Chicago District Disappointed in Ex-Congressman

(CHICAGO) -- Residents in this swath of sprawling Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs have brimmed with loyalty to Jesse Jackson Jr. over the past 17 years, giving...

Robin Kelly: Who Is the Bloomberg-Backed ‘Gun Control Candidate’ of Chicago?

Here's a two-minute bio on the woman who will likely win Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s congressional seat.

Cartel Kingpin is Chicago’s New Public Enemy No. 1

(CHICAGO) — A drug kingpin in Mexico who has never set foot in Chicago has been named the city's new Public Enemy No. 1 — the same notorious label assigned to Al...

2 Charged in Slaying of Chicago Honor Student

Two men were charged with murder Monday in the death of a 15-year-old Chicago honor student who was shot just days after returning from Washington, where she...

Obama Wraps State of Union Speech Tour in Chicago

(WASHINGTON) -- President Barack Obama was wrapping up his post-State of the Union tour by talking about how government can build "ladders of opportunity" into...

Hadiya Pendleton: Gang Member Confesses to Slaying of Chicago Teen

Hadiya Pendleton's parents say they are somewhat relieved that two men are under arrest in connection with the murder of their daughter, an honors student who...

Slain Chicago Teen’s Parents to Sit with First Lady at State of the Union

The parents of slain Chicago teen Hadiya Pendleton will attend President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday.

Chicago Remembers Teen Victim of City Gun Violence

Hundreds of mourners and dignitaries including first lady Michelle Obama packed the funeral service Saturday for a Chicago teen whose killing catapulted her into...

Michelle Obama to Attend Slain Chicago Teen’s Funeral

The First Lady will attend Saturday’s funeral service for 15-year-old Hadyia Pendleton in Chicago, a White House official said.

Q&A: Guns, Cities and the Death of Hadiya Pendleton

Chicago teen Hadiya Pendleton became the Windy City's 42nd homicide this year when she was gunned down by an unknown attacker near her high school on Jan. 29...

Chicago Girl Who Performed at Obama’s Inauguration Killed in Shooting

Honor student and majorette Hadiya Pendleton, 15, was gunned down in a shooting barely a mile from President Obama's Chicago home.

Hadiya Pendleton: Shooting of Teen Who Performed at Inauguration Remembered on Twitter

Twitter responded with sadness and outrage after a 15-year-old honor student and majorette was shot and killed in Chicago this week.

A Stage Triumph in Chicago: The Letters — Menacing Head Games in Stalin’s Russia

A play brings heat to the cold Chicago winter

Size Matters: Customers Sue Subway after ‘Footlong’ Sandwich Fails to Measure Up

We just don't know what we can believe in anymore.

Chicago Lottery Winner Poisoned to Death After $1 Million Win

Urooj Khan was living the ultimate expression of the American Dream. After immigrating from India in the 1980s, Khan started working at a dry cleaners in...

Today in TIME Tech History: New York to Chicago in Six Hours (1928), Retail Antitheft Tags (1984), CDs vs. DAT (1990) and More

Let’s hop in the TIME Wayback Machine to see which notable tech-related stories were published on December 31 between 1923 and today.

Chicago Inmates Tie Together Bedsheets, Escape Federal Prison

It has the makings of a great true crime movie, probably starring Tommy Lee Jones or Samuel L. Jackson — but right now the story of a daring escape from a...