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Oprah Winfrey will end her show after its 25th season wraps in 2011, according to publicists for her production company, Harpo. Complete Story...
Two Chicago men accused of developing what federal prosecutors call a blueprint for a terrorist assault on a Danish newspaper also are being investigated for possible involvement in planning the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, according to authorities in that country.
A federal judge says Chicago Public Schools must arrange for the immediate transfer of students who want to leave a South Side high school after an honor student's brutal beating death.
Chicago police said Wednesday that tests have revealed gunshot residue on the hand of Michael Scott — the strongest evidence yet that the president of the city's school board took his own life.
Dunkin' Donuts said Friday it will launch a new 99-cent menu at 500 Chicago locations on Monday and hand out 20,000 gift cards pre-loaded with $2 each to lure customers.
A fourth teen is facing murder charges in the beating death of a Chicago high school honor student last month.
Two videos produced by Osama bin Laden's al Qaida terrorist network have been found in the home of a Chicago man accused of plotting an armed attack on a Danish newspaper, federal prosecutors said.
Prosecutors urged a federal judge Wednesday to deny bond to one of two Chicago men charged with plotting a terrorist attack against a Danish newspaper, while the man's lawyer argued that his client could have been the innocent dupe of an alleged coconspirator.
Chicago is cashing in on its much-criticized parking meter deal.
Five students have been arrested for fighting at a Chicago high school less than a month after an honor student was killed in a brutal beating recorded in a cell phone video camera.
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley proposed a 2010 budget on Wednesday that includes borrowing about $370 million from reserve funds created by the city's controversial parking meter lease and cutting more than $114 million in spending.
A consortium of lenders have filed a foreclosure lawsuit against the developer of a downtown Chicago block.
First-degree murder charges were dropped Monday against one of four teens accused in the brutal beating of a Chicago honor student that was recorded in a cell phone camera video.
A quick repair job has traffic flowing again on the downtown Chicago expressway where a pavement buckle caused major delays during the evening rush hour.
The Chicago Transit Authority is recommending fare increases that would see commuters who rely on the nation's second-largest transit system paying more than almost anywhere else in the U.S.
After an honor student's brutal beating, the Rev. Jesse Jackson is joining parents in escorting a group of students who attend a high school on Chicago's South Side.
It wasn't the homecoming Chicago's Olympic delegation expected.
The funeral of a Chicago teen who was beaten to death on his way home from school drew civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan on Saturday, both calling for an end to youth violence.
Civil rights Jesse Jackson and Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan are attending the funeral of a Chicago teen beaten to death on his way home from school.
Chicago's dream of an Olympics stimulus is over with the 2016 Summer Games going to Rio de Janeiro. And the loss amounts to more than a bruised ego for the nation's third-largest city.
Chicago's dream of an Olympics-sized stimulus was dashed when the 2016 Summer Games were awarded to Rio de Janeiro, and the loss amounts to more than a bruised ego for the nation's third-largest city.
Civil rights leaders, including NAACP president Benjamin Todd Jealous, are expected to attend the funeral of a 16-year-old Chicago teen whose beating death was captured on camera.
Thousands of people stood in bewildered silence in downtown Chicago on Friday after the International Olympic Committee eliminated the city from the race for the 2016 Summer Olympics in the first round of voting.
Thousands of people stood in bewildered silence in downtown Chicago on Friday after the International Olympic Committee surprised everyone by dumping the city from the race for 2016 Summer Olympics in the first round of voting.
An Abridgement of Constitutional RightsPublic officials need to take seriously their oath to uphold the Constitution. Just as important, the people of the United States, charged with electing these officials to public office, should spend time on this exercise.
Oprah talk show going off the air - thestar.comCHICAGO–The Oprah Winfrey Show, an iconic broadcast that began as a local Chicago talk show and grew over two decades into the foundation of a media empire worth billions, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said Thursday night.
Can a leather master actually win in the general election?Joe Laiacona is an openly gay man going toe-to-toe with the incumbent, Deborah Mell, an out lesbian for state office in a working-class Chicago northwest-side district.
