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  • Western suburbs well represented in Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Spring Members Show

    Villa Park
    5 Apr 2012 | 4:36 pm
    A Naperville man has been charged with stealing more than $200,000 from his employer, an Islamic organization, by secretly putting his wife on the payroll, according to DuPage County authorities. Inam Rahim, 58, of the 1700 block of Conan Doyle Road, was...

  • 4 Guardian Angels knifed trying to stop Red Line attacker

    Chicago Breaking News
    16 May 2012 | 5:22 am
    Four members of the volunteer security patrol known as the Guardian Angels were stabbed late Tuesday while trying to break up a robbery at a Red Line train station on the Near North Side, Chicago police said today.

  • Bacteria study may change how urinary tract infections are diagnosed

    Chicagoland - chicagotribune.com
    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    For years, doctors have believed that urine is germ-free, so examining it for bacteria has been the standard procedure for diagnosing various maladies, including urinary tract infections.

  • Zorn: No thanks for the memories, Mayor Daley

    Opinion - chicagotribune.com
    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    No thanks for the memoriesA year after leaving office, the former mayor continues to be a looming baleful presence in the news, more a subject for fury than nostalgia.

  • U.S. nuclear expert: Iran official linked to past program

    Nation & World - chicagotribune.com
    16 May 2012 | 4:33 am
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Communications from the 1990s suggest Iran's current foreign minister, Ali Akbar Salehi, had knowledge of a program to procure goods for an alleged clandestine nuclear program when he was head of a university, a U.S. nuclear expert said on Tuesday.
 
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  • Bacteria study may change how urinary tract infections are diagnosed

    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    For years, doctors have believed that urine is germ-free, so examining it for bacteria has been the standard procedure for diagnosing various maladies, including urinary tract infections.

  • Chicagoans like Emanuel's job performance, though not overwhelmingly

    15 May 2012 | 6:59 am
    Poll shows 52% approval overall, but less among blacks, women and those with low incomesChicagoans generally approve of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's job performance but are taking a wait-and-see attitude on whether he's making the city a better place to live, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows.

  • Newlywed stabbed to death in her wedding dress

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    26-year-old victim found in bathtub of Burbank apartmentThe last time her family saw Estrella Carrera, she had just gotten married to the father of her youngest child.

  • No retrial in Lake County rape case

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Chicago man served 20 years until DNA got him out on bond, was facing retrial in '86 caseLake County prosecutors say they do not plan to retry Bennie Starks on rape charges from 1986, apparently scuttling yet another in a string of cases undermined by DNA evidence, according to defense lawyers who received the news Monday.

  • DUI law too vague, lawyer tells appeals court

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Justices consider case of Aurora woman convicted of killing 5 in crashAn Aurora woman convicted of killing five teens in a drunken-driving accident should get a new sentencing hearing because of vague language in Illinois DUI laws, her attorney told an Appellate Court panel Monday.
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  • Zorn: No thanks for the memories, Mayor Daley

    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    No thanks for the memoriesA year after leaving office, the former mayor continues to be a looming baleful presence in the news, more a subject for fury than nostalgia.

  • Byrne: The 'essence' of marriage

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    While the inevitability of same-sex marriage now is a given — the only question remaining is when — I'm still trying to locate the why.

  • JPMorgan loss is bad, but not a risk to the economy

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Morgan loss is bad, but not a risk to the economyJPMorgan Chase and its chief executive, Jamie Dimon, deserve the heat they're getting for underestimating the magnitude of their derivatives trades gone wrong, but one important fact keeps getting overlooked.

  • Two crucial weeks to rescue Illinois

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Two weeks crucial to this state and its peopleTwo more weeks. That's how long your legislators are scheduled to be in Springfield for the remainder of their thus far do-little spring session.

  • Huppke: A very serious introduction to the NATO summit

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Here's how to handle the coming 'weekend invasion' and not be menaced by hippies Here's how to handle the coming 'weekend invasion' and not be menaced by hippies.
 
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  • U.S. nuclear expert: Iran official linked to past program

    16 May 2012 | 4:33 am
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Communications from the 1990s suggest Iran's current foreign minister, Ali Akbar Salehi, had knowledge of a program to procure goods for an alleged clandestine nuclear program when he was head of a university, a U.S. nuclear expert said on Tuesday.

