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October 23, 2016

Chicago Cubs look ahead to 1st World Series in 71 years after conquering Dodgers

Leave it to Joe Maddon’s wife, Jaye, to find a seemingly meaningful bit of symbolism.

October 21, 2016

Illinois detectives ask for help identifying parents of dead baby found in backpack

Suburban Chicago investigators have appealed to the public for help in identifying the mother and father of a newborn found dead in an upscale Illinois two months ago.

October 19, 2016

Chicago woman beats would-be rapist with crowbar, knocks him unconscious

A Chicago woman who said she was sexually assaulted by a neighbor beat him with a crowbar and knocked him unconscious.

October 18, 2016

Man pleads guilty to fraud in Chicago schools bribery case

The owner of two education-services companies has pleaded guilty to offering bribes and kickbacks to the former head of Chicago Public Schools.

October 13, 2016

Police: 3-year-old boy shot to death in Chicago suburb

Authorities say a 3-year-old boy was accidentally shot and killed in suburban Chicago.

October 12, 2016

Gas explosion destroys townhouses, injures 2 in Chicago suburb

Authorities say a natural gas explosion and fire at a townhouse complex in suburban Chicago has injured two utility workers.

October 11, 2016

Wilmette man, 46, charged with knowingly transmitting HIV

A personal trainer from the northern suburbs of Chicago is charged with knowingly transmitting HIV to three women he dated.

October 10, 2016

Negotiations continue as Chicago teachers' strike looms

Chicago teachers and officials in the nation's third-largest school district held more contract negotiations Monday in hopes of averting a strike that would affect 400,000 students.

October 10, 2016

At 102, Chicago Cubs fan is still keeping score

Like other Chicago Cubs fans, Loretta Dolan wasn’t yet born in 1908 -- the last time her beloved team won the World Series.

October 9, 2016

The Latest: Archbishop told in 5 am call he'll be cardinal

The Latest on the appointments by Pope Francis of his first U.S. cardinals.