Police issued a community alert today after a Saturday strong-arm robbery on the South Side in which three robbers took an iPad from a 22-year-old man. Read the original: Man robbed of iPad on South Side  Read More →

COLUMBUS, Ohio —After a long, mostly dismal time on the road, the Chicago Blackhawks are heading home with smiles on their faces.Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp each had a goal and two assists and the Blackhawks ended a nine-game road swing with... 

Hanover Park Police Department’s 99 employees are used to working in a 36-year-old building meant to accommodate just 40 people. They’ll finally move into a 53,000-square-foot, $15 million facility, which officially opened Saturday with a... 

Last Saturday we had a high of 20 degrees. Yesterday we nearly reached 50. Today we’re somewhere in between with partly cloudy skies, light winds and more seasonable temperatures. [ more › ] Here is the original:  Today’s Weather: Stuck... 

Groupon will beta test “Groupon VIP,” a premium subscription service that would cost $29.99 a year. [ more › ] Originally posted here:  Extra Extra: Groupon News Edition  Read More →

Saturday reminded us that we’re still in the middle of winter. Today we mark a return to the weather we’ve enjoyed for most of the season. [ more › ] Read the original: Today’s Weather: Overcast  Read More →

Whitney Houston’s last days were spent surrounded by family, catching up with old friends and doing a bit of what she was best known for: singing. Her death Saturday afternoon in a Beverly Hills hotel room came hours before she was scheduled to... 

At least six people were shot on the South, West and Northwest sides Saturday night and Sunday morning, according to police. View original here: Man killed in Little Village neighborhood, 5 others wounded across city  Read More →

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Whitney Houston, whose soaring voice lifted her to the top of the pop music world but whose personal decline was fueled by years of drug use, died on Saturday afternoon in a Beverly Hills hotel room. She was 48. Read the... 

When it comes to what’s next for the Blackhawks, all bets are off.After losing their eighth straight game Saturday night, 3-0 to the Phoenix Coyotes, anything is possible. The rest is here:  Hawks really behind 8-ball  Read More →