  • Nebraska rancher scores upset in Senate primary

    15 May 2012 | 11:27 pm
    Omaha, Nebraska (Reuters) - Rancher and state Senator Deb Fischer overcame two longtime state office holders to win the Nebraska Republican primary for the Senate on Tuesday, the second Republican primary upset in a week after an insurgent ousted longtime Indiana Republican Senator Richard Lugar.

  • Foreclosed Americans find way back to homeownership

    15 May 2012 | 11:20 pm
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Jennifer Anderson's family could no longer afford their mortgage and lost their home, she expected many years to pass before they would again become property owners.

  • Two men accused of confining illegals without food, water

    15 May 2012 | 10:53 pm
    MCALLEN, Texas (Reuters) - A federal grand jury has indicted two Mexican nationals on charges they confined dozens of illegal immigrants in houses along the South Texas border with Mexico, some locked inside without food or water for days.

  • Zimmerman had broken nose, black eyes, head lacerations, ABC News reports

    15 May 2012 | 10:00 pm
    George Zimmerman had a broken nose, two black eyes and lacerations on the back of his head the day after his fatal confrontation with 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, ABC-TV news reported Tuesday night.
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  • Voters back longer school day, teachers union

    15 May 2012 | 9:03 pm
    But voters generally side with teachers union over EmanuelTribune/WGN poll: Rahm Emanuel's push to extend the school day is overwhelmingly backed by Chicago voters, but far more of them side with the teachers union than the mayor on overall efforts to improve education. >> Earlier: Emanuel's approval rating at 52%

  • Paralyzed swimmer fights to compete at meet

    15 May 2012 | 7:37 pm
    Illinois is suing on behalf of a disabled 16-year-old high school swimmer who wants to compete in the state championship next year. "I am a high school athlete, and I am like anyone else," said Mary Kate Callahan, who is paralyzed from the waist down.

  • Police seeking husband of slain bride

    15 May 2012 | 5:59 pm
    An arrest warrant was issued today for a man who has been charged in the slaying of his new bride a day after the two were married, Burbank police said. On Sunday Estrella Carrera was found in her wedding dress, stabbed to death in a bathtub.

  • New arrests in two wrongful conviction cases

    15 May 2012 | 4:06 pm
    Lake County prosecutors this afternoon announced new murder charges in two notorious slayings that had been attributed to other men until DNA pointed away from the suspects.

  • Bulls' doctor: Rose prognosis encouraging

    15 May 2012 | 3:30 pm
    Three days after he performed surgery to repair the most important anterior cruciate ligament in the Chicago Bulls' franchise, Bulls team physician Brian Cole gave an optimistic assessment of Derrick Rose's future.
 
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  • Program helps students with autism make connections

    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Class at Vernon Hills High School teaches social skills, stress management Making connections can be a challenge for many teens, but it has been especially tough for Erron Gerstein, an 18-year-old student with autism at Vernon Hills High School.

  • DePaul sweep nets cache of stolen CTA signs

    15 May 2012 | 4:03 pm
    The map quest is over. The CTA is reinstating a cache of maps recovered from DePaul students who allegedly stole the signs from CTA trains, the agency said Tuesday.

  • All lanes of Congress Parkway in Loop opened today

    15 May 2012 | 8:20 am
    All lanes of traffic are open today on Congress Parkway, marking the near completion of an $18 million streetscape beautification project that has created a pretty ugly traffic mess downtown since 2010.

  • Northwestern Memorial employee charged with theft of patients' identities

    15 May 2012 | 6:15 am
    A Northwestern Memorial Hospital employee has been charged with identity theft after she allegedly used the personal information of hospital patients to pay her bills.

  • After Vatican rebuke, nuns celebrated

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Vigils, services at local churches recall the service of women religiousLess than a month after the Vatican accused women's religious communities of straying too far from doctrinal teachings, Roman Catholics in the Chicago area are going out of their way to thank the religious women who helped shape their lives and served on the front lines of the church's mission to the poor — American nuns.
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  • Voters back longer school day, teachers union

    15 May 2012 | 9:03 pm
    But voters generally side with teachers union over EmanuelTribune/WGN poll: Rahm Emanuel's push to extend the school day is overwhelmingly backed by Chicago voters, but far more of them side with the teachers union than the mayor on overall efforts to improve education. >> Earlier: Emanuel's approval rating at 52%

  • Paralyzed swimmer fights to compete at meet

    15 May 2012 | 7:37 pm
    Illinois is suing on behalf of a disabled 16-year-old high school swimmer who wants to compete in the state championship next year. "I am a high school athlete, and I am like anyone else," said Mary Kate Callahan, who is paralyzed from the waist down.

