! Flood Warning in IL: La Salle
Winter Storm Warning in IL: Cook , DeKalb , DuPage , Kane , Kendall , La Salle , Lake , McHenry
Blizzard Watch, Winter Storm Warning in IL: Grundy , Kankakee , Will Blizzard Watch, Winter Storm Warning in IN: Jasper , Lake , Newton , Porter
Winter Storm Warning in IN: La Porte Winter Storm Warning in WI: Kenosha , Racine

Top Stories from the Chicago Tribune

  • Ill. plans reforms for processing DNA Photo

    Illinois is moving to reform the way DNA evidence from sexual assaults is processed after a Tribune review found that many rape kits were being placed in police storage untested, robbing the state of opportunities to solve crimes and exonerate the wrongfully convicted. more

  • Bishops change feeding tube guidelines; Catholic hospitals face choice

    If ever Carol Gaetjens becomes unconscious with no hope of awakening, even if she could live for years in that state, she says she wants her loved ones to discontinue all forms of artificial life support. more

  • Graves to move for new O'Hare runway

    The City of Chicago on Monday was awarded possession of a 161-year-old cemetery that lies in the path of a future runway at O'Hare International Airport, and the relocation of about 1,200 graves could begin within weeks. more

  • Pace route cuts hit suburban bus riders Photo

    Across the suburbs Monday, some commuters were sharing the pain of CTA riders in the city, even though the cuts to Pace bus service weren't as extensive. more

  • Green Line panhandler arrested again Photo

    A man who has been arrested almost 180 times — and whose presence on the CTA's Green Line has instilled fear among riders whom he aggressively panhandles — has been arrested again. more

  • Hit man's case used in bid to overturn Cardamone verdicts

    DuPage County prosecutors are citing the case of a Chicago hit man as part of a strategy to obtain the conviction of an Aurora gymnastics coach awaiting retrial on charges he sexually abused young girls. more

  • Snow, CTA cuts could leave commuters struggling

    Bus and train riders who encountered the CTA at far less than its best on the first weekday of major service cuts should prepare themselves to slog through snow during Tuesday's commute. more

  • Attorney: Stacy Peterson asked about extorting money from husband

    Shortly before she vanished in October 2007, Stacy Peterson told a divorce attorney that she thought her husband was mad at her because he believed she told his son he had killed his ex-wife, the attorney testified Monday. more

  • 26 years after woman's murder, family sees suspect who says he aided attacker

    For nearly 26 years, the family of Sheila Johnson, a pregnant mother of four who was stabbed to death in her North Side apartment, has wondered and waited for answers about her murder. more

  • Feds may close locks to stop carp

    At a White House meeting Monday on the Asian carp threat to the Great Lakes, federal officials said they may seek to close navigational locks on Chicago-area waterways for up to three or four days a week, a move that would restrict cargo shipping and recreational boating. more

Snowy, messy morning rush

Snowy, messy morning rush Video

The first wave of a major winter storm made a mess of the morning rush and forced the cancellation of 500 flights at Chicago's two airports.

Top Illinois Stories from AP

Top Wisconsin Stories from AP
back
forward

Paul Green's Podcast