Boy Saves Choking Classmate At West Suburban School
Students at West Leyden High School school may pay a lot more attention to the Heimlich maneuver now that it saved one of their classmates.
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Students at West Leyden High School school may pay a lot more attention to the Heimlich maneuver now that it saved one of their classmates.
They were once allies, but now Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White and State Sen. Annazette Collins (D-Chicago) are at odds. Collins is threatening to sue White for libel for comparing her to convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
This is the last day to register to vote, and based on some numbers, not many Chicago area residents have.
Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. was out doing something Monday morning that he hasn't had to do in eight years - campaigning against a Democratic opponent in his bid for re-election.
State Sen. Annazette Collins (D-Chicago) is demanding an apology from Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White for recent newspaper comments about her.
The democrat running against Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. wants an investigation of one of the financial supporters of the Peotone Airport.
The Illinois State Supreme Court has sided with the Chicago Public Schools, saying the district does not have to rehire tenured teachers it had laid off.
A baby born on Valentine's Day to a Hammond couple is a regular Cupid.
The Garfield Park Conservatory has lost one of its rare plants.
One of the people convicted of the murder of a pregnant woman and cutting out her unborn child over 15 years ago is headed back to court next week.
The Empire carpet company has bought its rival, Luna Carpet, but neither company is going away anytime soon.
Restaurants at this year's Taste of Chicago will have half the time to sell food, but must pay even more to the City of Chicago for the privilege.
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s primary challenger, Debbie Halvorson, says a Peotone airport controlled by Cook County won't fly.
Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. has issued a list of dozens of elected officials whom he says support his re-election campaign.
President Barack Obama was back in Chicago on Wednesday for a trio of fundraisers for his re-election bid and a surprise visit to his campaign headquarters.
It was pretty warm on Sunday, for early January; warm enough for scores of CTA riders to board trains without any pants.
Two teens have been charged with setting a fire in an historic clock factory in north central Illinois on New Year's Eve.
A coating of light snow made the roads a mess early Monday morning.
Roman Catholics will gather Friday morning for a funeral mass for a priest who served in a number of Chicago parishes. Don't look for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" on the list.
Sears has released a list of the first 79 stores to close under a plan to shutter 100 to 120 Sears and Kmart locations due to poor holiday sales.
A new year doesn't mean the end to old problems for the State of Illinois.
Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. is closing between 100 and 120 Sears and K-Mart stores, after abysmal holiday sales.
A new report accuses Cook County highway workers of dumping chemicals at maintenance yards.
Work to replace an aging water main in the Pilsen neighborhood was almost done Wednesday morning, but the cleanup may take a long time.
The 24-year-old Glenview man charged with driving the wrong way on the Edens Expressway while drunk earlier this week apologized Friday for putting other motorists in jeopardy.
