Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s law department attempted in court this week to block local news station WBBM-Ch. 2 from airing body camera footage of Chicago Police officers raiding an innocent woman’s home and handcuffing her while she was naked. The city also filed a request to have the woman, Anjanette Young, sanctioned for allegedly violating a confidentiality order.Lightfoot officials made the rare re...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s law department attempted in court this week to block local news station WBBM-Ch. 2 from airing body camera footage of Chicago Police officers raiding an innocent woman’s home and handcuffing her while she was naked. The city also filed a request to have the woman, Anjanette Young, sanctioned for allegedly violating a confidentiality order.Lightfoot officials made the rare re...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s law department attempted in court this week to block local news station WBBM-Ch. 2 from airing body camera footage of Chicago Police officers raiding an innocent woman’s home and handcuffing her while she was naked. The city also filed a request to have the woman, Anjanette Young, sanctioned for allegedly violating a confidentiality order.Lightfoot officials made the rare re...

The presidential election might have been the only news bigger over the weekend than that of Alex Trebek’s passing.Known best for his 36 years as the avuncular host of the television game show "Jeopardy!", Trebek died Sunday. He was 80 and for more than a year had been fighting a well-publicized battle against pancreatic cancer.Trebek ...

After weeks of helping back the re-election of freshman Republican lawmakers around Rep. Joe Walsh, the National Republican Congressional Committee has made a large cable television ad buy to assist the controversial tea party-backed candidate in his race with Democratic challenger Tammy Duckworth.

New congressional campaign commercial shows her pedaling bike with handsDemocrat Tammy Duckworth released a new television ad Wednesday touting her record of service, prompting quick criticism from Republican Rep. Joe Walsh, who previously had accused the challenger of exploiting her military career for political gain.

She'll be at 2 fundraisers, tape TV showFirst lady Michelle Obama will visit Chicago on Thursday to speak at two campaign fundraisers and tape Steve Harvey's new daytime television show.

Residents will see lower bills after switching from ComEdFor many Elgin residents, buying electricity has become cheaper, greener and more like buying non-utility services, like cable television or long-distance service.

Cranberry juices can help prevent urinary infections in childrenCast aside your shame, lovers of old "Seinfeld" episodes, "I Love Lucy" addicts and closeted "Full House" fans: A new study finds you are not wasting your time; you're replenishing your spent powers of self-control so you can tackle challenges ahead.

Prosecution witness details wounds suffered by defendant's wife, 3 kidsAs graphic autopsy photos were displayed for jurors on a large flat-screen television, a forensic pathologist testified Wednesday in Christopher Vaughn's murder trial that his wife and three young children were all shot in the head from no more than two feet away.

In what someday may be considered a stroke of absolute genius, President Barack Obama has decided to send Mayor Rahm Emanuel back home to watch TV in Chicago.

Stakes couldn't be higher as closing arguments loomAfter five weeks of testimony, head-scratching moves and blustering before TV cameras, the Drew Peterson trial comes to an end Tuesday with closing arguments that carry extremely high stakes for both sides.

Sisters who owned Lakeview cake shop that burned down starting a business on the WebTwo and a half years ago, cake lovers watched in horror when a popular Lakeview cake salon featured on television shows burned down, leaving the future of Cakegirls uncertain.

Lawyers defending former police sergeant in murder trial aren't camera-shyEach day of Drew Peterson's murder trial, his defense team argues his case for several hours in front of jurors in a tiny Will County courtroom. More often than not, they also spend at least a few minutes each day making their case in front of a bank of television cameras that beam their avowals of innocence to the world. ...

Official died last month; charges over TV set dismissedThe felony prosecution against the recently deceased Kane County coroner — a case that had lingered in the courts for more than two years and centered on an outmoded TV set — ended quietly Thursday in a hearing that lasted about 30 seconds.

Worked for decades as actress in radio, TV, films, commercials and stageFern Persons was a Chicago theater, radio and film institution for more than eight decades, becoming a familiar face through roles in everything from "The Mickey Mouse Club" on television to the movies "Field of Dreams" and "Hoosiers."

On sale: $2.1 million motor home owned by former comptroller charged with stealing $53 million from cityWith a king-size bed, five TVs, leather couch and chairs and fully stocked kitchen, Rita Crundwell wasn't missing any comforts of home as she traveled to horse shows across the country in her $2.1 million motor home.

Colorado massacre quickly becomes politicalHow long does it take for a major American television news network to politicize mass murder and blame conservatives for the blood of innocents?

Veteran journalist was 'conscience' of WLS-Ch. 7 newsroomA versatile journalist, Sheldon Hoffenberg, spent many years as a newspaper columnist before shifting to news writing and producing for television news.

Summer storms, ComEd's response spawn 5 stages of power lossIf you live in a leafy suburb like I do, you understand what's coming when storm clouds gather in the western sky. Sunday afternoon, I cast a sad final gaze at the high-definition TV and savored the crisp chill of air conditioning, knowing I wouldn't enjoy either one for a while.

Governor, Rep. Aaron Schock in war of words after appearance on talk show A nine-minute segment on a morning cable television show featuring Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock has escalated into a high-level snit by the state's chief executive against a potential 2014 rival.

17 members of department completed 4-month competitionSeventeen members of the Joliet Police Department shed a combined 854 pounds as part of an in-house weight-loss competition modeled after the popular TV show "The Biggest Loser."

Soap opera family shocked as real dramas played outThree decades ago, TV viewers were introduced to that wealthy Texas oil ranching family with that scheming villain, J.R. Ewing. On Wednesday, "Dallas"returns, this time on TNT, bringing us up to date on what J.R.; his ex-wife, Sue Ellen; his rival brother, Bobby; and their sons have been up to during the last 30 years. When "Dallas" premiered in 1...

Don't try to go from zero to hero all in one weekendDecades ago, before the advent of computers, flat-screen TVs and two-hour commutes, people were active year-round — chopping wood, tilling fields ... or, at the very least, walking everywhere. A shift into summer didn't pose any particular risk to the body.

How many jobs can be credited to the Museum of Broadcast Communications, which opens Wednesday in Chicago?Two years after a $6 million jobs grant from the state jump-started construction on its new building, the Museum of Broadcast Communications has a lot to show for it: 18,000 square feet of television and radio exhibits, recordings and memorabilia that will open to the public Wednesday.

Marci Webber will be sent to mental hospital for slashing daughter's throat in Bloomingdale homeMarci Webber believed that random vans were following her and that there was a sinister omen in the way the neighbors flicked their lights off and on, authorities said. Her television was switching itself automatically to pornography channels, and members of a secret society were menacing her, she thoug...

But event comes with political risks for Obama, EmanuelMayor Rahm Emanuel has touted the NATO summit as a way to showcase Chicago on an international stage, and much of the Chicago area agrees with that notion, a Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has touted new policing strategies to offset this year's surge in violence, but fewer than half of Chicago voters approve of the way he's handling the city's crime problem, a Tribune/WGN-TV poll found.

Poll shows 52% approval overall, but less among blacks, women and those with low incomesChicagoans generally approve of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's job performance but are taking a wait-and-see attitude on whether he's making the city a better place to live, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows.

Makers of flame retardants manipulate research findings to back their products, downplay health risksTwenty-five years ago, scientists gathered in a cramped government laboratory and set fire to specially designed chairs, TVs and electrical cables packed with flame retardants. For the next half-hour, they carefully measured how much the chemicals slowed the blaze.