Illinois 6th grader wins national new Southwest pilot tie design contest
A sixth grader from downstate Illinois has won a contest to design the new ties worn by Southwest Airlines pilots.
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A sixth grader from downstate Illinois has won a contest to design the new ties worn by Southwest Airlines pilots.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said voters "overwhelmingly" opted for the winning flag.
Those who are interested can submit their ideas at the City of Chicago's website.
You have until Jan. 31 to vote for the top six names for Chicago's snowplows.
A 1,400-pound brown bear just won the fat bear week contest at Alaska's Katmai National Park.
Schaumburg officials said the public swimming pool at Meineke Recreation Center is still closed Tuesday after a fire.
Davis Gates also said more needs to be done to persuade lawmakers in Springfield to provide CPS more money, arguing the state's education funding formula calls for district to receive $1.2 billion more each year.
Connelly died Thursday at the age of 94, shortly after entering hospice.
Almost a dozen Iranian nationals were arrested by immigration agents, in the Trump administration's latest crackdown.
All northbound lanes are closed. Delays are expected as crews work to clear the scene.
Almost a dozen Iranian nationals were arrested by immigration agents, in the Trump administration's latest crackdown.
Israel and Iran had indicated backing for an apparent ceasefire announced by President Trump, but hours later, there were claims of fresh missile launches.
On Tuesday, July 1, the city's minimum wage will go up, along with wages for tipped workers, as part of Chicago's One Fair Wage Ordinance.
President Trump downplayed Iran's attacks on a U.S. base in Qatar, and said Iran offered early warning.
President Trump, Israel and Iran say a ceasefire he announced earlier between the two nations has begun.
It doesn't help the situation, needless to say, if someone's air conditioning goes out at home. So experts have tips to prevent that from happening.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
In March, Mark Aiello bet big on basketball, and thought he won $389,000 by correctly guessing rebounds and assists by certain Chicago Bulls players.
Salah Abukhaled says Google's grip on advertising is costing him millions, and the U.S. government shares his same frustrations.
Melissa Kingsbury said she received more than 25 calls and 30 text messages in the first hour after her page was hacked, asking if she was really selling items like low-priced cars in great condition.
Former Evergreen Park Mayor Jim Sexton caught the virus in 2012, and had severe symptoms.
Recreational cyclist Phil Fox crossed back into America around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, after spending nearly three days circumnavigating over 1,000 miles around Lake Huron by bicycle.
The resignation follows an order by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to change the agency's guidance.
The norovirus strain GII.17 may have disrupted the seasonal pattern of outbreaks.
Warming temperatures due to climate change also help the arachnid survive.
On Tuesday, July 1, the city's minimum wage will go up, along with wages for tipped workers, as part of Chicago's One Fair Wage Ordinance.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Gary, Indiana Mayor Eddie Melton has said Nippon Steel plans to pump $1 billion into the U.S. Steel Gary Works.
Salah Abukhaled says Google's grip on advertising is costing him millions, and the U.S. government shares his same frustrations.
White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf has reached a deal with billionaire Justin Ishbia to potentially transfer ownership starting in 2029.
The University of Chicago Crime Lab's Policing Leadership Academy tackles some serious topics like how to make data-driven decisions or how to help officers handle on-the-job trauma.
Anne Burrell, an acclaimed chef from upstate New York, hosted "Secrets of a Restaurant Chef," "Worst Cooks in America" and other popular Food Network shows.
Prison staff gave R. Kelly "an amount of medicine that could have killed him," his lawyer alleged in a federal court filing.
Dr. Salvador Plasencia, charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the "Friends" star's overdose death, will plead guilty, according to an agreement.
The judge in the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC dismissed one of the jurors Monday.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has the extended forecast.
President Trump is urging Israel to uphold a fragile ceasefire that his administration helped broker between Israel and Iran.
The first images from the U.S.-funded telescope at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile were released this week, showing extraordinarily detailed scenes from deep space.
Twelve people were arrested in France after at least 145 people were pricked with syringes at a street music festival.
Take a rejuvenating plunge with Jackie Kostek at iCRYO in Edgewater.
Fox Lake officials told the Lake County Sheriff's Office the man was found safe and on land.
Chicago police said Deirdre Kemp, 30, was arrested on Thursday, June 19.
Almost a dozen Iranian nationals were arrested by immigration agents, in the Trump administration's latest crackdown.
It doesn't help the situation, needless to say, if someone's air conditioning goes out at home. So experts have tips to prevent hat from happening.
Schaumburg officials said the public swimming pool at Meineke Recreation Center is still closed Tuesday after a fire.
Emissions from cars and trucks are among the greatest sources of air pollution in the Chicago area.
Heights Crematory in south suburban Chicago Heights has agreed to shut down permanently and had its license revoked through a consent order, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said.
Administrators at Chicago's Weiss Memorial Hospital spoke for the first time Wednesday after busted air conditioners forced patients to be transferred for their own safety.
"We're going to see more heat and more humidity, particularly in the Chicagoland area," said Dr. Sheethal Rao, an internal medicine doctor at UI Health.
"As soon as the rule was released, the EPA employees started talking about how terrible this was going to be for the state of Illinois," said Nicole Cantello, president of AFGE Local 704, the union representing EPA workers in the Chicago area.
The Sox still lost a game that saw the Diamondbacks lose Eugenio Suárez and Josh Naylor to injuries.
Ben Brown (4-6) allowed eight runs on nine hits in five innings for the Cubs.
Meidroth was thrown right into the deep end of the pool upon being traded to the Sox in December.
Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton, who had been playing with a strained calf, went down in the first quarter and would not return.
Angel Reese had 10 points, 19 rebounds, four assists and three steals for the Sky.
The 30-year-old woman was arrested on June 19, and allegedly drove her car through a crowd of thousands protesting ICE and immigration actions in downtown Chicago.
The University of Chicago Crime Lab's Policing Leadership Academy tackles some serious topics like how to make data-driven decisions or how to help officers handle on-the-job trauma.
Several dozen people were in the home for a family gathering at the time.
Giancana, known as "Momo," was 67 when he was murdered at his home in Oak Park, Illinois.
One of the robbers can be heard telling them "give me all that s***" before the man and woman toss their cell phones, keys, and her purse on the ground.
