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'Home Alone' house in Chicago suburb on sale

Now you can get left "Home Alone," for the right price. The north suburban Winnetka house made famous by Macaulay Culkin in the 1990 hit movie is on the market.

 

Three-year-old boy falls to his death from rollercoaster

Three-year-old boy falls to his death from rollercoaster

A 3-year-old boy freed himself from a safety harness. stood up and fell to his death from a roller coaster he was riding with his family at a Chicago suburban amusement park, authorities confirmed on Sunday.

 

Odd behavior prompts United to divert flight headed for Portland

Odd behavior prompts United to divert flight headed for Portland

The man in the aisle reportedly would not return to his seat. Passengers said another man with him repeatedly stood up and kept asking how long until the plane arrived in Portland. Yet another man was reportedly reading a book about weapons, according to a passenger seated next to that person. All three were taken off the plane in Chicago.

 

Rahmbo to Bahmbi?

Will ex-Obama enforcer's soft side make him mayor of Chicago?

 

Emanuel at 49%, Chico at 19%

Rahm Emanuel is in striking distance of being elected Chicago's next mayor on Feb. 22, with Gery Chico emerging as the rival with the best chance of forcing him into a runoff, a new Tribune/WGN poll shows.

 

Emanuel 'not on Chicago ballot'

A US appeals court has ruled that President Barack Obama's former chief of staff Rahm Emanuel cannot run to be mayor of Chicago, reports say.

 

Study: D.C., Chicago have worst traffic

The rush-hour commute stinks, but you know that. There are too many cars on the road, but that's obvious. What you don't know is that you're twice as likely to encounter someone caught up in a bout of road rage and that nobody in the nation spends more time stuck in traffic than you do.

 

Rep Davis to Clinton: Stay out of Chicago politics

Rep Davis to Clinton: Stay out of Chicago politics

Congressman Danny Davis has a message for former President Bill Clinton: Don't take sides in the Chicago mayor's race - or else. Davis, a longtime friend of Clinton, warned the ex-president on Tuesday that he could jeopardize his "long and fruitful relationship" with the black community if he campaigns for former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel instead of one of the two leading black candidates running - Davis or former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun.

 

Emanuel cleared to run for mayor

Emanuel cleared to run for mayor

It's full steam ahead for Rahm Emanuel's Chicago mayoral bid.

 

Two firefighters die after roof collapse

Two firefighters die after roof collapse

Two Chicago firefighters were killed and 14 others injured battling a blaze when the roof of an abandoned building collapsed, an official says.

 

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