Kirk, Biggert Back Military Strikes In Libya
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has applauded the idea of U.S. support for enforcement of the no-fly zone in Libya, which he believes will tilt momentum back to the rebellion against Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi.
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U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has applauded the idea of U.S. support for enforcement of the no-fly zone in Libya, which he believes will tilt momentum back to the rebellion against Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi.
About 1,000 anti-war protesters were marching through downtown Chicago Saturday afternoon to mark the eighth anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq.
Members of Chicago's Japanese-American community spent Sunday in prayer, as they struggled with the destruction and uncertainty.
Of the world's most advanced economies, the United States has the highest infant mortality rate. One reason is because of the high number of premature births.
Deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants a judge to cancel his retrial this spring and instead just sentence him right away on the conviction from his first trial.
Mayor-elect and former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel was back in Washington today, to pay his first visit to President Barack Obama since the mayoral election.
The president of Northwestern University says he is "troubled and disappointed" by a live sex demonstration held after a class in a human sexuality course and said it would be "investigated."
It's a disorder that's so misunderstood that its victims are often mistaken for being unfriendly or even rude, but it's something they can't help.
The mood was celebratory as 100 people gathered outside the Egyptian consulate, one day after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned under pressure.
Observers of the revolution in Cairo had been on an emotional rollercoaster for the past few weeks, before the positive news finally came on Friday.
Advocates for a new government in Egypt watched Thursday as President Hosni Mubarak said he won't step down anytime soon.
Two women have died after an extra-alarm fire gutted a home in west suburban Maywood early Wednesday.
A Tinley Park man was found dead inside his home Saturday morning and his loved ones said they had pleaded with police for days to check on him after the blizzard.
Many Chicago residents were venting their frustration Friday with the pace of the city's efforts to clear the streets of snow.
Lake Shore Drive is back open, but many of the people who were stuck for hours have yet to be reunited with their cars.
The scene of Lake Shore Drive as an auto graveyard will go down as one of the most enduring images of the Blizzard of 2011, and at last, the Drive is now back open.
The airports were virtually shut down Wednesday morning, as the Blizzard of 2011 hammered Chicago with its snowy wrath.
Three men saved a woman from certain death on Wednesday after they rushed to pull her from a car stopped in the path of an oncoming train
Two pre-teen boys have been sentenced to probation for throwing bricks at the home of an elderly South Side woman, who in turn shot and wounded one of them in the shoulder.
A man was apprehended by Chicago Police this morning, after leading a chase through several northern suburbs for about an hour before crashing in Rogers Park.
In a letter to the Chicago Sun-Times, Thomas Peterson says he doesn't believe his dad is guilty of murder in the 2004 death of Kathleen Savio.
An Oak Park doctor was arrested Thursday for allegedly offering to trade prescription drugs for sex.
Four young men have been charged with gang-raping a 14-year-old girl in west suburban Stickney and recording part of the brutal attack with a cell phone camera.
Former Gov. George Ryan should find out later today if he will be granted a temporary release from prison.
One day after his wife was hospitalized in intensive care for a severe infection, former Gov. George Ryan was still waiting to hear if he can leave prison temporarily to be at her side.
