no comment Baby porcupine born at Chicago Zoo Brookfield Zoo near Chicago says its newest addition is a baby prehensile-tailed porcupine, or porcupette. 11/07/2018
USA Obama promotes listening skills in first public appearance after leaving office For his first public appearance since leaving the White House Barack Obama chose to address what he called "the next generation of leaders" - in this case students at the University of Chicago in his 24/04/2017
USA United faces global backlash after dragging passenger from plane United Airlines may lose hundreds of millions of euros as the airline faces continued backlash after dragging a passenger from an overbooked flight. 11/04/2017
USA Disturbing footage of United Airlines dragging man from his overbooked flight Video has emerged of a United Airlines passenger being dragged from his overbooked flight to make room for an airline employee. 10/04/2017
Sport Bastian Schweinsteiger officially unveiled German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger was officially unveiled by his new club the Chicago Fire on Wednesday. 30/03/2017
USA The main points of Obama's last speech as President President Barack Obama delivered his final speech as President of the United States in Chicago's McCormick Place 11/01/2017
USA Watch: Prisoners 'stabbed' as violence erupts at US jail This is the brawl at a US jail that left five prisoners injured, some with stab wounds. 07/01/2017
USA Four held over Chicago assault video Two men and two women are in custody in relation to a violent attack on a man with special needs that was live-streamed on Facebook 05/01/2017
World Four people arrested in connection to Chicago torture video Four persons of interest in Chicago are questioned by police after a Facebook Live video showed a brutal attack against a bound and gagged teen 05/01/2017
USA Anti-Trump protests erupt across the US Angry Americans have taken to the streets in New York and cities across the United States, following the election of Donald Trump to the White House. 10/11/2016
Sport Cubs end curse and look forward to glorious World Series future Chicago are World Series baseball champions again after a 108-year wait. 03/11/2016
USA Chicago Cubs end 'curse' with first baseball title in 108 years The beloved baseball team of Chicago ended the longest title drought in American sports history on Wednesday night (2 November). 03/11/2016
USA Dramatic scenes as plane engine catches fire in the US Watch footage from inside the plane as passengers exit via the emergency slides after it ground to a halt at Chicago's O'Hare airport. 29/10/2016
USA Obama casts early presidential vote in Chicago Barack Obama has already cast his vote in the US presidential election, which doesn’t take place until November 8. 08/10/2016
USA Rahm announces new measures in Chicago police shakeup The increasingly-under-pressure mayor of Chicago Rahm Emmanuel has announced a raft of new measures he hopes will address public concerns about the 31/12/2015
USA 'Black Christmas' marchers demand Chicago mayor quits Demonstrators along Chicago’s upscale Michigan Avenue in the US state of Illinois have disrupted Christmas shoppers to demand the city’s Mayor Rahm 25/12/2015
world news Protests greet Chicago Mayor's apology over police shooting Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has apologised for his handling of a fatal police shooting of a black teenager but his emotional speech was met with 10/12/2015
