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Brookfield Zoo introduces baby aardvark
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:37:00 GMT
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Brookfield Zoo today announced the birth of an aardvark at the zoo, the first born there in a decade.
 
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West Side cops answer domestic call, find pot growing in house
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:32:00 GMT
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A man initially arrested in connection with a domestic battery also faces felony drug-manufacturing charges in connection with a growing operation police found at his house when they arrested him, police said today.
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Emanuel backs Duckworth in suburban congressional primary
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:24:00 GMT
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel waded into a contested suburban Democratic primary for Congress, backing former U.S. Veterans Affairs official Tammy Duckworth.
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Woman charged with DUI in wrong-way crash on Kennedy
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:10:00 GMT
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DUI charges have been filed against a woman who drove her car the wrong way on the Kennedy Expressway early this morning and collided with another car, seriously injuring her and the other driver.
 
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Pucinski, Brown blame each other for Circuit Court clerk mess
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:09:00 GMT
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It takes more time and money to go to court in Cook County because Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown keeps poor records, an appellate court judge who once held Brown’s post said Wednesday.
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Students arrested at Evanston Township High School after fight breaks out
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:08:00 GMT
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Police responded to a fight at Evanston Township High School Wednesday afternoon, according to a statement released by the school.
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Man held without bail in shooting of police officer
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:08:00 GMT
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A 21-year-old South Side man charged with shooting a Chicago police officer in the South Shore neighborhood on Sunday was ordered held without bail today.
 
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Quinn's bad news budget: 'Our rendezvous with reality has arrived'
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:34:00 GMT
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Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn today delivered a bad news budget speech, calling for prison closures, layoffs and cutbacks to health care for the poor.
 
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Parents plead with CPS to put off vote on school closings
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:44:00 GMT
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Dozens of people packed a conference room at Chicago Public Schools headquarters today and another 100 or so filled an overflow room upstairs to plead for board members to put off a vote on closing or overhauling 17 struggling schools.
 
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RTA switches tracks, OKs lobbying deal
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:39:00 GMT
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In a complete about-face, the Regional Transportation Authority today approved a $850,000 contract to lobby members of Congress for more money for mass transit.
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Mom of boy killed in hit-run: 'I will never get a chance to say I love you'
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:28:00 GMT
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The mother of a 13-year-old boy killed in a hit-and-run crash involving an off-duty, drunken Chicago police officer choked back tears in court today as she remembered her son’s big grin, constant laugh and unrealized dreams to own a restaurant.
 
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Officials: Teacher fired after student's wrists taped together
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:23:00 GMT
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A substitute teacher was fired from a Naperville school after instructing an elementary student to bind his wrists together with duct tape, police and Indian Prairie Unit School District 204 authorities said.
 
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Police: Man shot stranded motorist's car window
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:09:00 GMT
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A 70-year-old Downers Grove-area man is accused of shooting out the window of a car as a motorist who claimed to be stranded tried to flee, Darien police said Wednesday.
 
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Meth lab busts up across country, Indiana ranks 3rd
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:38:00 GMT
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Methamphetamine lab seizures rose nationally again in 2011, further evidence the powerfully addictive and dangerous drug is maintaining a tight grip on the nation's heartland, according to an Associated Press survey of the nation's top meth-producing states.
 
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Oak Park expands Wright Historic District
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT
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Oak Park has expanded its Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District boundaries, adding 444 homes to an area once declared one of America’s 10 great neighborhoods.
 
