One person is in custody after shots were fired at a police patrol car near the Northwest Side's Kosciuszko Park Sunday night.

Four Southwest Side buildings had to be evacuated Monday morning after a construction crew struck a 2-inch gas main, prompting a Level II Hazardous Materials response by the Chicago Fire Department.

The first boats have sailed into Mackinac Island to complete the annual race on Lake Michigan from Chicago.

The Second Baptist Church has voted to oust the Rev. Andre Allen as its pastor.

Some Chicago Cubs fans are already shelling out the dough for a chance at history.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain is launching a newtelevision ad that blames Democratic rival Barack Obama for risinggasoline prices.

Barack Obama reversed a two month trend in June by raising more money and spending less, a tangible result of clinching the Democratic nomination.

Republicans are counting on a glitch-free convention to help lift the party's sagging morale and boost John McCain's presidential prospects when they assemble in picturesque St. Paul on the Mississippi River in six weeks.

The first Guantanamo war crimes trial began Monday with a not guilty plea from a former driver and alleged bodyguard for Osama bin Laden.

Iraq's government welcomed Democratic presidential candidate BarackObama on Monday with word that it apparently shares his hope thatAmerican troops could leave the country by 2010.

Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan has reached a settlement agreement with AT&T Illinois, providing phone customers with $1.5 million in refunds and $5.5 million in future rate concessions through November 2011.

Actor and North Shore native Bill Murray will jump out of a plane at the Chicago Air and Water Show on Friday, Aug. 15.

Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama is in Kuwait right now, and his next stop is Iraq. This comes after promising continued support in Afghanistan today.

The expanded CTA bus tracking Web site goes online this morning, with 15 more routes.

Chicago Sun-Times columnist Richard Roeper announced Sunday he is leaving the nationally syndicated show "At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper" after eight seasons.

The Department of Children and Family Services is investigating the death of a 12-year-old south suburban boy who may have been abused Sunday night.

Cook County State's Attorney Richard Devine will be passing on some his knowledge from more than a decade as the county's top prosecutor.

A street in Joliet has been named after a police officer who died while on duty four years ago in a vehicle accident.

Police are conducting a death investigation after a woman apparently gave herself an abortion inside a vehicle on the Far South Side early Sunday.