Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy says NRA, Palin a part of 'government-sponsored racism'

wlsam.com McCarthy: "Slavery. Segregation. Black codes. Jim Crow ... what did they all have in common? Anybody getting’ scared? Government sponsored racism." -- accessibility to firearms in America is an extension "of government-sponsored racism" ...

10 injured, shot or stabbed, in Chicago Friday/Saturday overnight

chicagotribune.com No suspects in custody for any of the incidents ...

Nevada report: 2 killed when semi-trailer hits Amtrak train from Chicago

chicagotribune.com Crewmember of California Zephyr en route from Chicago to Emeryville, California and truck driver at Nevada highway crossing killed ...

Corey D. Coleman, 22, charged with two felony counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, Schaumburg

chicagotribune.com Attempted to sell heroin to an undercover Schaumburg cop ...