Chicago News Net
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:58:21 -0500
Escaped Wisconsin Inmate Could Be Headed To Riverside ... Steven Sampson, a Wisconsin jail inmate, escaped from a work camp on Jan. 30, 2012, and could be headed for west suburban Riverside. (Credit: Riverside Police ...
Giants Beat Patriots 21-17 To Win The Super Bowl ... Running back Ahmad Bradshaw #44 of the New York Giants runs the ball for a 6 yard touchdown in the fourth quarter against the New England Patriots during Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium on ...
Riverside police search for escaped inmate ... Police in Riverside are on the lookout for Steven Sampson, who escaped from custody in Wisconsin January 30. Sampson, who was serving time for stalking, was on a work release program when he got ...
Man says burglars tortured him and stole van for disabled son ... BT Gregory says he had popped out to get his 17-year-old son a snack from a nearby hot dog stand Friday afternoon when two burglars armed with a gun barged into his high-rise apartment in the 1300 ...
Chicago museum hosting memorial for Cornelius ... A downtown museum will host a public memorial Wednesday night for Don Cornelius, the South Side native who created the legendary TV show "Soul ...
Motorist Charged For Fleeing Bicycle Police Downtown ... Ashley Day, 25, is charged with aggravated battery and fleeing police for nearly running over a bicycle cop who was trying to stop her for talking on her cell phone and making an illegal U-turn ...
Gang member accused of murder in Cicero ... An 18-year-old admitted gang member is due in court Monday to face charges in connection with the death of a man who was on parole. Daniel Leanos had a disagreement with 26-year-old Henry Martinez ...
Man and disabled son recovering after robbery ... February 5, 2012 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- A man and his son with cerebral palsy were still in shock Sunday after a terrifying home invasion and robbery that left the two tied up. When you live in an ...
Student with learning disability finds her niche in biology ... University of Chicago , poring over a microscope, conducting experiments with cells.To look at Strozier now, you'd never know what she's been through. She will tell you that although the ...
Young hockey players from Mexico get plenty of ice time in Geneva ... Ivan Toledano was 1,600 miles from home and alone on the ice Saturday at the Fox Valley Ice Arena, awaiting one of hockey's greatest challenges. Crouched in front of the net, the young Mexican ...
German firm faces racial harassment allegations as it plans Chicago base ... As it prepares to make Chicago its North American headquarters, the German-based ThyssenKrupp manufacturing company is facing allegations that Chicago area supervisors created a hostile and ...
Northwestern Holds Off Illinois 74-70 ... CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – John Shurna scored 24 points to lead Northwestern past Illinois 74-70 on Sunday. Reggie Hearn added 20 points on 7 of 8 shooting for the Wildcats (14-8, 4-6), who shot ...
Cleveland State Hammers Illinois-Chicago 70-42 ... CHICAGO (AP) – Jeremy Montgomery made four 3-pointers and led four teammates in double figures with 14 points as Cleveland State beat Illinois-Chicago 70-42 on Sunday. Trevon Harmon added 13 ...
Perry Leads Youngstown State Past Loyola 80-63 ... CHICAGO (AP) – Kendrick Perry’s 28 points led Youngstown State to an 80-63 victory over Loyola of Chicago on Sunday. Perry, a sophomore who nearly matched his career best of 30 set last ...
Man pulled from Lake Michigan dies ... A man died after he was pulled from Lake Michigan in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood. A woman called 9-1-1 at about 10:30 a.m. Sunday and reported someone trapped by the breakwater at Bryn ...
Group asks to Quinn to reject photo enforcement ... A group of community activists are calling for Gov. Pat Quinn to reject the proposed expansion of the city's use of so-called photo-enforcement cameras to catch speeders in school zones. The ...
Chicago college offers class on Occupy movement ... Thirty-two undergraduate students are enrolled at Roosevelt University's "Occupy Everywhere" class. It's a political science course that looks at the movement that started last summer near New York ...
Father, Son Shot In Marquette Park ... CHICAGO (STMW) – A father and son were wounded, one critically, in a shooting Sunday morning in the South Side Marquette Park neighborhood. Two males suffered gunshot wounds while in their ...
Passenger Killed When Vehicle Crashes Into Parked Cars ... CHICAGO (CBS) – Charges were pending Sunday against the driver of a vehicle that crashed into several parked cars early Saturday in the Austin neighborhood, causing the death of a passenger in ...
No. 9 Michigan State Beats No. 23 Michigan 64-54 ... EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Draymond Green had 14 points and 16 rebounds to lead No. 9 Michigan State to a 64-54 win over No. 23 Michigan on Sunday, backing up his guarantee of a victory. The ...
City to mark Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day ... The Chicago Department of Public Health will participate in a national observance aimed at raising HIV/AIDS awareness among African Americans. The 12th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day ...
Ill. launches online registry for veterans ... The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs has launched an online registry aimed at helping connect veterans to services. Veterans who register through the "Stand Up and Be ...
Quinn urges families to apply for tax credit ... Gov. Pat Quinn is encouraging poor and working families to apply for a tax break aimed at helping them keep more of what they earn. Quinn signed the earned-income tax credit into law last month. ...
Big cities cautious about privatizing parking after Chicago's effort ... Governments have privatized assets in recent years: Chicago: Skyway toll road ($1.8 billion), parking garages ($563 million) and meters ($1.15 billion). Virginia: Two toll roads ($1.2 billion). ...
Bears’ J.T. Thomas Taking Epileptic Fan To Super Bowl ... J.T. Thomas #52 of the Chicago Bears works out during a summer training camp practice at Olivet Nazarene University on July 30, 2011 in Bourbonnais, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ...
