Bank Robbers Escape Chicago Jail Using Rope Made of Sheets, Blankets
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — A manhunt is underway after two bank robbers escaped from their Chicago jail cell by breaking through the window and scaling down the building with a makeshift rope of bed sheets and blankets.Joseph “Jose” Banks and K…
Chicago to Review Woman’s $105,000 Parking Ticket Bill
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — The city of Chicago is reviewing the case of a single, unemployed mother saddled with the biggest parking fine in city history after she filed a lawsuit claiming that her ex-boyfriend was to blame for all the tickets….
Chicago Police Guilty of Covering Up Bartender Beating
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — The Chicago Police Department has been found guilty of covering up the beating of a female bartender by a city police officer, and was criticized for honoring a “code of silence” in which officers cover up for one a…
Chicago Election Watch Planned for President Obama
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — President Obama, his family and his campaign staff will watch the election returns in his hometown of Chicago Nov. 6, and the election watch gathering is expected to be held in the lakefront convention center, McCormi…
Mom and Two Daughters Missing in Suburban Chicago
ABC News(CHICAGO) — Authorities in suburban Chicago are on the lookout for a mother and her two daughters after they went missing last weekend.Aneta Marsek, 33, and her daughters, Chevelle and Macenzie, of Volo, Ill., about an hour northwest of Chicag…
Bathtub Bride’s Suspected Killer on the Run, Maserati Found
Comstock/Thinkstock(BURBANK, Ill.) — The manhunt for a Chicago man suspected of killing his wife on their wedding night and leaving her in a blood-soaked bathtub may be headed to Mexico.Burbank, Ill., police have been on the trail of Humberto “B…
Retiring Chicago Priest Refuses to Leave Rectory
George Doyle/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — A Chicago parish is in turmoil because its beloved priest has balked at his impending removal from the Catholic Church rectory, while his incoming successor, who says he was attacked by a staff member, admits that he…
‘Crossing Runways’ Blamed for Pair of Near-Crashes at Chicago Airport
Comstock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Air traffic controllers at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport put passenger planes on course for mid-air crashes twice last year, with disaster only averted by the pilots’ actions, according to newly released intervi…
Chick-fil-A CEO Denies Giving "Concessions" to Open Chicago Restaurant
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Chick fil-A has “made no … concessions” regarding its support of groups that oppose gay marriage, company CEO Dan Cathy said in a statement that was posted online by Mike Huckabee, denying a statement b…
Chick-fil-A CEO Denies Giving "Concessions" to Open Chicago Restaurant
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Chick fil-A has “made no … concessions” regarding its support of groups that oppose gay marriage, company CEO Dan Cathy said in a statement that was posted online by Mike Huckabee, denying a statement b…
Chicago Teachers Vote to End Strike
Scott Olson/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Chicago’s first teachers strike in 25 years will come to an end after a week and a half when the teachers union’s delegates Tuesday decided to return to school Wednesday.Public school teachers emerged from a delegat…
Neighbor Says Accused Chicago Bomb Plotter ‘A Very Nice Guy’
ABC News (CHICAGO) — A preliminary hearing for accused Chicago bomb plotter Adel Daoud was delayed until Thursday after his attorney was granted more time to review the case.Daoud’s attorney, Thomas Durkin, told reporters that he is “suspicious” of th…
Man Believes His Bar Was Targeted by Teen in Alleged Bomb Plot
ABC(CHICAGO) — The FBI has yet to name the Chicago bar that an 18-year-old suburban teen was allegedly trying to blow up with a car bomb, but one bar owner says his establishment was the target. Mike Feirstein, the co-owner of Cal’s Bar and Liquors, t…
Chicago Teachers Union Won’t Vote on Contract Deal; Strike Continues
Scott Olson/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Chicago teachers union delegates declined to vote on Sunday for a tentative agreement reached in negotiations this past week, so the city’s first teachers’ strike in over two decades will now continue into a second …
Teen Charged With Trying to Blow Up Chicago Bar After Undercover FBI Operation
Comstock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — An 18-year-old man was arrested by undercover FBI agents after he allegedly tried to detonate what he believed to be a car bomb outside a bar in downtown Chicago, prosecutors said Saturday. Adel Daoud, a U.S. citizen fro…
Chicago Teachers’ Strike Nearing an End as ‘Tentative’ Agreement Reached
Scott Olson/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Chicago’s first teachers’ strike in a quarter of a century is coming to an end after a five-day lock-out full of heated negotiations, which resulted in both sides reaching a “tentative agreement&rd…
Chicago Teachers’ Strike Nearing an End as ‘Tentative’ Agreement Reached
Scott Olson/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Chicago’s first teachers’ strike in a quarter of a century is coming to an end after a five-day lock-out full of heated negotiations, which resulted in both sides reaching a “tentative agreement&rd…
Chicago Teachers’ Strike Nearing an End as ‘Tentative’ Agreement Reached
Scott Olson/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Chicago’s first teachers’ strike in a quarter of a century is coming to an end after a five-day lock-out full of heated negotiations, which resulted in both sides reaching a “tentative agreement&rd…
Chicago Library Amnesty Program Yields $2M Worth of Returned Items
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — A Chicago Public Library amnesty program that allowed members to return overdue items without having to pay any late fees brought in more than 100,000 books, DVDs and other materials.The library’s fine amnesty -…
Obama’s Education Policies on Test in Chicago
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The teacher’s strike in Chicago has the potential to become a big GOP talking point on the campaign trail if it continues to drag on.Why? The obvious reason is the close connection Obama has with Chicago.&n…