Detroit
Travel Writer Calls Chicago ‘Overrated’ Tourist Destination
A travel writer raised eyebrows in Chicago this week by calling the city one of the world’s most overrated tourist destinations.
Detroit Defeats Illinois-Chicago 79-67
CHICAGO (AP) — Doug Anderson had 22 points and nine rebounds Saturday and Detroit finished its Horizon League regular season with a 79-67 victory over Illinois-Chicago. Ray McCallum scored 20 points and Jason Calliste contributed […]
Detroit Tops Loyola Of Chicago 76-75 On Late Layup
Jason Calliste’s layup as time expired gave Detroit a 76-75 victory over Loyola of Chicago on Tuesday night.
Detroit Trounces UIC 98-47
Ray McCallum had 25 points and seven rebounds and Detroit built a 39-point halftime lead on the way to a 98-47 win over Illinois-Chicago Saturday night.
Verlander, Tigers Eliminate Oakland
On the mound and in the clubhouse, Justin Verlander made sure Detroit’s postseason party wasn’t over yet.
White Sox Division Lead Over Detroit Shrinks To Half A Game
Dan Haren earned his first win at home in more than a month, Mark Trumbo capped a four-run first inning with a two-run single and the Los Angeles Angels beat the White Sox 4-2 on Saturday night, trimming Chicago’s AL Central lead to a half-game over Detroit.
Rain Postpones Key Game Between White Sox, Tigers
The makeup game will be played Monday at 1:10 p.m. Game tickets and parking coupons for tonight’s postponed contest will be honored then.
Opinion: Mitt Romney’s Bailout Double Standard
Romney negotiated a $10 million federal bailout for his company, but has called for foreclosures to be allowed to “hit bottom” and letting Detroit go bankrupt.
Michigan Chain Honors All 5 Great Lakes In Pizza Form
A Detroit area pizza chain is honoring each of the five Great Lakes in pizza form – and their efforts will benefit a Chicago-based environmental group.
Predators Oust Red Wings 4-1 In Series
The fourth-seeded Predators capped a season in which they finished ahead of their Central Division rival for the first time by beating the Red Wings for the first time in their third playoff series.
Chicago Yet Again Makes Forbes’ ‘Most Miserable Cities’ List
It just wouldn’t be February without Forbes Magazine yet again slapping Chicago with the distinction of a place on the Most Miserable Cities list.
Detroit Holds Off Illinois-Chicago 70-66
The Flames have lost 24 straight on the road in the Horizon League since 2009.
Illinois-Chicago Holds On To Beat Detroit 63-59
Gary Talton scored a career-high 21 points, including all eight of his team’s points during a seven-minute stretch of the second half, to lead Illinois-Chicago to a 63-59 victory Thursday over Detroit.
Notre Dame Edges Detroit 59-53
Four Notre Dame players scored in double figures as the Irish (2-0) picked up a hard-fought 59-53 victory over Detroit Monday night in South Bend.
2 Men Charged In Lincoln Park Home Invasion, Robbery
Two men have been charged with forcing their way into an apartment in the southwest corner of the Lincoln Park neighborhood, and robbing them.
Giant Stove From 1893 World’s Fair Destroyed By Fire In Detroit
One of the remaining artifacts from Chicago’s 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition was destroyed by fire in Detroit over the weekend.
White Sox Take Another One From Detroit Tigers
Edwin Jackson pitched his first complete game since his no-hitter last year, and Juan Pierre added four hits to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 5-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
Grant Expected For Chicago-Detroit High-Speed Rail
After focusing on building a high-speed rail corridor between Chicago and St. Louis, the federal government is about to award money for a high-speed corridor to the east.
Hossa’s OT Blast Seals Win Over Red Wings
Marian Hossa scored on a power play 51 seconds into overtime, lifting the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night.
Funeral Home To Pay $200K For Missing Cremains
A judge ordered a funeral home to pay more than $200,000 to a Detroit man who says he has waited more than a year but has still not received his father’s cremated remains.
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- The List: Chicago Schools To Be ClosedThe Chicago School Board voted to close 49 underutilized or underperforming elementary schools on Wednesday as part of a plan to close a $1 billion budget deficit.492
- Board Votes To Close 49 Chicago Elementary SchoolsThe Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday voted to close 49 elementary schools, in what is believed to be the biggest single mass shutdown of schools in U.S. history.4834
- Lockdown Lifted At Morton West High SchoolMorton West High School has been placed on lock down for precautionary reasons after an unknown individual entered the building.558
- Former Glenbard East Student Accused Of Planning Columbine-Type AttackA 19-year-old former student at Glenbard East High School in Lombard was in custody on Wednesday, accused of planning a "Columbine-style" attack on the school, with a list of people he wanted to target.561
- Woman Robs North Side BankA woman robbed a Lakeview bank Tuesday afternoon on the city’s North Side.262
- Four Schools To Be Spared From Closing; Another To Be DelayedHours before a final vote by the Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools officials have agreed to back off of plans to close four of the 53 elementary schools targeted for closing at the end of the school year, Board Vice President Jesse Ruiz confirmed Wednesday morning.415
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