Obama's ex-enforcer wins Chicago mayor crown

United States President Barack Obama's ex-enforcer Rahm Emanuel was crowned mayor of Chicago on Tuesday.

Tearing knickers off with a growl

“Howlin’ Wolf was the most distinctive of Chicago’s blues singers: his demonic howl was legendary”.

Obama love flows for Chicago at 2016 Games vote

US President Barack Obama let his love for Chicago flow in a bid to capture the 2016 Olympic Games from rivals Rio, Tokyo and Madrid at Friday's vote.

Rio, Chicago favoured in IOC's 2016 evaluation

Rio de Janeiro and Chicago's chances of hosting the 2016 Olympics were boosted on Wednesday as they appeared to come out tops in the IOC's evaluation.

'Obama factor' might give Chicago Olympic edge

Spain's IOC representative thinks US President Barack Obama has the chance to get the 2016 Olympics for his home city, Chicago.

IOC says Chicago 2016 bid is 'strong'

The Chicago bid for the 2016 Summer Games is strong and impressive, the chair of the International Olympic Committee's evaluation commission said.

Newspaper to bring blogs into the real world

Who says print is dead? A Chicago-based start up is hoping to revitalise the newspaper by reprinting blogs in hyper-localised free papers.

Report on Obama Senate seat scandal out soon

A report, due out on Tuesday, is expected to clear US President-elect Barack Obama's staff of any improper dealings with the governor of Illinois.

US woman found living with three dead siblings

An elderly woman has been living with two skeletons and a badly decomposed body of her siblings in a suburb of Chicago, authorities said.

Barack and Michelle: A Chicago love story

At 8 o'clock last Monday morning, the day before he was to become president elect, learned that the woman who had raised him was dead.

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