Mother crashes car while rushing terminally ill toddler to hospital
A mother rushing her terminally ill toddler to a hospital ran a red light and crashed into another vehicle Saturday morning in the South Side Hyde Park neighborhood.
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School Bd. chief won’t profit from Olympics deal, he says
Developer and Chicago 2016 committee member Michael Scott insisted Friday that he will not profit if some West Side land near a proposed Douglas Park Olympic site is ever developed with his help.
Newborn found alive in SW Side garbage can
A newborn baby was found alive and wrapped in a blanket and sweatpants inside a Southwest Side garbage can Friday night.
Clout panel to U. of I. trustees: Quit
A panel investigating the role that clout played in University of Illinois admissions recommended in its final report Thursday that all trustees voluntarily submit their resignations and let Gov. Quinn decide which ones to accept.
Another robbery reported in Lincoln Park
Chicago Police reported an early Friday robbery in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, but it is not yet known if the robbery is connected to a recent string of North Side muggings.
How suite it is to be Council Finance chief
When times are tough, most people forget about remodeling. If the carpeting has holes and the paint is peeling, they live with it. Not Chicago’s most powerful alderman. Finance Committee Chairman Edward M. Burke (14th) is freshening up his third-floor suite at City Hall.
CTA to fire employees caught using cell phones on duty
Drivers and thousands of other CTA employees caught using personal electronic devices on duty will be fired under a new “zero tolerance” policy that reflects a growing national concern over motorists’ cell phone use and texting.
Six stabbed at Cook County Jail
Six people were stabbed — three of whom were seriously to critically wounded — during a fight at Cook County Jail on the Southwest Side, according to fire officials.
Hynes gets word out: He’s running for governor
State Comptroller Dan Hynes will be sending out a letter to supporters today confirming he is running for governor. A formal announcement of his entry into the Democratic primary will come later this month, but the letter will include petition forms supporters can download and begin circulating today. “We need strong, steady leadership to tackle the serious problems facing Illinois, and I believe we’re not getting that leadership right now,” Hynes told the Sun-Times.
Another teen charged in brutal slaying of 15-year-old
A 15-year-old boy was charged Wednesday with murder in the beating, shooting and burning of another boy on the Southwest Side, police said.