Chicago News Stories for Sep 04 2011

Hot off the presses go 2 Chicago brings you the latest breaking Chicago News Stories to hit the internet. We make a point of updating today’s headlines at least twice a day so make sure to check back for all your Chicago News Headlines

• Man charged in Englewood slaying
  A Pullman neighborhood man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a man in Englewood neighborhood last month, officials said.
• Suspect in wife’s Hanover Park slaying dies after being shot by cops
  A man considered a person of interest in his wife’s Hanover Park slaying last month, has died as he was recuperating in a Will County hospital after being shot by police, police said.
• Car plows through grocery store window on NW side
  A car smashed through the window of a Northwest Side grocery store this afternoon, officials said.
• Woman charged with DUI in crash that critically injured bicyclist
  A Joliet woman just three weeks out from her wedding was charged with drunk driving and suffered a broken neck after her car allegedly struck a median near the United Center Thursday and rolled into a bicyclist, officials said.
• No bond for father charged with stabbing death of his 3-year-old son
  A Homewood man has been charged with stabbing his 3-year-old son to death Friday after raping and stabbing the child’s mother, officials said today.
• Driver ticketed in accident that killed toddler, injured grandmother
  A 23-month-old girl died Saturday after she and her grandmother were struck by a vehicle on the South Side, officials said.

• Rip Current Warnings Issued for Lake Michigan
  
  Rip currents are likely through Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
  
  
• Bears Pick up Brandon Meriweather
  
  The Bears signed former Patriots safety Brandon Meriweather Sunday after New England dropped him Saturday.
  
  
• Topshop/Topman Set to Unveil Michigan Ave Digs
  
  British retailer opens Sept. 8.
  
  
• 3 Arrested Following Police Chase, Crash
  
  The chase began about 4:05 a.m. Sunday after officers heard shots in the 1500 block of North Kingsbury Street.
  
  
• Father Charged with Fatally Stabbing Son, 3
  
  Gregory D. Standifer, 27, was charged with first-degree murder, aggravated domestic battery and criminal sexual assault.
  
  
• September Hot Spell Ends
  
  Sunday highs top out at 74, and Labor Day is expected to be even cooler.
  
  

• Suspect Charged In Shooting Death Of Englewood Man
  CHICAGO (STMW) – A Far South Side man has been charged with the slaying of a man shot Aug. 27 outside his West Englewood neighborhood home, police said. Police News Affairs Officer Darryl Baety said [...]
• Car Plows Into Window Of Windy City Produce, No Injuries
  A car plowed through the window of a grocery Sunday afternoon on the Northwest Side.
• Cubs Fans Worry About Losing — Old Style Beer
  Some Cubs fans worry the beer that’s been part of the Wrigley Field experience for more than six decades might be going away.
• Cubs Fans Worry About Losing — Old Style Beer
  Some Cubs fans worry the beer that’s been part of the Wrigley Field experience for more than six decades might be going away.
• Motorist Hauls Boy To Cops After Rock Tossed Into Windshield
  An angry motorist walked a 12-year-old boy into a police station after the child allegedly hurled a rock off a nearby West Side overpass, smashing the windshield of the man’s minivan Sunday morning.
• Muller: NFC Playoff Predictions Are Pretty Easy, Actually
  For as much as it pains me to say so, I believe the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers will — once again — be the class of the NFC in 2011.

• Labor unions adjust to new reality under Obama
  WASHINGTON — In the early days of the Obama administration, organized labor had grand visions of pushing through a sweeping agenda that would help boost sagging membership and help revive union strength.
• Parental dilemma: Whether to spy on their kids
  In the 21st century, parenthood and paranoia often walk hand in hand. There’s a diverse, multi-billion-dollar industry seeking to capitalize on parents’ worst fears about their children.
• Richmond woman’s import business brings peace to infamous farm
  Running her successful and unique business from the McHenry County farmhouse where she grew up, Ginger Blossom discovered her new career as an importer when she was a ski instructor in Argentina and the economy collapsed.
• Kane Co. sheriff’s car show supports Special Olympics
  Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez raised about $6,000 for Illinois Special Olympics with his annual classic car and motorcycle show in Elburn.
• Lake County could become home to food learning center
  The College of Lake County and others are exploring the possibility of establishing a local food learning center in Grayslake as a multidimensional operation to teach, produce food and provide opportunities to enterpreneurs.