Predictions vary for 2012, last year in Mayan calendar cycle; Chicago puppet show explains it allGiron and Von Orthal Puppets, a puppet company in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood, are producing a play based on the Popol Vuh, or Mayan creation story. The production will debut next month in Guatemala.
The 5 Worst Cities for Urban Youth - ABC NewsI'm so sad to see my own home city on this list but I guess the conditions have gotten worse as the years have gone by. I am surprised to see Atlanta on the list, but not the other cities. We have got to do better to help our youth.
Health Care, Chicago-StyleWhat good fortune it was for the largest concentration of Palestinians in the U.S. to choose Chicago as their home away from home — our nation's capital of graft, corruption, and greed, reminiscent of the Palestinian Authority (though less murderous).
Chicago Mayor Daley Blames Fort Hood On America's Love Of Guns!Once again Mayor Daley goes on an anti-gun rant. "Unfortunately, America loves Guns. We love guns to a point where that uh we see devastation on a daily basis. You don't blame a group."
Barack Obama's Leading Indicator by Jules Crittenden Deval Patrick's fizzle bodes ill for the White House Or as the Boston Herald, the scrappy conservative tabloid put it, "Maybe We Can't."
A Powerful Idea on Youth Violence As a former beat cop, Ron Huberman, the new chief of public schools in Chicago, learned long ago that violence among young urban people could not be solved simply by hauling ever larger numbers of children off to jail.
I cannot believe that it is exactly one year ago today I was in Grant Park watching the results of the American presidential election, seeing my predictions come true and the new President-Elect walk unto the stage with his family.
Feds: Chicago men discussed terror attack in India"Two Chicago men charged with scheming to launch a terrorist attack on a Danish newspaper also discussed an attack on a military college in India, federal prosecutors said Tuesday."
RATS!! City To Pay For Snitching On Tax CheatsWould you be willing to rat out a business that's cheating Chicago on taxes in exchange for a share of back taxes recovered? City Hall is counting on it.
'The train took my baby,' mom screams as stroller is dragged (baby is OK)A baby stroller got stuck in the doors of a Chicago CTA train. The train departed the station even though it is not supposed to move if the doors are open. The baby was found on the tracks apparently unharmed but was taken to a local hospital for observation.
It is now one year after President Obama's election. A lot has happened since that heady night in Grants Park, Chicago, when the new First Family walked out to the adulation of the crowds, one which I was fortunate to witness.
FBI says Pak Consul General in Chicago knew HeadleyWashington: Pakistan's Consul General in Chicago personally knew both David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, nabbed by the FBI for planning to carry out a major terror attack in India at the behest of Lashkar-e-Toiba, the US authorities have claimed.
Utopia or Dystopian Nightmare?Sometimes I worry that our country will become more like the former Soviet Union. Americans will wait in lines for hours in order to receive bread for the week.
Number Of Women Buying Handguns IncreasingLocal gun shop owners say they're seeing an increase in the number of women shoppers right now. The reasons, they say, are many, including the downturn in the economy and violence on the street.
Two Charged in Plot on Danish Paper - WSJ.com- U.S. prosecutors in Chicago charged two men with plotting to attack a Danish newspaper that in 2005 printed cartoons of t
Indigent burials: Cook County sees 30 percent increase in such burials last yearYet another sign of these bad economic times.
Alleged racism against students in Chicago prompts federal investigation, likely lawsuitComplaints about alleged racism by a Chicago bar against six black Washington University students have prompted an FBI investigations and a likely lawsuit.
Washington University students allege Chicago nightclub barred blacksStudents from Washington University say they have complained to state and federal agencies that a Chicago, Illinois, nightclub barred six African-American members from their senior class trip celebration while admitting nearly 200 white classmates.
Well-known Chicago Bar 'Mother's' Accused of RacismStudent Regis Nurayi says the bar's manager told them their jeans were too baggy. But Murayi didn't buy it. So he switched jeans with a shorter, white student. The white student, who now had very baggy jeans, was let in, and Murayi was still kept out.
They say Obama's been a slum lord for 8 years... meet the people. // CurrentChicago: 2 teens raped as evidence satIn what looks like shocking indifference, a major police department was slow to respond to a serial attacker.
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