Why Chicago has willingly overlooked one of its most grisly murder trials in years, the settlement between an aldermen and Chick-Fil-A and why Nick Offerman loves bacon.
A union representing about 8,500 ground workers at Southwest Airlines and the airline itself are asking federal mediators to break a standoff in contract talks.
The latest terror plot with ties to Chicago, Illinois and Wisconsin are tied in the their union embroilments, and New Orleans legend James "Sugar Boy" Crawford passes away
Through chants, music and fiery rhetoric, the message delivered to thousands of red-shirted teachers and their supporters at a Saturday union rally was clear: We do not have a contract.