Crime

A cold weekend is in store for Chicago, with temperatures and wind chills expected to approach the lowest recorded so far this year. “I don’t know if this weekend will … Continued

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is expected — as early as Tuesday — to ask Congress for new war powers, sending Capitol Hill his blueprint for an updated authorization for … Continued

Joel Quenneville tried to warn that the Blackhawks shouldn’t let themselves start feeling comfortable in their first home game since Jan. 20. Not only is there a tendency for teams … Continued

Hillshire Farm on Monday launched a money-back guarantee for its Naturals line of lunchmeats, a first for the company. Customers who buy a package of Hillshire Farm Naturals lunchmeat can … Continued

As a member of the Chicago Board of Education, Deborah Quazzo has voted to support charter school networks that have given more than $1 million in business to companies in … Continued

PHILADELPHIA — The potential $1 billion settlement of NFL concussion claims appears very close to winning final approval from a federal judge, to the chagrin of critics who believe the … Continued

The recent Sun-Times article about how Chicago snow plows cleared 14th Ward Alderman Ed Burke’s street five times during the recent blizzard while his neighbors waited for plow service was … Continued

Two people were hurt in a crash early Sunday in the Chinatown neighborhood on the South Side. The crash happened in the 2300 block of South Canal about 1:15 a.m., … Continued

Below, from the White House… HE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6, 2015   WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2015 AND SUNDAY, … Continued

A strip club owner was approved by the state Friday to sell medical marijuana from a West Loop storefront. The approval of Perry Mandera’s Custom Strains came Friday, the Illinois … Continued