  • Police seeking husband of slain bride

    15 May 2012 | 5:59 pm
    An arrest warrant was issued today for a man who has been charged in the slaying of his new bride a day after the two were married, Burbank police said. On Sunday Estrella Carrera was found in her wedding dress, stabbed to death in a bathtub.

  • New arrests in two wrongful conviction cases

    15 May 2012 | 4:06 pm
    Lake County prosecutors this afternoon announced new murder charges in two notorious slayings that had been attributed to other men until DNA pointed away from the suspects.

  • Bulls' doctor: Rose prognosis encouraging

    15 May 2012 | 3:30 pm
    Three days after he performed surgery to repair the most important anterior cruciate ligament in the Chicago Bulls' franchise, Bulls team physician Brian Cole gave an optimistic assessment of Derrick Rose's future.
 
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  • A mixed verdict as the new Barnes Foundation building readies to open in Philadelphia

    Blair Kamin
    15 May 2012 | 10:17 am
    I'm back from a quick trip to Philadelphia, where I got a very brief nighttime look at the new Barnes Foundation building by Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, who have also designed the soon-to-be-completed Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago. After its controversial move from Philadelphia's Main Line suburbs to the city's Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the Barnes opens its art galleries to the public this Saturday, May 19. My colleague at The Philadelphia Inquirer, Inga Saffron, delivers a mixed verdict, praising the building…

  • Troubles with 1 World Trade Center's spire: Will Willis Tower remain America's tallest building?

    Blair Kamin
    10 May 2012 | 3:36 pm
    For years now, architecture buffs have assumed that Willis Tower's days as America's tallest building were numbered. The 1 World Trade Center tower in New York was going to top it, surmounted by a spire that would rise to a symbolic height of 1,776 feet, evoking the year of the Declaration of Independence. But now, as the Associated Press is reporting, new questions have arisen about 1 WTCs height, and they could be resolved in a way that lets Willis Tower retain its title as the nation's tallest. It turns out that 1 WTC's is actually…

  • Landmarks Illinois names Bonnie McDonald new president

    Blair Kamin
    10 May 2012 | 11:28 am
    Landmarks Illinois, the Chicago-based historic preservation advocacy group, on Thursday announced that it has named Bonnie McDonald to be its new president. McDonald is currently executive director of the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota. She'll face numerous challenges, including the battle to save old Prentice Women's Hospital and the ongoing court case that threatens Chicago's landmarks law. She'll start her new job on June 18. A  news release follows: Landmarks Illinois, one of the country’s leading historic preservation…

  • Wolf Point plan deserves scrutiny; Kennedy family and architect Pelli plan complex that includes 900-foot skyscraper

    Blair Kamin
    10 May 2012 | 11:00 am
    Is it finally Wolf Point’s time? Exactly 180 years ago, as depicted in an old postcard, pioneers patronized primitive taverns and inns at a patch of land alongside the confluence of the Chicago River’s north and south branches. Native Americans paddled canoes down the river. Now, after years of failed proposals for the prominent site, the Kennedy family is floating plans for a three-tower complex whose tallest skyscraper would rise 900 feet. That would make it the city’s eighth tallest building--no Willis Tower, but nothing to sneeze at. No drawings are available. We likely won’t see…

  • Does Modernism matter? Discuss

    Blair Kamin
    10 May 2012 | 12:01 am
    Three distinguished architecture critics gather Thursday night in Chicago to discuss the question: Does Modernism still have meaning? It's a topical issue in light of the ongoing battle to preserve old Prentice Women's Hospital. It should come as no surprise that the event is sponsored by the Coalition to Save Prentice. The three critics are Pulitzer Prize-winner Paul Goldberger, architecture critic of Vanity Fair; Ned Cramer, editor of Architect magazine; and Lee Bey, architecture contributor for WBEZ. A flier for the event says they'll…
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  • After Vatican rebuke, nuns celebrated

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Vigils, services at local churches recall the service of women religiousLess than a month after the Vatican accused women's religious communities of straying too far from doctrinal teachings, Roman Catholics in the Chicago area are going out of their way to thank the religious women who helped shape their lives and served on the front lines of the church's mission to the poor — American nuns.