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Cops: $20,000 and 100 narcotic pills disappear after teen party near McHenry
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:57:00 GMT
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A party held by two teenagers while their parents were out of town brought about 25 teens to their home in McHenry County—and resulted in $20,000 in cash and about 100 prescription narcotic pills disappearing from the home, police said.
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Poll: Wisconsin voters evenly split on Gov. Scott Walker
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:08:00 GMT
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Wisconsin voters are about evenly split in their opinions of Republican Gov. Scott Walker, as an ongoing investigation into several of his former aides and associates appears to be muting a sense of guarded optimism over certain aspects of the state economy, according to poll results released Wednesday. The Marquette University poll also hints at a challenge for Wisconsin Democrats, who have mounted an effort to recall Walker but who don't appear to have a solid candidate ready to challenge him. Walker's approval and disapproval ratings both stood at 47 percent, down from a 51 percent approval rating that the same pollsters found last month. The current poll surveyed 716 Wisconsin residents who are registered to vote or said they plan to register. It was conducted from Thursday through Sunday, and had an overall margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points. There were signs that voters are optimistic about the state's financial outlook. For example, when asked whether they think Wisconsin is a good place to start a business, 72 percent said yes. And in response to a question evaluating legislation passed last year that reduced regulation and offered incentives for businesses to stay or relocate here, 34 percent said the effort added jobs, while 16 percent said caused a decrease in jobs. However, voters have also been paying attention to a grand-jury investigation into several people who were close to Walker when he was the Milwaukee County executive. The investigation has led to criminal charges against five people, and while Walker hasn't been charged with wrongdoing, he has hired two attorneys and said he will meet with the district attorney leading the investigation. Of the 72 percent of respondents who said they were aware of the investigation, 52 percent said they think it's "really something serious," whereas 40 percent said it's "just more politics." Walker is being targeted by recall efforts, but it's not clear who could seriously challenge him. For each of five Democrats who have either said they would run against him or have been mentioned as possible challengers, at least 40 percent of respondents said they hadn't heard enough about them to have an opinion. The poll does bode well for President Barack Obama's chances in Wisconsin, giving him double-digit leads over each of his four Republican rivals. The respondents, 652 of whom said they were "very likely" to vote, gave the president a 51 percent to 40 percent lead over former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum; a 53 percent to 38 percent lead over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney; a 52 percent to 36 percent lead over Texas Rep. Ron Paul; and a 56 percent to 33 percent lead over former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. The poll also showed Santorum to be the early favorite to win Wisconsin's April 3 Republican primary. Among those who said they plan to vote in the primary, 34 percent backed Santorum while 18 percent backed Romney. Paul was backed by 17 percent of the respondents, while 12 percent supported Gingrich. Another 17 percent said they're undecided. In Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race, the poll found that former Gov. Tommy Thompson appeared to be the Republican candidate with the best chance of beating Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin. Respondents favored Thompson over her, 48 percent to 42 percent. However, Baldwin polled better than former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann, 44 percent to 40 percent, and she was ahead of Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, 45 percent to 37 percent. One problem for Neumann, Fitzgerald and Baldwin is name recognition. About half of respondents said they hadn't heard enough about any of the three.
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Chicago firefighters battle a pair of early-morning blazes
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:53:00 GMT
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The Chicago Fire Department battled a pair of fires Wednesday morning that injured one person and left at least two people displaced.
 
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Man alleges employer fired him for jury duty
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:46:00 GMT
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A Chicago area man is taking legal action against his former employer for allegedly firing him as a sales associate because he was called to serve on a federal jury.
 
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Count shows slightly more bald eagles in Illinois
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:56:00 GMT
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A new count shows there were slightly more bald eagles in Illinois this January compared with January of last year.
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Bad news budget: Quinn to call for prison, health care cuts
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:33:00 GMT
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SPRINGFIELD -- Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn will deliver a bad-news budget today, suggesting that Illinois close numerous prisons, mental health centers and social service offices, cut health care for the poor and shut down popular tourist sites for two days a week at times during the year.
 
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Girl, 13, sexually assaulted at gunpoint in West Englewood
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT
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Police continue to search this morning for the man who sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl at gunpoint in an alley in the West Englewood neighborhood.
 
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Police: Boy kills younger brother, 14, by accident
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:46:00 GMT
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Ida Grant always feared the outbursts of violence from her two autistic grandsons would leave a family member injured.
 
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Rahm Emanuel, Bill Daley to be named Obama campaign co-chairs
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:38:00 GMT
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How does President Obama thank his former chiefs of staff for serving in that grueling position? On Wednesday, Obama will give them both another task -- getting him reelected.
 
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2 men shot on South Side in Gresham, Washington Park neighborhoods
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:42:00 GMT
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Two men in their 20s were shot on the South Side overnight, according to Chicago police.
 
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