- Plastic Surgeon of Kanye West's Mother Jailed for DUI -- The plastic surgeon who operated on rapper Kanye West's mother before she died in 2007 has been sentenced to a year in a Northern California jail.
- MWRD to Hold Public Meeting on Bond Issues -- The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago is inviting public comment on its plans to issue up to $258 million in bonds to fund ongoing capital projects.
- $500k Bond for Wife in Fatal Shooting of Sick Husband -- A southwest suburban woman was ordered held on $500,000 bond Wednesday after being charged with fatally shooting her sick husband because she was tired of caring for him.
- Man, 23, is Gary's First Homicide for 2009 -- Michael Thomas, of the 1300 block of Garfield Street, was found shot to death in a car he had recently purchased, police said Tuesday.
- Man Arrested After Loaded Gun Found in Luggage at O'Hare -- An Indiana man was arrested and charged with attempting to carry a loaded handgun through a security checkpoint at O’Hare Airport Tuesday afternoon.
- Ill. Job Cuts Down -- There were 2,759 job cuts announced by Illinois-based employers in December, down from 4,901 a year earlier.
- 8 Sicked by CO on South Side -- A malfunctioning furnace is suspected for sickening a child and seven adults with extremely high levels of carbon monoxide.
- Man Charged With Home Invasion, Kidnapping Estranged Wife -- A Zion man was taken into custody after he brandished a gun inside a Waukegan home and kidnapped his estranged wife during a pre-dawn home invasion on Jan. 3.
- Woman Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft -- Beatriz Aguilar wanted a job really bad. So much so that she used someone else's Social Security number.
- Trial Begins For Man Accused of Killing Boss After Bad Review -- Just a day after Tom Tuduj received a subpar job evaluation and was told he would be docked $10,000, the construction employee swiped a knife from the Northwest Side company's kitchen and fatally stabbed his politically connected boss -- an act prosecutors said was motivated by pure rage and disgruntlement.
- Rottweiler Mauls Girls -- A Rottweiler mauled two young Joliet sisters Tuesday, leaving one clinging to life in a Chicago hospital.
