Illinois

Red-light cameras don't always deter accidents

State, city statistics conflict over effectiveness of technology Cars and trucks slammed into each other 28 times at Western Avenue and 63rd Street in 2006, the year before the Daley administration installed red-light cameras...

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Editorial: 'Too high a price'

We watched an interesting YouTube video the other day. It was brought to our attention by state Sen. James Meeks, the Chicago Democrat who is also pastor of Salem Baptist Church on the South Side. Meeks, who chairs the Illinois...

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James Thompson: 9/11 terrorists in Illinois?

As a former U.S. attorney, governor of Illinois and 9/11 commission member, I am keenly aware that the safety and security of our families, our cities, our state and our country is always our first priority. We are a nation at...

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Illinois GOP tweets: Prison talk - Chicago Tribune

Washington Post Illinois GOP tweets: Prison talk Chicago Tribune State Sen. Kirk Dillard: I oppose using the Thomson Correctional Center or any Illinois prison to house al-Qaida suspects. US Rep Don Manzullo: Feds should open...

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8 Hurt In 7-Vehicle Crash On Dan Ryan

CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) ― Eight people were injured in a seven-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon on the Dan Ryan Expressway in the South Side's Bridgeport neighborhood. The five-vehicle, chain-reaction crash happened just...

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Navy Reservist From Freeport Dies In Kuwait Crash

A Navy Reservist from Freeport in northwestern Illinois has died in a noncombat vehicle crash in Kuwait. Navy Reserve officials say 37-year-old Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Patton died in a collision Thursday in Northern...

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Scott's Life Of Service Celebrated At Funeral

The casket bearing Michael Scott's body is carried to a hearse Saturday following private funeral services for the late Chicago school board president, who was found shot to death earlier this week. Michael Scott was named new...

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Families Remember Murder Victims At Ceremony

A ceremony was held today to honor the victims of violent crime in Chicago. Hundreds attended, and they left with a special request from the father of one of those victims. CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports.

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Lady Gaga Tickets to "Monster Ball" Concert Tour Available Online

PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - November 21, 2009) - FanSnap®, the largest live event ticket search engine for fans, today announced that hundreds, and for some concerts, thousands of Lady Gaga ticket listings can currently be...

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Ill. robbery suspect charged in accomplice's death

Southern Illinois prosecutors have charged a 26-year-old robbery suspect with murder after a store clerk shot and killed one of his alleged accomplices. Prosecutors say Michael Hunter of East St. Louis and 26-year-old Larando...

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