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City Goes With Runner-Up Sticker

City Goes With Runner-Up Sticker

City officials on Wednesday pulled the original winner after controversy brewed, with many saying it contained symbolism associated with a notorious street gang. Read »

2 hours ago

Stage Builder Cited in State Fair Collapse

Stage Builder Cited in State Fair Collapse

Mid-America Sound Corp. was cited with three major safety violations in connection with the collapse. Read »

Feb 8, 2012

Teen Pregnancies, Abortions Fall to New Low

Teen Pregnancies, Abortions Fall to New Low

Teenage pregnancies and abortions in America plummeted in 2008 to the lowest rate since at least 1972, a study... Read »

4 hours ago

UN: Somali Famine Over But Millions Still at Risk

UN: Somali Famine Over But Millions Still at Risk

“The gains are fragile,” warns U.N. official. Read »

Feb 3, 2012

Mitt Romney Ramps Up Attacks on Rivals After Santorum Sweep

Mitt Romney Ramps Up Attacks on Rivals After Santorum...

Acknowledging that the road to the GOP nomination may have gotten longer following Rick Santorum's three-state... Read »

47 minutes ago

911 Calls from Weekend Bar Fight Released

911 Calls from Weekend Bar Fight Released

Numerous calls to 911 after a stabbing at Frankie's Blue Room over the weekend depict a loud, frantic scene with... Read »

2 hours ago

Who's to Blame for Caterpillar Snub?

Who's to Blame for Caterpillar Snub?

Officials from the company sent an email to Peoria politicians, and cited an increasingly hostile business climate... Read »

26 minutes ago

Santorum Raises $250K Following Trio of Wins

Santorum Raises $250K Following Trio of Wins

Just hours after his trio of wins in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado last night, Santorum's campaign coffers... Read »

3 hours ago

Illinois Back in Play in GOP Primary

Illinois Back in Play in GOP Primary

Rick Santorum's sweeping victory, Tuesday, Read »

3 hours ago

Illinois Lawmakers Introduce Gay Marriage Bill

Illinois Lawmakers Introduce Gay Marriage Bill

Concerns about elections this year could mean lawmakers will be hesitant to support the legislation. Read »

3 hours ago

Groupon Primed to Deliver First Public Earnings

Groupon Primed to Deliver First Public Earnings

Well, that was fast. Seems like just yesterday Groupon went public. But, no, rub your eyes and check the calendar... Read »

4 hours ago

Top Obama Fundraiser De-Registers as Lobbyist

Top Obama Fundraiser De-Registers as Lobbyist

One of President Obama's top campaign contributors said he would de-register as a lobbyist for Spirit Airlines... Read »

4 hours ago

Maldives Police Clash With Protestors After Leader's Ouster

Maldives Police Clash With Protestors After Leader's...

The Maldives' first democratically elected president was forced to resign "at gunpoint." Read »

5 hours ago

Big Business vs. Joe Moore

Big Business vs. Joe Moore

A coalition of business groups urges Gov. Pat Quinn and the state senate to reject Ald. Read »

5 hours ago

Santorum Sweeps 3 States, Disrupts GOP Race

Santorum Sweeps 3 States, Disrupts GOP Race

Santorum was the apparent winner of Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado — a big turnaround for a campaign that had... Read »

Feb 8, 2012

Metra Proposes Schedule Adjustments

Metra Proposes Schedule Adjustments

Commuter comments on the proposed changes will be taken until Feb. 21. Read »

5 hours ago

Reputed Mobster

Reputed Mobster "The Large Guy" Gets 25 Years

Jury convicted Michael Sarno and four others in 2010 of racketeering and other charges. Read »

5 hours ago

Two Stevenson High Students Arrested in Drug Probe

Two Stevenson High Students Arrested in Drug Probe

Separately, other students at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in north suburban Lincolnshire have been suspended... Read »

6 hours ago

ThyssenKrupp Promises

ThyssenKrupp Promises "Disciplinary Action"

Executives of a suburban company apologized again this week for a racially hostile work environment that drove an... Read »

6 hours ago

State Department Plans Cuts to Iraq Embassy

State Department Plans Cuts to Iraq Embassy

Diplomats will not be affected by the proposed cuts. Read »

6 hours ago

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