'Miracle on the Hudson' pilot Sullenberger retires
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger has flown his final flight.

The pilot who landed a US Airways plane safely on the Hudson River last January said Wednesday he is retiring after 30 years and plans to spend some of his ti...See Story

 

Chicago terrorism suspect charged in Mumbai attack
CHICAGO – A Chicago man accused of planning an armed attack on a Danish newspaper was charged Monday with conducting surveillance on potential targets in the Indian city of Mumbai before terrorist attacks there in 2008 that killed 166 people.

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Ex-Ill. gov. to answer revised corruption charges
CHICAGO – Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich heads to court Wednesday to answer a revised batch of charges that he schemed to sell or trade President Barack Obama's old Senate seat and swap official favors for campaign money.

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Drivers complain that Toyota's fixes didn't work
DETROIT – At least 15 Toyota drivers have complained to U.S. safety officials that their cars sped up by themselves even after being fixed under recalls for sticky gas pedals or floor mat problems, according to an Associated Press analysis.

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Congressional panel prepares hearing on Asian carp
A congressional panel is preparing to hear from Obama administration officials about their plan for protecting the Great Lakes from Asian carp.

The House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment has scheduled a hearing on the plan f...See Story

 

Some Chicago residents hoping Olympics bid a bust
CHICAGO – The mayor, the president and Oprah Winfrey may hope to return to Chicago from Copenhagen with the 2016 Olympic Games, but some around town hope the International Olympic Committee deems the Second City the second city.

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Blagojevich, promoting book, denies wrongdoing
CHICAGO – Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is on a media blitz as his book hits the shelves.

The book gives Blagojevich's view of the scandal that led to federal charges that accuse him of — among other things — trying to sell the U.S. S...See Story

 

Jumbled bones at cemetery may be hard to ID
Human remains strewn amid overgrown weeds have deteriorated into jumbled bones. Paper records in a rusted metal cabinet have dissolved into dust.

Days after horrified relatives learned that former workers at a historic black cemetery near ...See Story

 

Illinois leading nation in bank failures for 2009
SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois leads the nation in bank failures so far this year, and a banking group warns that more failures are likely.

But experts say the state's top ranking is largely because Illinois has more banks than any other state.See Story

 

Life in Obama's Chicago neighborhood
CHICAGO (AP) — A jogger has to alter his route because of security barricades. But a local barber shop is enjoying a tourism boom. And neighborhood residents have gained a reason to brag to friends — all thanks to President Barack Obama.

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Chicago crime down 10 percent so far this year
Chicago police say there was a 10.4 percent drop in total crime citywide in June compared to the same month last year.

Officials say the city recorded fewer than 200 homicides in June, a 12.7 decrease from June 2008. Overall, violent crimes ...See Story

 

Palin tops Blago for sitting duck award
JUNEAU, Alaska -- The National Society of Newspaper Columnists chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the winner of its annual Sitting Duck Award, a tongue-in-cheek honor that pokes fun at the most ridiculed newsmakers in the United States.

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Soldier subdued by stun gun shoots 2 Fla. deputies
NICEVILLE, Fla. – Two deputies from a troubled sheriff's office in Florida had no warning a confrontation with a National Guard soldier accused of beating his wife would turn deadly, the sheriff said.

Deputies Burt Lopez and Warren "Skip" Yo...See Story

 

CTA's first hybrid bus bought with stimulus funds
The Chicago Transit Authority has its first articulated hybrid bus paid for with federal stimulus funds.

The CTA plans to buy a total of 58 such buses with around $50 million of federal funds. That's part of nearly $250 million in federal st...See Story

 

Rare earthquake rattles northern Ill.; no damage
CHICAGO – A small pre-dawn earthquake has hit northern Illinois, startling residents as far away as Michigan and Iowa, but no damage or injuries were immediately reported.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.8-magnitude earthquake hit abou...See Story

 

Daley to apologize for parking meter problems
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says the city "totally screwed up" the implementation of a $1.15 billion lease of city parking meters to a private operator.

That's according to a published report of a Daley speech prepared for an appearance Tu...See Story