City Mapping Tree Trimming Requests To Speed Up Work ... CHICAGO (CBS) – The city is taking a strategy used to combat potholes to cut down on the backlog of requests for tree trimming, dead tree removal and graffiti erasure. When Streets and ...
1 Dead, 1 Critically Hurt In Crash On Eisenhower ... CHICAGO (STMW) – A man is dead and another person critically injured early Sunday following a single-vehicle crash on the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290), Illinois State Police said. The crash ...
Man Shot In Drive-By In West Englewood ... CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was shot in the leg early Sunday during a drive-by attack in the South Side West Englewood neighborhood. A 20-year-old man was standing on the corner of West 68th ...
Bond Set At $3M For Suspect In Fatal Stabbing In Naperville ... WHEATON, Ill. (STMW) – Bond was set at $3 million Sunday morning for a man charged with fatally stabbing a second grade teacher and wounding two others at a Naperville nightclub early ...
Bears rookie surprises teen with Super Bowl tickets ... Chicago Bears rookie JT Thomas had a big surprise today for his No. 1 fan. Thomas created a foundation to help kids inspired by his brother who has autism. Thomas met 14-year-old Anthony ...
Seattle planning arena for Kings FEB 05 ... 09:26 AM ET 02.05 | A wealthy San Francisco hedge-fund manager and officials in the Seattle mayor's office have been working behind the scenes for eight months to bring an NBA team back to the ...
Howard can't make up his mind FEB 05 ... 10:27 AM ET 02.05 | League sources maintain one of the biggest hangups in the Dwight Howard saga is that Howard has yet to fully commit to a destination. "Dwight can't make a ...
Clippers want J.R. Smith FEB 05 ... 09:16 AM ET 02.05 | The Clippers, still not done dealing after signing Kenyon Martin on Friday, will pursue guard J.R. Smith after the team he plays on in the Chinese Basketball Assn. finishes its ...
Foster parent, former religious publisher charged with abusing two girls ... A River Forest man, Robert L. Gaskill, 63, who took in dozens of foster children since 1996 and volunteered with local youth groups was charged Friday with the sexual abuse of two girls. February 4, ...
Romney rolls in Nevada ... Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters at his Nevada caucus night victory celebration in Las Vegas, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald ...
Mayor mum on alleged racially hostile workplace at ThyssenKrupp ... Mayor Rahm Emanuel refused to weigh in Saturday night about allegations of racial discrimination levied against ThyssenKrupp, a German conglomerate that last week agreed to make Chicago its North ...
Super Bowl expected to set aerial record — at Indy airports ... INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 04: A fan rides a zip line during the Super Bowl XLVI NFL Experience presented by GMC at the Indiana Convention Center on February 4, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The ...
Wolves’ Winning Streak Snapped ... ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Chicago Wolves' bid to extend their winning streak to a season-high-tying five games never gained traction Saturday night. Former Wolves forward Brett Sterling set ...
Bulls Beat Bucks 113-90 As Deng Returns ... MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Derrick Rose scored 21 points and had 13 assists and Luol Deng added 21 points in his return after missing seven games due to injury, as the Chicago Bulls easily beat the Milwaukee ...
Cincinnati Pulls Away For 74-66 Win Over DePaul ... CINCINNATI (AP) -- Dion Dixon and Sean Kilpatrick each scored 16 points and Cashmere Wright scored all 11 of his in the second half to help Cincinnati pull away from DePaul for a 74-66 Big East win ...
Oladipo Leads No. 20 Indiana Past Purdue ... WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Victor Oladipo scored a career-high 23 points to help No. 20 Indiana defeat Purdue 78-61 on Saturday night and break a five-game losing streak to its in-state rival. ...
Bowling Green Routs Northern Illinois 65-40 ... BOWLINGGREEN, Ohio (AP) -- Jordon Crawford scored 15 points and BowlingGreen used a big first half to rout Northern Illinois 65-40 on Saturday night. BowlingGreen got off to an 18-1 start on its ...
Two men charged in Chicago bank holdup ... Two of five men arrested after a bank robbery Friday have now been charged with the holdup. It happened at the Chase Bank in the 4800-block of West Irving Park in Chicago. Police tracked the ...
Teacher stabbed to death in Naperville bar ... February 3, 2012 (NAPERVILLE, Ill.) (WLS) -- An elementary school teacher was stabbed to death in a suburban bar. Shaun Wild was 24. Another man, a football player at North Central College, was ...
National Guard sergeant surprises girlfriend with proposal ... Staff Sgt. Fred Herzfeldt, right, proposes to his girlfriend, JoAn Vargas, at the Illinois Army National Guard Maintenance Center Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, in North Riverside. The proposal was ...
Big Ten Is Ohio State’s To Lose ... MADISON, Wis. (CBS) The wild and wacky Big Ten might actually be starting to sort itself out. Ohio State, the consensus favorite in the conference this year and undoubtedly the most talented Big ...
Notre Dame Takes Down No. 17 Marquette 76-59 ... SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Freshman Pat Connaughton had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Notre Dame made 11 3-pointers and beat No. 15 Marquette 76-59 Saturday. Connaughton shot 5 for 8 on 3s to lead the ...
Driver Struck By Stray Bullet In Garfield Park ... CHICAGO (STMW) - A 25-year-old woman who was driving her 59-year-old mother and her 2-year-old nephew early Saturday in the West Side Garfield Park neighborhood was wounded when an errant bullet ...
Local rally protests UN Syrian resolution ... Protestors in Chicago gathered to call for no sanctions and no war against either Iran or Syria after Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed at stopping the ...