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Frustration builds for Blackhawks
The Red Wings have managed to frustrate Jonathan Toews and the Blackhawks like no other team has done all season. Goalie Jimmy Howard and the Red Wings pushed the Hawks to the brink of elimination here Thursday night with a 2-0 win in Game 4 of the Western Conference ...
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Vehicles plunge when bridge collapses in Washington
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol said. The four-lane bridge over the Skagit River collapsed about 7 p.m., Trooper Mark Francis said. There was no immediate estimate of how many people were in the water or whether there were any injuries or deaths, ...
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Former Chicago Police Officer and Two Members of Latin Kings Street Gang Sentenced www.privateofficer.com
--A former Chicago Police officer and two members of the Latin Kings street gang were sentenced to prison today in Hammond, Indiana federal court for racketeering conspiracy and related crimes. Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department's Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David Capp of the Northern District of Indiana made the announcement following the sentencing ...
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Hawks face elimination after 2-0 loss to Wings
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jakub Kindl (4), of the Czech Republic, defends against Chicago Blackhawks center Marcus Kruger (16), of Sweden, during the first period in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs in Detroit, Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul ...
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Cardinals Say New Pope Remains Down-To-Earth 2 Months In
(CBS) - - He has been in office for just over 2 months, but already pope Francis has put his own personal stamp on the papacy. He has ignored many trappings and traditions while concentrating preaching and prayer. "That's a little bit South American in some ways, more relaxed and not standing on ceremony," Chicago's Francis Cardinal George tells CBS 2 Chief Correspondent ...
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Chicago Area Scouting Officials Endorse Inclusion Of Gay Youths
(CBS/AP) – Openly gay youngsters will no longer be banned from the Boy Scouts, after a vote Thursday by the national organization. An openly gay scout from Maryland, whose troop refused to expel him, praised the historic move of the century old scouting movement. "Simply because you’ve been taught something for a long amount of time doesn’t mean it's right," ...
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Students Disciplined For ‘Sexting’ Incident At Evanston Township High
(CBS) — Varsity athletes are among those being disciplined in a sexting incident at Evanston Township High School. In a letter to parents dated Thursday, District 202 Supt. Eric Witherspoon wrote that girls sent inappropriate photos to members of the ETHS varsity baseball team. Witherspoon said some of the players re-transmitted the compromising ...
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Marlins Face White Sox In Chicago Friday
MIAMI (AP) — Even though John Danks is about to begin his seventh season in the majors, he admits he will have some nerves heading into his first outing in more than a year for the Chicago White Sox. Danks will make his first start since arthroscopic shoulder surgery in Friday night’s opener of a three-game home set against the Miami Marlins. The left-hander last pitched May 19, ...
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Scout leadership votes to accept gay boys
James Oliver, left, hugs his brother and fellow Eagle Scout, Will Oliver, who is gay, as Will and other supporters carry four boxes filled with petitions to end the ban on gay Scouts and ...
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Jackson roughed up early Cubs fall to Pirates
CHC@PIT: Jackson strikes out six in shortened start PITTSBURGH -- Edwin Jackson needed the rain to come a little earlier on Thursday. Jackson was limited to three innings before nature intervened and delayed the Cubs' game against the Pirates nearly two hours. Pittsburgh had scored all it needed by then as Andrew McCutchen hit a pair of RBI singles to lead the Pirates to a 4-2 victory ...
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Feldman aims to continue hot month against Reds
For the second time this month, the Reds and Cubs will meet for a three-game series, beginning Friday at Great American Ball Park. Cincinnati goes into the weekend looking for results similar to their matchup at Wrigley Field in early May, when the Reds swept the Cubs to kick-start a streak in which they've won 14 of their last 18 games. Chicago, meanwhile, hopes to avoid dropping its ...
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Cops Crack Down On Retailers Who Sell Stolen Goods
(CBS) — A new law in Illinois is allowing police and retailers to work together to crack down on organized retail theft. CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports on how police used it to break up a shoplifting ring. On tables and on the ground in a West Side storage area, the Chicago Police Department’s asset-forfeiture unit shows off its latest bust. One official estimated the value ...
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Cubs Lose 4th Straight As Pirates Beat Chicago 4-2
Michael McKenry #19 of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits an RBI sinlge in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs during the game on May 23, 2013 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty ...
