Hoffman Estates police believe the mysterious death of a local boy over the weekend was "a tragic accident" but declined Monday to reveal...
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Garnet Bailey said she always believed Larry Galloway killed her daughter.
Get the full story >>Jennifer Hudson, dressed all in black and wearing little makeup, struggled at times to maintain her composure on the witness stand Monday as...
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A Lebanese immigrant pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to placing a backpack he thought contained a powerful explosive device in a...
Get the full story >>Nobel Peace Prize laureates meeting in Chicago on Monday said the proliferation of nuclear weapons is among the most challenging threats...
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There I'd be, a teenager more or less minding her own business at a school event or a social gathering, when a well-meaning adult would...
Get the full story >>A Cicero man will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing a 46-year-old woman and her 8-year-old granddaughter nearly 19 years...
Get the full story >>When People magazine needed to add context and background to its 1989 story on the substance-abuse troubles of Kitty Dukakis, the wife of...
Get the full story >>The thrill of collecting postcards is discovering something among 200,000 to 300,000 examples, holding it, caressing it and knowing you need...
Get the full story >>Illinois Senate Republican leader Christine Radogno suggested Monday that if Democrats want a cigarette tax increase to stave off some...
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Over the last several decades, Dan Webb has built a reputation among Chicago attorneys for his work ethic and legal moxie.
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Mason Hawks came to Naval Station Great Lakes in January for eight weeks of basic training. Thirteen weeks later, long after the rest of his...
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When special prosecutor Dan Webb, a former U.S. attorney in Chicago, begins his investigation into the 2004 death of David Koschman, there...
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The fast-moving blaze that killed 18 show horses at the Black Tie Stable in unincorporated McHenry County has been ruled accidental, and the...
Get the full story >>Dennis R. Newkirk, an avid researcher and author on Russian aerospace history, designed security systems for two-way radio communications...
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Get the full story >>In a cramped conference room on the Near West Side, six parents sat wide-eyed on a recent Tuesday night as they learned about the...
Get the full story >>Here's a list of the Nobel Peace Laureates and representatives from laureate organizations who are visiting Chicago Public Schools this...
Get the full story >>A handful of Chicago aldermen launched a last-ditch attempt Monday to secure City Council voting rights on every deal put together by a...
Get the full story >>After months in limbo, Morgan Lundblad recently opened her long-awaited email from Harvard University to find only more...
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Emil Lauter spent nearly 50 years selling golf clubs and equipment at his store in Skokie, Pro Shop World of Golf, which was regularly...
Get the full story >>The Rev. Corey Brooks spent three months living on top of an abandoned South Side motel to call attention to the violence plaguing the...
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The conversation began with a simple question from one teenager to another.
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Orland Township Youth and Family Services will host its first Community Link symposium, offering information for parents of grade and high...
Get the full story >>Hoffman Estates police were investigating the death of an 11-year-old boy found in the woods behind his house unconscious with a puncture...
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Almost a decade after a new law went into effect to strengthen health privacy protections, the number of breaches of patient records and...
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Things looked bleak for Red when Chicago police Officer Brian Cicio found him.
Get the full story >>After Laurel Clark's husband died nearly 12 years ago, she had three "profound" dreams about him.
Get the full story >>It's not uncommon for judges to dismiss tickets against drivers on the grounds that the citations contain major errors, like...
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On a quiet, cool Saturday afternoon in Douglas Park, about a dozen bird-watchers stood under a large, bushy tree, searching its leafy...
Get the full story >>An open letter to Richard Lariviere, the new president of the Field Museum of Natural History:
Get the full story >>About 300 protesters took to the streets in North Chicago Saturday to demand justice for Darrin Hanna, a local man who died after police...
Get the full story >>The sisters are stunned by the news, sad, weary, worried.
Get the full story >>John Tomkins was a proud Midwesterner in 2007 who played basketball with his kids, worked several jobs, sometimes six days a week, and loved...
Get the full story >>Mitt Romney isn't exactly my cup of tea, and loyal readers know this. But my readers are quite civilized and know that tea is served...
Get the full story >>Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson's Cinderella story took a tragic turn 31/2 years ago with the killings of her mother, brother and...
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The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has reduced its day care licensing staff by 18.5 percent in three years, even though...
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Bidding was opened Friday for companies in the U.S. to submit proposals to manufacture approximately 130 high-speed passenger rail cars,...
Get the full story >>Criminal Courts Judge Charles P. Burns, 56
Get the full story >>TheU.S. Department of Justiceconfirmed Friday that it is conducting a preliminary inquiry into the case of a man who died after North...
Get the full story >>A Harley rumbles to a stop outside a restaurant with an awning that reads "Pizza-Chicken-Ribs." Across the street, a now-shuttered bar still...
Get the full story >>John Geoffrey Fushi had a passion for violins, especially the oldest, rarest and most expensive, and spent his career selling fine...
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Often, when Caeley Harihara shows up to compete at chess tournaments, she looks around and notices she's the only girl in the room.
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Tuskegee Airman Quentin Smith gazed at his newly issued Congressional Gold Medal with pride Friday, both for himself and his community, when...
Get the full story >>After 40 years at Evanston Hospital, Dr. Harry J. Miller retired in 1995.
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