Obama Family Returns to Chicago for Weekend
(CHICAGO) — President Barack Obama and his family have returned to their hometown this weekend, reportedly as guests of honor at the wedding of Laura Jarrett, daughter of White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett.While the press is not allowed near t…
At Reality Star’s Request, Body of Chicago Mob Boss Exhumed
VH-1(CHICAGO) — The most notorious hitman in Chicago, a man believed by some to be behind the death of Marilyn Monroe, has risen from the dead.The body of mob boss Frank “The German” Schweihs was exhumed from a Chicago cemetery this week at the reques…
Groupon’s Latest Deal: Tuck-In Service, Personal Lullaby
Groupon(CHICAGO) — Attention Chicagoans! Time is running out to get your hands on some personal bedtime service.Imagine this: For just $100, someone will come to your home, gently tuck you in to bed, deliver you a drink (of water), and even perform fo…
Obama Walks His Chicago Neighborhood
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — President Obama went out for a four-block stroll through his Hyde Park neighborhood Saturday morning after spending his first night at home in over a year.The president, dressed in tan slacks and a white, op…
Obama Returns to Chicago Home, Asks Donors for Four More Years
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/GettyImages(CHICAGO) — President Obama is back in his adopted hometown Friday night for three campaign fundraisers and an overnight stay (sans family) in his private home on the city’s South Side.“It’s good to be back…
Chicago Plans Anti-Gang Crackdown on Heels of Bloody Weekend
Scott Olson/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Supt. Garry McCarthy announced new crime fighting initiatives Tuesday after 40 people were shot over Memorial Day weekend.On Tuesday, Emanuel and McCarthy outlined their strateg…
‘Anti-Racists’ Attack White Heritage Group in Family Restaurant
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — A group of 18 people dressed in black, wearing masks, wielding steel batons and hammers and claiming to be extreme anti-racists allegedly stormed a suburban Chicago family restaurant in broad daylight to assault a mee…
NATO Protesters Crash Chicago Couple’s Wedding Shoot
ABC News(CHICAGO) — Every bride likes to be the center of attention and draw a crowd on her big day, but even the most attention-craving bride can say enough is enough when the crowd is a frenzy of anti-NATO and anti-war protesters.Such was the case f…
NATO Summit: Anarchists Clash with Cops, Vets Return Medals
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Protesters clad in black clashed with police on Sunday at the end of what had been a peaceful march and rally by thousands of demonstrators, led by disenchanted veterans of the Iraq and Afghan wars protesting the …
NATO Summit: Hackers Target Websites, Arrests Made
Aaron Katersky/ABC(CHICAGO) — A hacking group affiliated with Anonymous took responsibility for temporarily crippling the Chicago Police and NATO websites Sunday, proving authorities now have more than just street protests to worry about on the first …
Obama Ready for Pep Talk on Afghanistan During NATO Summit
U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Dexter S. Saulisbury(NEW YORK) — President Obama will take center stage at the NATO summit in Chicago Sunday by urging the alliance to resist deescalating its commitment in Afghanistan.With the American public having grown…
Iraq Vets Returning Medals at NATO Summit in Chicago
Khalid Mohammed-Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A protest of Iraq war veterans at the NATO summit being held in Chicago this weekend is intended to send a strong message to Washington and the European alliance.Some members of the Iraq Veterans Against t…
Upcoming NATO Summit in Chicago Will Focus on Afghanistan
U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Dexter S. Saulisbury(NEW YORK) — The NATO summit scheduled for May 20 and 21 in Chicago will be the first time that alliance members have gathered in the U.S. since 1999.At the top of list of topics will be Afghanistan, ac…
‘May Day’ Protesters Rally From Coast to Coast
EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/GettyImages(NEW YORK) — Police detained at least six people in New York as Occupy demonstrators and labor and immigration activists participated in “May Day” protests across the country on Tuesday. Protest organizers said they inte…
Boy on Heart Transplant List Found After Being Kidnapped from Hospital
Pixland/Getty Images(ST. LOUIS) — A boy awaiting a heart transplant was found outside of Chicago after he was taken from a St. Louis hospital by his father, who does not have custody of his son.An Amber Alert and a SARAA missing child alert were issue…
Rahm Emanuel Welcomes Nobel Peace Prize Winners to Chicago
ABC News(CHICAGO) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel welcomed Nobel Peace Prize winners including former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and President Jimmy Carter to Chicago Monday for the start of the 12th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates.This is the…
Chicago Invests $7 Billion to Fix Crumbling Infrastructure
Scott Olson/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Gridlock and dysfunction in Washington, coupled with the aftereffects of U.S. economic malaise, have spurred cities like Chicago to take matters into their own hands when it comes to rebuilding crumbling infrastruct…
Does Romney Have an Enthusiasm Problem in Chicago Suburbs?
Ethan Miller/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — The fact that Mitt Romney is expected to win Illinois’ primary Tuesday night shouldn’t come as much of a shock. Not only has he drastically outspent his main GOP rival Rick Santorum, but the demographic…
On Obama’s Home Turf, Santorum Says Illinois Primary Is Key
AFP/Getty Images(ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.) — In a suburb just outside Chicago, Rick Santorum urged a crowd of over a thousand voters to take Tuesday’s Illinois primary seriously, arguing that he is the only candidate who is capable of beating Bar…
Obamas’ Friday Fundraiser Frenzy: Six Events, $5.6 Million
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The first family will fly off for a frenzy of fundraisers on Friday, with first lady Michelle Obama landing in Minneapolis and President Obama in Chicago and Atlanta.The six events combined should net at least…