Congressman defends actions amid probe linked to Blagojevich scandal

U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. said Monday that he did not violate House ethics rules when he had a fundraiser buy a plane ticket for a woman who had a secret relationship with the congressman.

Network of devices sought by Emanuel could blanket nearly half the city, trigger fines up to $100

Gov. Pat Quinn gave Mayor Rahm Emanuel the power to use cameras across nearly half of Chicago to nab speeding drivers and fine them as much as $100. Quinn sought to frame the issue as being about protecting children, not raising revenue.

Semifinals would be played on college campus of higher seed; title game could be bid out, like Super Bowl

Sources told the Tribune that a Big Ten plan would remove the top four teams from the BCS bowl pool and have semifinal games played on the campus of the higher seed.

The family of one of four men killed in a fiery wrong-way crash on I-80 says he was headed to his fiance's place.

Clint Eastwood's Super Bowl ad for Chrysler was intended to be a call for people of all ideological stripes to come together for the common good. But not even Dirty Harry can stop the discord of election-year politics. >> Super Bowl photos

The owner of Empire Carpet purchased rival Luna Carpet. Both brands, each famous for their catchy ad jingles, will operate and advertise separately.

For the third consecutive year, the Super Bowl set a record as the most-watched television show in U.S. history.

PARIS (Reuters) - Alberto Contador's Tour de France dreams were shattered Monday when the Spaniard was stripped of one of his three titles and banned for two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for failing a dope test during the 2010 race.

A man--and then the firefighter who rescued him--were trapped in Loop condo high-rise elevators for some 3½ hours Sunday night.

Tom Brady is taking plenty of heat in the aftermath of Super Bowl XLVI, but the supermodel wife of the New England quarterback says the blame for the Patriots' loss belongs elsewhere.

OSLO (Reuters) - Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway, said Monday his massacre was necessary to prevent his country's cultural destruction.

A Naperville city councilman is calling for tougher enforcement of liquor laws after the weekend stabbing death of an elementary school teacher at a downtown Naperville bar.

The most remembered piece of Madonna's Super Bowl halftime extravaganza will likely be an extended middle finger by guest singer M.I.A. >> Chicago celebs at Super Bowl

Police in west suburban Riverside believe a man sought by Wisconsin authorities after he fled from a work release camp there may return to the Chicago area to hide out with relatives or acquaintances.

Eli Manning and the New York Giants saved their very best for the fourth quarter to emerge with an epic 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI Sunday in Indianapolis.

Steve Johnson: Did advertisers get the bang for their many, many bucks? Here are some notable winners and losers from the Super Bowl.

Greg Kot: In the mecca of conspicuous consumption that is the Super Bowl, Madonna was right at home as the queen of halftime.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army-backed government said it was preparing to move ousted President Hosni Mubarak to a Cairo prison hospital in an apparent bid to calm protests, but clashes continued with police firing tear gas at demonstrators hurling rocks and broken tiles.

A man who was pulled from the lake this morning was taken in serious-to-critical condition to Weiss Memorial Hospital, officials said.