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Lakers Kupchak thinks Dwight Howard can play nice with coach MAY 23
06:30 PM ET 05.23 | Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak believes Dwight Howard will take a return to Los Angeles seriously. The Long Beach Press-Telegram reports that Howard is also interested in Dallas, Houston, Golden State and Atlanta as free agency destinations. But he will also consider the Lakers, whose coach, Mike D'Antoni, is rumored to have rubbed Howard the wrong way. Kupchak ...
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Nate McMillan done as Team USA assistant MAY 23
05:58 PM ET 05.23 | On the same day coach Mike Krzyzewski announced he would return to coach Team USA, his assistant, Nate McMillan, said he won't. McMillan is currently searching for a head coaching opportunity that would fit him. ...
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Kobe Bryant ties records for most All-NBA selections MAY 23
06:11 PM ET 05.23 | Kobe Bryant may not have a chance to usurp Michael Jordan for greatest ever, but he's in the running for having the greatest longevity. The Los Angeles Lakers guard was named to the All-NBA First Team on Thursday, the 11th time he's appeared on the first team and the 15th time he's been on the list overall. That ties him with former Utah Jazz forward Karl ...
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IRS replaces official who oversaw targeting
IRS official Lois Lerner is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, before the House Oversight Committee hearing to investigate the extra scrutiny IRS gave to Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Lerner told the committee she did nothing wrong and then invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions. (AP ...
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Fewer making the great escape this Memorial Day
More Americans will be hanging out around home this Memorial Day weekend. AAA predicts that 34.8 million people will hit the road, airports, boat docks, train and bus stations this ...
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Prosecutors rest their case in Lindenhurst Burger King trial
James Ealy, 48, of Lake Villa looks to his attorney, Assistant Public Defender Keith Grant, during his trial in the 2006 strangulation murder of Mary Hutchison of Trevor, ...
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Bail lowered for monk accused of trying to lure girls
A monk accused of trying to lure teenage girls into his car in Antioch last month has been freed on bail, but he cannot return to his Wisconsin religious compound. Bail for Thomas Chmura, 57, was lowered by Lake County Judge Christopher Stride from $150,000 to $50,000 late last week. Chmura had been held in the Lake County jail since May ...
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Cubs affiliates to raise money for tornado victims
Email PITTSBURGH -- Double-A Tennessee will join outfielder Ty Wright in his efforts to raise funds for the tornado victims in Oklahoma. The Smokies will hold several events throughout the current homestand with proceeds going to the American Red Cross relief efforts. "After watching the coverage of the tornado, it was tragic to see," Wright said. "I played baseball for Oklahoma ...
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Local lawyer named to corruption fighting Chicago prosecutor job
CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has nominated Chicago attorney Zachary Fardon to be the U.S. prosecutor in Chicago, which has seen the indictments of many top local politicians and mob figures, the two U.S. senators from Illinois announced on ...
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Maywood mom boyfriend plead not guilty in death of 1-year-old
A Maywood mother and her boyfriend pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that they beat and killed the woman's 1-year-old son before disposing the child's body in the Des Plaines River.Clad in yellow jumpsuits, Lakeshia Baker, 22, and Michael Scott, 21, showed no emotion during a five-minute hearing before Cook County Judge Paula Daleo at the Cook County courthouse in Maywood.But ...
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Parents Have Options If Their Child’s School Is Closing
(CBS) — Now what? That's the question thousands of Chicago parents are asking as they face the reality of their child's school being closed. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker takes a look at the options available to families. The countdown to the end of children playing at Emmett Elementary and 48 other schools around the city begins today. There is uncertainty, confusion and ...
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Urlacher Wanted To Play For Cowboys Now Open To TV Gig
according to the Chicago Tribune. ';If I could have picked a spot, it would have been Dallas,'; Urlacher told the newspaper. ';They run our defense. They took our d-coordinator (Rod Marinelli). That would have been ideal. But they have two really good young ...
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Thorne Miniature Rooms go fictional
If you live in Chicago and do not know about the Thorne Miniature Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago, then you must have been living under the proverbial rock before you came across this article.
The Thorne rooms are one of the most famous museum exhibits in the city. They are a collection of 68 rooms contained within glass boxes and are notable because each room is constructed at a 1-inch to 1-foot scale and all 68 rooms together display a range of historical periods from various cultures. Read more
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