begin. She caused the difference between Romney's huge win in the first debate and his extremely narrow win in the second.

• Oct 18, 2012

Opinion: Why Did The White House Take So Long To Admit Libya Attack Was Terrorism?

With Americans watching the nearing of the date September 11, 2012 on the calendar for weeks – if not months – and dreading the stark reality that something disastrous may happen to innocent Americans again, the president and his political cronies refused to believe what happened.

• Sep 21, 2012

Opinion: Obama's Security Breach In Libya Is Ignored By American Media

As the liberal American press and ultra-liberal bloggers inundate the Internet and newsprints with criticisms of what Mitt Romney, the GOP presidential challenger to President Barack Obama, said about Obama during the Libyan attacks and murders, throngs of foreign press and few American outlets tell the real story involved with the White House's role in the incidents that we now know could have been prevented.

• Sep 17, 2012

Opinion: We Are Better Off Than We Were Four Years Ago

Tonight, when Vice President Biden and President Obama address the country the question before them is an obvious one: are we better off than we were four years ago? The answer is equally obvious: YES!

• Sep 6, 2012

Obama's Kill List

• Jun 5, 2012

North Side Cabbie Pleads Guilty To Trying To Aid Al Qaeda

aja Lahrasib Khan pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.

• Feb 6, 2012

Man Charged With Sending 'Bin Laden' Letters About Fictitious Bombs

Federal authorities say a Chicago man sent letters to 16 states that purported to be from Osama bin Laden, and that claimed that al-Qaeda had planted bombs around the country.

• Jan 6, 2012

Islamic-American Group: Link Between 9/11, Muslim Religion Must Stop

The head of a local Islamic-American organization says that after this year, except for remembering its victims, it's time for America to move on from the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

• Sep 8, 2011

Was Al-Qaeda Behind 2007 Metra Incident?

Metra wants to know if an attempted sabotage in 2007 was related to a al-Qaeda, with new information out that the terrorist agency was planning to target rail lines.

• May 6, 2011

CBS News: Bin Laden Eyed Chicago, Other Cities, For Attacks

CBS News has learned that memos recovered from bin Laden's lair show the al Qaeda leader was thinking big.

• May 5, 2011

Expert: Bin Laden's Death Brings Threat, Opportunity

It may feel safer to have Osama bin Laden dead, but is that really the case? University of Chicago political science professor Robert Pape says actually, any plan for retaliation could present an opportunity.

• May 2, 2011

Document: Padilla Was Planning Terror Attack In Chicago

The latest WikiLeaks postings on the Internet suggest a plan was being cooked up in the year after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to carry out terrorist actions in Chicago.

• Apr 26, 2011