“Chicago” on The Daily Caller

TISKILWA, Ill. (AP) — With flames shooting to the predawn sky from a train derailment just blocks from her home, a 17-year-old girl refused to evacuate until she helped a paralyzed young neighbor with cancer get to safety. She then banged on the doors of seven houses to make sure other neighbors were awake and out of harm’s way. (more)

Nearly two-dozen labor leaders are slated to receive a combined $56 million in municipal pension funds during their lifetimes, according to the Chicago Tribune. (more)

In light of the Solyndra bankruptcy, terms like “economic stimulus package” and “green jobs” now appear to be Team Obama code words for “kickbacks to political supporters so huge they would make a third-world despot green with envy.” (more)

Mitt Romney has a birthday gift for the president. (more)

Derrick Rose scored 28 points, Luol Deng contained LeBron James and the Chicago Bulls struck first in the Eastern Conference finals, pulling away to beat the Miami Heat 103-82 in Game 1 on Sunday night. (more)

Unlike his brothers, lawyer Michael and banker Bill, Mayor Richard M. Daley didn’t use the family name to amass wealth. He used it to amass power. But now, the mayor has a chance to convert his power into wealth. Which is what being a Chicago politician is all about, after all. (more)

A year ago, everything was going right for a woman we’ll call Sandy. She had a good job at a bank in the suburbs. She and her 10-year-old son had a safe home. (more)

So much for the new-and-improved, “I’m not a bully,” Rahm Emanuel.  (more)

When deciding where to film the third installment of the Batman franchise, director Christopher Nolan made a bold move, choosing Pittsburgh to be the backdrop for Gotham City – not Chicago, the traditional Gotham City setting. (more)

CHICAGO (AP) — This time, Charlie Sheen’s stage show began and ended with a standing ovation. (more)

CHICAGO — State and federal authorities have recovered more than a ton of marijuana from a warehouse on Chicago’s West Side and arrested two men as part of a drug sting. (more)

This spring, iconic supermodel Christie Brinkley is set to make her highly anticipated Broadway stage debut as the spunky, seductive murderess Roxie Hart in the Tony Award-winning musical sensation, “Chicago.” The blond bombshell and ex-wife of Billy Joel will perform in an eleven-week limited engagement starting April 4. Brinkley is not the first celebrity to sing and dance down the ‘Great White Way’ – take a look at the other Hollywood stars who left the screen for the stage in recent years. (more)

CHICAGO (AP) — Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich asked a judge Wednesday to cancel his upcoming retrial on political corruption charges and promptly sentence him on the sole conviction from the first trial, saying money woes prevent him from mounting an ample defense. (more)

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago professor claims that he’s the mysterious author who spawned a Twitter sensation with his profanity-laced parody of Chicago mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel. (more)

CHICAGO — Contrary to claims made by informants within the Sicilian Mafia, sulfuric acid will not dissolve a corpse in minutes, a new study finds. The research, reported February 23 at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, was part of a wider effort to test claims about the mafia’s “lupara bianca,” or “white shotgun” murders, wherein the subject is known to be dead but a body is never found. (more)

There may be many adjectives to describe the 14 union-loving Wisconsin Democrats who hot dogged it to Illinois in order to prevent a quorum on Gov. Scott Walker’s budget bill. There is only one, truly accurate descriptor though: Elusive. (more)

Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has been elected the next mayor of Chicago. Emanuel received an outright majority of the vote Tuesday, avoiding a runoff election. (more)

Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel wants to know who’s making fun of him on Twitter. (more)

Rahm Emanuel found himself criticized on issues ranging from taxes to reparations for slavery Wednesday night during the first forum featuring all six candidates for Chicago mayor. (more)

Chicago’s network of more than 10,000 public and private surveillance cameras has solved crimes, prevented police misconduct and made residents feel safe, Mayor Daley said Tuesday, rejecting the American Civil Liberties Union’s call for a moratorium on new cameras and strict controls on existing ones. (more)