Chicago
# chicago - Tuesday 4 June, 2013
Which legendary band did Taylor Swift share a stage with this weekend?
The reception was a bit…em…lukewarm.
# chicago - Friday 12 April, 2013
Chicago woman fights $105,000 fine after car is abandoned at airport
Jennifer Fitzgerald says her boyfriend abandoned her car at O’Hare International Airport – accruing $105,000 in parking fines.
# chicago - Thursday 11 April, 2013
“My husband is fighting as hard as he can” – Michelle Obama challenges politicians on guns
The US first lady highlighted the case of a 15-year-old girl who was shot dead in January, one week after she sang at Barack Obama’s inauguration.
# chicago - Wednesday 23 January, 2013
Photos: Firefighters battle blaze at freezing Chicago warehouse
It was one of the biggest fires in Chicago in years – and the freezing conditions made it extra difficult for firefighters. Here’s what happened.
# chicago - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
The Indiana Jones package mystery has been solved!
And the answer is frustrating.
# chicago - Sunday 28 October, 2012
Sports Film of The Week: Benji
The next big thing in basketball Benjamin Wilson was shot to death in high school. Here’s his story.
# chicago - Wednesday 3 October, 2012
United Airlines anounces new Shannon – Chicago route
The new route will begin next summer, and was last in operation in 2009 with Aer Lingus.
# chicago - Tuesday 2 October, 2012
American Airlines flight makes emergency landing at Shannon Airport
A flight from Chicago to London Heathrow made an emergency landing shortly after 1pm today following reports of a smell of smoke on board.
# chicago - Wednesday 19 September, 2012
Good news for Limerick: 400 jobs to be created by US financial company
Northern Trust announced the jobs boost for the county today.
# chicago - Friday 24 August, 2012
19 shot in overnight violence in Chicago
Thirteen people, including young teenagers, were injured during one 30 minute spate of violence.
# chicago - Thursday 19 July, 2012
Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis threw the first pitch at Wrigley Field and ate pizza on the mound
You didn’t expect them to just throw the pitch, did you?
# chicago - Wednesday 23 May, 2012
In pictures: Oprah puts Chicago property up for sale – at 50 per cent discount
The TV star paid $5.6 million for the 4,600-square-foot property in 2006.
# chicago - Sunday 20 May, 2012
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
# chicago - Saturday 19 May, 2012
Plan to attack Obama campaign HQ during NATO summit foiled, say US police
The two-day summit of world leaders is due to start tomorrow in Chicago.
# chicago - Wednesday 16 May, 2012
# chicago - Saturday 12 May, 2012
Man found guilty of murdering three members of Jennifer Hudson’s family
William Balfour was found guilty of the first-degree murder of the Grammy Award winner’s mother, brother and nephew in 2008.
# chicago - Monday 30 April, 2012
Postcard sent in 1958 finally arrives… with help from Facebook
Scott McMurry’s mother sent him the card more than half a century ago – and nobody quite knows where it went in the meantime.
Bruton kicks off five-day trade mission to US
Richard Bruton will visit Boston, Raleigh, Atlanta, Minneapolis and Chicago on a five-day mission organised by IDA Ireland.
# chicago - Tuesday 20 March, 2012
Michelle Obama on how to make the White House feel ‘like the South Side of Chicago’
How do you bring up respectful, humble children when there are butlers milling about your home?
# chicago - Monday 19 March, 2012
Ding ding! Enda Kenny set to ring opening bell on Wall Street today
The Taoiseach is in the middle of his trip to the US to promote Ireland. Tomorrow he will meet President Obama in the White House for a bilateral meeting.
# chicago - Tuesday 13 March, 2012
Riverdance bids farewell to US
After 16 years Riverdance will end its US tour in June. The final St Patrick’s Day performance will take place in Chicago this weekend.
# chicago - Monday 12 March, 2012
Home Alone house sells for $1.58m
The Home Alone mansion sells for well under the asking price.
# chicago - Tuesday 28 February, 2012
Jennifer Hudson listed as witness in family’s murder trial
The man accused of the murder of Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew in 2008 is due to go on trial in April.
# chicago - Tuesday 31 January, 2012
Newt Gingrich is getting sued for using ‘Eye of the Tiger’ during rallies
But he’s not the first politician to face the wrath of the music industry for his choice of song during campaign rallies.
# chicago - Wednesday 25 January, 2012
Transatlantic flight diverted to Shannon after ‘smell of smoke’ on board
The British Airways flight resumed its journey to Chicago in the early hours of this morning.
# chicago - Wednesday 18 January, 2012
American dream: Lynam takes a year out to travel
Westmeath forward Conor Lynam has informed management that he will not be available for the 2012 league and championship.
# chicago - Wednesday 11 January, 2012
Mind now: China and India warned over skyscraper boom
Skyscrapers may herald financial crises, according to an ongoing study of the construction of tall buildings.
# chicago - Thursday 22 December, 2011
Two of US serial killer’s ‘victims’ turn up alive after 30 years
John Wayne Gacy, executed in 1994 after his conviction for murdering 33 young men, was America’s worst serial killer.
# chicago - Sunday 18 December, 2011
Family of five killed in suspected murder-suicide
Five members of a family, including three children, were killed in what is thought to be a murder-suicide in a small town in Illinois.
# chicago - Thursday 17 November, 2011
Gunman opens fire at FedEx facility in Chicago – reports
Report was phoned in but police are now investigating.
# chicago - Sunday 16 October, 2011
Arrests in Chicago, New York and Rome following global day of action
Protests in Rome turned violent, while in Dublin there were peaceful marches in the city centre.
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Nine things to know this morning….
# chicago - Sunday 2 October, 2011
Column: ‘It was a difficult decision, but Ireland is turning toxic’
Last Thursday, 21-year-old Conor Keane emigrated to a new life in Chicago. Here he writes about what made him leave.
# chicago - Friday 23 September, 2011
Watch: Fifty people, one question – your favourite memory
Irish director Galvea Kelly creates a gorgeous snapshot of people on the streets of Chicago remembering their finest moments. Pass the Kleenex.
# chicago - Monday 22 August, 2011
Introducing: the 32 contestants in this year’s Rose of Tralee
Which of these 10 Irish and 22 international entrants are ‘lovely and fair’ enough to become the 53rd Rose of Tralee?
# chicago - Saturday 23 July, 2011
Man shows up in Las Vegas 25 years after being declared dead
The FBI investigated the disappearance of Chicago man Arthur Gerald Jones in 1979 before an Illinois court declared him dead in 1986.
# chicago - Tuesday 28 June, 2011
Illinois governor tried to sell Obama’s Senate seat
Two-term governor of Obama’s home state was convicted of a range of corruption charges yesterday.
# chicago - Friday 24 June, 2011
Conrad Black sent back to jail for defrauding investors
The fallen newspaper mogul is given 3.5 years in jail, but his two years already served will be discounted.
# chicago - Thursday 23 June, 2011
View From New: my kind of town, as baseball calls the tune
A flight from Chicago to New York with a die-hard fan and the Yankees as in-flight entertainment. Not bad.
# chicago - Wednesday 25 May, 2011
Three of the most controversial moments of Oprah’s 25 years on television
As Oprah Winfrey’s famous talk show ends its run after 25 years on the air, TheJournal.ie looks at some of the most controversial moments which arose on the programme.


























































