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Washington Nationals' Ian Desmond throws his helmet after striking out during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Thursday, June 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Nationals fall behind Cubs early, can’t recover

By Meghan Montemurro - Associated Press

With the Sears Tower behind them, pedestrians head away from their offices in downtown Chicago, Tuesday morning, Sept. 11, 2001, in Chicago. Many Chicago buildings, including the Sears Tower, were shut down as security measures in response to the attack at the World Trade Center in New York.(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Big Brother? Street sensors to collect data in downtown Chicago

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2013 file photo, Producer George Lucas speaks at the 2013 Governors Awards in Los Angeles. The &quot;Star Wars&quot; creator Lucas has selected Chicago to house his much anticipated museum of art and movie memorabilia, a spokesman for the mayor's office said Tuesday, June 24, 2014. The decision is a major victory for the nation's third-largest city, which was locked in a battle for the museum with San Francisco. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP, file)

‘Star Wars’ creator selects Chicago for museum

By DON BABWIN - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file family photo provided by Damon Stewart shows 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton of Chicago. A White House official says Michelle Obama will attend Saturday's funeral for Pendleton, the 15-year-old Chicago girl who was killed after returning home from performing during inauguration festivities for President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Damon Stewart, File)

WILLIAMS: Chicago’s crime woes begin at the top

By Armstrong Williams

** FILE ** Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (Associated Press)

Chicago-style: Bill Clinton to fundraise for Rahm Emanuel

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: More ‘Chicago way’ shenanigans

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2013 file photo, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks at a news conference in Chicago. On Monday, June 9, 2014, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation that would help Chicago reduce a multibillion-dollar pension shortfall but could lead to a property tax increase. Chicago has the worst-funded pension systems of any major U.S. city. Emanuel pushed for the law. It would affect about 57,000 laborers and municipal employees and retirees. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Judge lifts federal oversight on Chicago hiring

Associated Press

SANDS: Sometimes a chess queen is too powerful for her own good

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

In this April 30, 2014 photo, family and friends of 14-year-old Endia Martin sign posters at a makeshift memorial during a vigil for the girl who was shot and killed April 28 in Chicago allegedly by another 14-year-old girl in a dispute concerning a boy. On Friday, June 6, 2014, the girl will appear in juvenile court on a first-degree murder charge in Martin's death. A tragic story of one girl allegedly killing another in what started as a war of words on Facebook over a boy, the case also offers a glimpse at life and death in Chicago. (AP Photo/Sun-Times Media, Jessica Koscielniak)

Teen’s death exposes entrenched Chicago violence

By Don Babwin - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Oct. 15, 2013 file photo, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks at a news conference in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Chicago’s Rahm Emanuel pushes law to limit gun buys to 1 a month

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

New York Rangers head coach Alain Vigneault takes questions from the media at a news conference in Santa Monica, Calif., Thursday, June 5, 2014. Rangers coach Alain Vigneault challenged all his players to bring their A game to Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final. Not everyone did in the 3-2 loss Wednesday, against the Los Angeles Kings he suggested.(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

NY Rangers wowed by LA Kings in Cup finals opener

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press