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Former Bulls coach Phil Jackson is far from bankrupt. But some think he did get robbed of one final championship season. Getting swept by the Dallas Mavericks is probably not the way Jackson wanted to go out.

Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel released his transition plan on Tuesday. In the report Emanuel lays out a vision for the future of Chicago under his administration. The arts and cultural sector are also in the mix.

No matter how big the red carpet is at Cannes, photos of the flooding of the Mississippi River will always be more compelling than photos of starlets.

The City of Chicago has named a street after one of its most famous residents – Oprah Winfrey.Mayor Richard Daley unveiled the honorary Oprah Winfrey Way in front of her Harpo studios in the West Loop.

Unseasonably warm temperatures and high humidity will continue in the Chicago area through Friday.Samuel Shea is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. He says there's a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening.

A federal judge has refused to block a new Indiana law that cuts off public funding for Planned Parenthood.U.S.

A federal judge in Chicago has denied Rod Blagojevich's request for a mistrial in the ousted Illinois governor's political corruption retrial.Defense attorney Lauren Kaeseberg sought the mistrial Wednesday, saying the defense hasn't been allowed to conduct any "meaningful cross-examinations."