Suburban Man Invents New Game And 'Club' For Golfers With Bad Backs
A 72-year old south suburban man has invented a new game that's a variation of golf, but without the chance for a backache.
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A 72-year old south suburban man has invented a new game that's a variation of golf, but without the chance for a backache.
It's going to get progressively worse on Chicago area roads this afternoon and evening as the winter's first snowstorm moves through, but the Illinois Department of Transportation said it's ready to keep highways as clear as possible.
The Salvation Community Center in Norridge provides after-school activities for young people, other resources for people struggling financially as well as worship services.
The nephew of former Mayor Richard Daley pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges in the 2004 death of a young man during a fight on the near North Side.
Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy is making more changes in his top command as he tries to get a handle on violence in the city, particularly on the South and West Sides.
The Chicago Teachers Union accused the Chicago Public Schools system of "educational apartheid" on Friday.
After several years of re-construction, the north-south section of upper Wacker Drive opened to traffic in downtown Chicago this morning. Lower Wacker will re-open to traffic early this afternoon.
An Oswego man has been sentenced to life in prison for the horrifying murders of his wife and children.
Some needy Chicago families found reason for a little excitement Tuesday at a Salvation Army Center in the Little Village neighborhood.
There's a new program in several Chicago Public Schools designed to get parents more involved in their children's education.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has proposed an ordinance that would require vending machines at city buildings to offer more healthy drinks and snacks starting next year.
A pro-business think tank was warning that a legislative proposal to raise the minimum wage in Illinois would do more harm than good.
Hundreds of students at a Little Village school had big smiles on their faces on Thursday, after they all received a brand new winter coat.
To counter the Sauk Village board's elimination of the jobs of the police chief and the village manager, the Sauk Village mayor has re-appointed them.
A 17-year old southwest suburban boy has every reason to count his blessings after a close call with a Metra train.
An Illinois bishop has ordered priests in his diocese to read a letter from the pulpit this weekend critical of President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats.
A Wauconda firefighter-paramedic has been charged with sexually abusing a child.
He wasn't too smart about paying federal income taxes, and now Rimando Dumdum man is going to prison.
Hundreds of people will be taking part in a charity climb to the top of the Willis Tower Sunday, but all eyes will be on one man.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office is going to try to have sex offenders under its watch when most kids will be out trick-or-treating today.
Today was election day for some people who won't get to cast a ballot for president of the United States for more than a decade.
A court official says live TV coverage of a northeastern Illinois murder trial is going smoothly.
A large section of an Englewood church collapsed during an extra-alarm blaze early Friday.
This is Day Four of early voting in Illinois, and thousands of people are taking advantage.
An Aurora homeowner has been working all night, racing the clock to clean up his home, after local officials declared it a nuisance because of the huge mess inside, when they found as many as 300 birds flying around inside the home.
