Tag: Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) Chicago teachers went on strike today, marching on picket lines after failing to reach a contract deal with the nations third-largest school district in a dispute that canceled classes for more than…
CHICAGO The search for an alligator spotted in Chicagos Humboldt Park Lagoon entered its second day Wednesday, as police warned people to leave the gator trapping to a volunteer animal wrangler known as Alligator…
Though Chicago remains the third-largest city in the United States, behind New York and Los Angeles, fourth-place Houston continued to close the gap, moving to within 380,492 residents of Chicago, according to the US Census…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran is putting pressure on Amtrak to commit to the continued operation of the Southwest Chief passenger rail service that connects Chicago to Los Angeles with stops in…
Lori Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor and the ninth candidate to jump into the race for Chicago mayor 11 months ago, won election Tuesday in a nearly 3-to-1 landslide over establishment candidate Toni Preckwinkle, an…
CHICAGO Chicago will elect its first African-American woman as its next mayor, after former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle moved on to an April runoff amid a record…
Beginnings: The Ultimate Chicago Tribute is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, along with a meet-and-greet opportunity with new Bowlus director Daniel Kays. Previous reports indicated an incorrect day for the…
CHICAGO Royals prospect Ryan OHearn awoke in a major-league teams Chicago hotel for the first time in his life Tuesday morning and found lack of rest had done nothing to dampen his mood. Hed…
