(Newser) - Anchors and reporters at WGN radio in Chicago have a new job requirement: Don’t say any of the station’s 119 undesirable words and phrases on the air. Randy Michaels, CEO of parent company Tribune Co., wants information delivered in a more read more..

Every Chicago Police Department squad car will soon be equipped with a Taser. That announcement Wednesday came as top police officials said they need the option of using Tasers to subdue uncooperative suspects as an alternative to their guns and read more..

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago school that claims to be the nation’s first all-boys public charter high school comprised entirely of black males has accomplished an uncommon feat acceptance rate for Chicago Public Schools was just over 50 percent. read more..

homers twice as White Sox beat Cubs Quentin homers twice as White Sox beat Cubs Carlos Quentin homered twice off Carlos Silva and drove in five runs Saturday, leading a Chicago White Sox split squad to a 15-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs. read more..

Pavel Datsyuk #13 of the Detroit Red Wings controls the puck near the corner as Duncan Keith #2 of the Chicago Blackhawks skates in at the United Center on March 7, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. (Jonathan Daniel, Getty Images) Pavel Datsyuk’s breakaway tally capped a five- goal eruption in the second read more..

The Red Wings scored five goals in the second period and survived a hat trick by Andrew Ladd to beat the Blackhawks, 5-4, today in Chicago. The Wings scored on the power play when Brian Rafalski took a pass from Nicklas Lidstrom at the left point and read more..

Sunday’s scheduled Cactus League game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs has been cancelled because of rain. The Dodgers are scheduled to play San Francisco on Monday, while the Cubs will have a game against the Athletics on Monday read more..

PR Log (Press Release) – Mar 07, 2010 – CHICAGO – Hip-Hop is taking the theater world by storm and Chicago is leading the revolution. Theori Stages Inc. has introduced Chicago to a whole new world of Theater and the world is taking notice read more..

Two men have been charged in the shooting deaths of three family members at a suburban Chicago home. read more..

Christian Wall scored 22 points to lead Chicago State to an 81-77 victory over NJIT on Saturday. Carl Montgomery added 20 points and Antonio Lofton 18 for the Cougars (9-22, 4-8 Great West Conference). The Highlanders (9-19, 4-7) were led by Jheryl Wilson with 26 points, Chris Flores with 17 and Sammy Schickel with 11. read more..

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — Authorities say a Chicago-bound flight made an unscheduled stop in Buffalo after a water pump caught fire in a lavatory. United Airlines Flight 769 had taken off from nearby Rochester shortly before the fire about 8 a.m. Friday.A Buffalo Niagara International Airport spokesman says a flight attendant quickly extinguished the small fire. But with smoke in the cabin, the … read more..

Prosecutors say a suburban Chicago man encouraged a friend to kill the mother of his son and her family over a custody dispute. read more..

Chicago’s Mayor Richard Daley argues against locking down a historic canal in order to prevent Asian carp from invading Lake Michigan. The issue comes as Daley’s ‘green’ credentials are being questioned. read more..

Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers, the top free agent on the market, has agreed to visit the Bears on Friday, agent Carl Carey told the Tribune as free agency began Thursday night. Agent Ken Sarnoff said Thursday night the Bears are the front read more..

CHICAGO (AP) — Officials say a new flyover bridge will help relieve rail congestion in Chicago and create nearly 1,500 jobs. The project got $133 million in federal stimulus money and construction’s supposed to start this year. Officials say the read more..

MAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) — Prosecutors say the owner of an apartment building in a Chicago suburb had his maintenance man set it on fire, killing seven people, because he wanted to collect the insurance money. The building’s owner, 60-year-old Lawrence read more..

In a signing announced just moments ago, the Chicago Bears have agreed to terms with free agent TE Brandon Manumaleuna. Manumaleuna is not only known for having one of the most difficult names in the NFL to type and pronounce (perhaps only second to read more..

If you are a musical theater fan, the production of CHICAGO running through Sunday at the Paramount Theater might not be exactly what you’d expect. Sure, you’re still going to get the classic soundtrack, the cast of loveable-yet-despicable read more..

The justices are weighing a central question: Does the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms trump local laws that restrict gun ownership? By the end of Tuesday’s argument, it seemed the court would overturn Chicago’s law, while still supporting strong gun regulations. read more..

Three family members have been found shot dead in a Chicago suburb in what officials describe as a home invasion. read more..

The Anaheim Ducks have traded defenseman Nick Boynton to the Chicago Blackhawks for future considerations. Boynton was with the AHL’s Manitoba Moose when the trade was announced Tuesday. After signing with Anaheim as a free agent last July, he scored seven points in 42 games. Boynton is expected to join the Blackhawks’ AHL affiliate in Rockford. read more..

Police say three family members have been found shot dead in their home just west of Chicago. read more..

The owners of a troubled Chicago nursing home say they want to sell or lease the building to a nonprofit that could run it as a mental illness treatment center — a move quickly criticized by advocates of supportive housing. read more..

Three people have been found shot dead in a Chicago suburb in what officials describe as a home invasion. read more..

Bu sinesses owned by two men with close ties to the current and former Chicago Heights Park District superintendents have reaped more than $700,000 in no-bid work from the park district. Park District Supt. Alex Lopez - who’s also the mayor of Chicago Heights - says he was not aware the park district deals violated state law on competitive bidding of contracts. Nor, he said, was he aware that … read more..