Gov. Pat Quinn says deeper spending cuts can't be made as the deadline for a new state budget approaches.

A 42-year-old southwest suburban man faces federal charges of possessing and sharing child pornography, some depicting children who appeared to be as young as 1 or 2.

The Tribune Co. on Tuesday received authorization from a federal bankruptcy court judge to pay more than $13 million in bonuses to almost 700 employees for their work last year.

A 48-year-old west suburban man has been charged with insurance fraud, as well as operating a used car dealership and used auto parts business without a license.

Battery charges have been dropped for the wife of former Cook County Republican Party Chairman Gary Skoien, after Skoien didn't show up to court Tuesday.

A reward of up to a $1,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man suspected of recent burglaries at several car washes in west suburban Naperville.

A onetime DuPage County sheriff's deputy remains in jail without bond as he awaits indictment in connection with felony armed robberies at Naperville and Wheaton banks earlier this spring, allegedly carried out with help from his son.

A federal jury in Miami has convicted five men of plotting with al Qaeda to topple the Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices in hopes of igniting an anti-government insurrection. A sixth man was acquitted.

If you've received a phone call from an unfamiliar number warning of an expiring vehicle warranty, you're not alone. More and more Americans are receiving calls with a recorded voice saying, "This is the final notice. The factory warranty on

Loyola University Health System is cutting its workforce by 443 positions, or 8 percent of its staff, the company announced Tuesday.

The Atlantis astronauts have uncovered a long stretch of nicks on their space shuttle, the result of launch debris. NASA said Tuesday that the damage does not appear to be serious, but more analysis is needed.

Sitting in a wheelchair and breathing through a nasal tube, retired auto worker John Demjanjuk listened silently Tuesday as a German judge read a 21-page warrant accusing him of acting as an accessory to the murder of 29,000 people at

The Senate Finance Committee is hearing proposals Tuesday on how to pay for President Obama's proposed universal health care plan, which is expected to cost more than $1 trillion. Among the proposals, as Consumer Affairs reports: A three-cent tax on

Stories of short supplies for American forces in Iraq, such as inadequate body armor or unshielded Hummers, have been around since the war began. CBS affiliate KHOU-TV in Houston has discovered that some soldiers were forced to ration water, perhaps

An empty gasoline tank undergoing repairs exploded Tuesday at a fuel storage facility in rural north-central Arkansas, killing three workers, authorities said. The tank had been previously cleaned and workers had entered it to prepare to install new equipment when

The U.S. trade deficit rose in March for the first time since last Julyas the global recession cut sharply into sales of American exports. The CommerceDepartment said Tuesday the deficit widened to $27.6 billion in March,slightly lower than the $29