Chicago FBI agents continue to search for Herbert Pulgar, 42, who has been wanted for three years for distributing cocaine to a gang, and the search is getting new attention now that his son, 15-year-old Herbie Pulgar, had his winning city sticker design was pulled over concerns it contained gang signs. ...

More than half of Illinois voters disapprove of Gov. Pat Quinn's job performance, and just 30 percent approve of what he's done, according to a recent poll. ...

A perturbed federal judge on Thursday ordered that James Marcello, the reputed onetime head of the Chicago mob who is serving a life sentence in California, be returned immediately to Chicago so that he can help his attorney in his pending appeal. ...

Federal transportation regulators are moving faster than expected on choosing the best route for a section of the Chicago-St. Louis high-speed rail line running through the Illinois state capital. A spokesman for the Federal Railroad Administration ... ...

Bigger isn’t always better. That was the story of the Cubs' 2012 offseason, as they made a series of stealthy trades and upside signings as new bosses Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer reshaped the organization. They haven't attracted too much media attention ... ...

DENVER -- It has always been Joel Quenneville's quirky little habit to take a slip of paper from his pocket and scribble notes whenever his team is scored upon. Who was on the ice, short observations of what went wrong -- those kinds of things ... ...

A new exhibit about the 1980s is opening at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art, featuring interpretations of icons like Ronald Reagan, Andy Warhol and Jesse Jackson, along with pieces that reflect on important issues from the decade: drug use, nuclear ... ...

As state and Cook County officials ponder changes in where tax revenue comes from and where it goes, Tinley Park and Orland Park officials have talked about joining forces to combat any proposals that might saddle their own bottom lines.There’s no question that plans to divert sales tax dollars away from the towns have created a consensus of frustration.“We never know what the people in Cook ... ...

A Sandburg High School teacher had sexual contact with a 17-year-old student in his DuPage County home while his wife was out of town, prosecutors said Friday as Steven Reynolds sought to lower his bail.Judge George Bakalis agreed to reduce Reynolds’ bail to $100,000 from $250,000 after prosecutors outlined the case against the 26-year-old substitute teacher and freshman basketball coach at the ... ...

The lake effect snow expected to hit for the Chicago metro area Friday has begun to fall and the city has 183 plows on the streets to get it out of the way. While not a lot of snow is expected in and near the city, the situation could be quite different over the state line in Indiana.The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Chicago until 9 p.m. Friday, and a lake ... ...

A purported gang member who allegedly gunned down a 15-year-old boy as he helped his mother unload groceries outside their West Side home was ordered held without bail Friday.At the time of the Sept. 25 shooting, a police source said authorities did not believe Antonio Johnson and his mother, Annette Johnson, were the intended targets.But minutes before shots were fired, a passenger in Keith ... ...

O'Hare International Airport is among the top 10 destinations for flowers from all over the world at this time of year, and the the pressure is on the inspectors keeping their eyes out for tiny would-be terrorists in the shipments. ...

State College, Pennsylvania -- A prosecution request for former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky to stay indoors during his house arrest will be one of many issues argued Friday at a court hearing in Pennsylvania. ...

A Sandburg High School teacher had sexual contact with a 17-year-old student in his DuPage County home while his wife was out of town, prosecutors said Friday as Steven Reynolds sought to lower his bail.Judge George Bakalis agreed to reduce Reynolds’ bail to $100,000 from $250,000 after prosecutors outlined the case against the 26-year-old substitute teacher and freshman basketball coach at the ... ...

A fire in a commercial building in the 900 block of Douglas Avenue in Batavia was snuffed out early Friday morning by a sprinkler system, authorities said. ...