A prison warden says convicted murderer James Harvey Callahan has received a stay of execution from the U.S. Supreme Court.
Salon report: ‘It was almost inevitable that Obama, as a Chicago politician, would spend a lot of quality time with someone like (the) recently jailed Tony Rezko. But that doesn’t excuse bad judgment … ‘
A day after the U.S. Department of Energy officially scrapped a futuristic, low-pollution power plant planned for central Illinois, angry state and local officials asked themselves what could have derailed the $1.8 billion project. (more…)
A Will County judge has handed down a life sentence against a second Joliet man for his role in an April 2005 firebombing that killed a mother and her 4-year-old daughter. (more…)
CHICAGO (AP) — A body found frozen to the ground on Chicago’s southwest side has been identified as a 41-year-old suburban woman who had been missing since October, authorities said. Carolyn Jean Schranz’s badly decomposed remains were found last week, about 100 feet from train tracks just south of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. She’d been stabbed to death, according to an autopsy by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
CHICAGO (AP) — As a major snowstorm moved into the Chicago area, more than 500 flights in and out of O’Hare International Airport were canceled because of deteriorating weather and low visibility. Noncancelled flights at O’Hare and Midway are being delayed by as much as two hours. Authorities said travelers planning on using either airport this evening should contact their airlines to check the status of their flights.
In its first official move as steward of the 30-year-old Chicago Marathon, Bank of America today announced the legendary race will have a new name and fresh look for 2008. The now-titled Bank of America Chicago Marathon will take place on Sunday, Oct. 12 with registration for the first 45,000 runners opening at midnight (CST) on Friday.
Lisa Wogan, of Momence, communications coordinator for Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, will be a guest on WTTW Channel 11’s “Chicago Tonight” at today at 7 p.m. Representatives of the four remaining Republican candidates will participate in a panel discussion.
President Bush’s 2009 budget will virtually freeze most domestic programs and seek nearly $200 billion in savings from federal health care programs, a senior administration official said Thursday. The Bush budget also will likely exceed $3 trillion, this official said.
Mary M. Sengenberger, 87, of Joliet, and mother of a Bourbonnais resident, died Thursday (Jan. 31, 2008) at the Joliet Area Community Hospice.
