Supreme Court's Oldest Justice Pondering Retirement (Washington, DC) -- President Obama may soon have the opportunity to hand pick another Supreme Court justice. The "New Yorker" reports that Chicago-native Justice John Paul Stevens will decide next month whether to retire when the Court's current term comes to an end in June ...Read More
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Vehicle Left Running With Kids Inside, Crashes (Chicago, IL) -- A vehicle left running with two five-year-old kids left inside crashed into a parked car last night in the South Loop neighborhood. Police say the accident happened around 6 p.m. on the 800 block of South Wells Street ...Read More
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Double Shooting In Schaumburg (Schaumburg, IL) -- A shooting took place this morning in a hotel room at the Homestead Studio Suites in Schaumburg. Police say the shooting happened during a large gathering inside one of the third-floor rooms ...Read More
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Worker Killed Early Morning Accident (Undated) -- A construction worker was struck and killed by a car this morning on Interstate 80 and the Interstate 65 interchange at around 1:30 a.m. Indiana State police say the worker was patching pot holes on the road when a speeding car hit the worker, throwing him through the windshield and onto the driver ...Read More
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Schools CEO Paints Grim Budget Picture (Chicago, IL) -- Picture Chicago schools with 37 kids to a class, no non-varsity sports, fewer magnet programs and a support staff trimmed to the bone. That's the grim scenario painted by schools CEO Ron Huberman in a briefing with CPS principals on Monday ...Read More
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Pet Supply Company Establishes Food Bank (San Diego, CA) -- People shouldn't be forced to give up their pets because of tough economic times, and animals shouldn't go hungry either. That's the thinking of PETCO, which operates hundreds of pet supply stores nationwide ...Read More
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