  • A time for peace, pastors say

    11 May 2012 | 4:19 pm
    Local clergy look to the NATO summit as an opportunity to practice what they preachChicagoans know NATO holds the potential for traffic snarls, broken windows and clashes between police and protesters. But there are some holding out hope that it also offers promise for economic justice and peace.

  • SNAP ruling has clergy-abuse victims' advocate on defensive

    11 May 2012 | 4:15 pm
    Missouri judge's ruling to open group's records to church lawyers sends chill through survivors' communityA prominent activist group in the Roman Catholic Church's clergy-abuse crisis is fighting a Missouri judge's ruling to open more than two decades of correspondence with victims, lawyers, witnesses and journalists thought to be confidential.

  • Chicago lawyer wears Muslim garb while defending Gitmo 5 client

    8 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    'I never thought in my wildest dreams that this would become an issue,' says attorney of decision to respect defendant's religious wishesAttorney Cheryl Bormann is no stranger to defending unpopular clients. She spent several years with the Cook County public defender's office supervising lawyers handling death penalty trials. Then she joined a state office that provided assistance to attorneys in death penalty cases across Illinois.

  • Muslims bypass Mormons as fastest-growing religion in Illinois

    1 May 2012 | 8:44 pm
    Muslims have become the third-largest religious group in the state after Roman Catholics and independent evangelicals. Not to mention, the fastest-growing one.
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  • Obama endorses gay marriage

    9 May 2012 | 2:11 pm
    There are only a few moments in most presidencies that qualify as truly momentous. Barack Obama's surprise endorsement of same-sex marriage is one of those. The last president favored banning such unions by amending the Constitution. Mitt Romney has also endorsed that approach, which makes him opposed to federalism as well as marriage equality. If you think elections don't matter, think again.

  • The disunited states of Europe

    7 May 2012 | 4:59 pm
    France, Greece and other countries face a problem with which Americans have gotten somewhat acquainted: restoring fiscal balance at a time when hard times and demographic factors, as well as overambitious government, are causing a surge in spending. But the countries of the eurozone have a problem we don't: An overly tight monetary policy.

  • The U.S. and the Chinese dissident

    4 May 2012 | 4:25 pm
    The good news from Beijing is that the government is willing to let dissident Chen Guangcheng apply to go abroad for education and medical treatment. Whether hell ultimately get to leave is anyone's guess right now. It's a compromise that would satisfy Washington, but the Chinese could kill it if they choose. It's their country, not ours.

  • Romney, Obama and the bin Laden raid

    30 Apr 2012 | 4:08 pm
    Mitt Romney scoffs at the notion that Barack Obama displayed admirable leadership in ordering the raid that killed Osama bin Laden a year ago. "Even Jimmy Carter would have given that order," he said , which suggests it was an easy, obvious decision -- like drafting Michael Jordan first in the NBA draft.  

  • Joe Walsh: Not a deadbeat dad?

    20 Apr 2012 | 4:40 pm
    After more than a year of legal wrangling, Republican Rep. Joe Walsh and his ex-wife reached an agreement on his child support obligations, issuing a statement saying they "agree that Joe is not and was not a 'deadbeat dad' and does not owe child support." The tea party favorite claimed complete vindication while excoriating the news media for its coverage of the dispute.
 
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    Jon Hilkevitch: Getting Around - chicagotribune.com

  • Purdue grads flush with hopes for new toilet-seat cleaner

    14 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Team says its idea is cheaper, easier than existing productsNick Bradford says his team of student researchers at Purdue University has blown the lid off a very messy problem: keeping toilet seats clean in public restrooms.

  • After slow start, Loop 'L' project to resume

    6 May 2012 | 10:25 pm
    Work will begin this weekend after two-week breakThe CTA Loop elevated track-replacement project will resume this weekend after a sluggish start last month that was followed immediately by an unanticipated two-weekend break to reassess the complicated repairs.

  • Chicago police crash reports are full of errors, study finds

    23 Apr 2012 | 8:46 am
    State double-checks facts and figures, but city police do not — causing dangerous areas to be ignored and safety funds to be misapplied It's not uncommon for judges to dismiss tickets against drivers on the grounds that the citations contain major errors, like misidentifying the street where an alleged traffic violation occurred, because the mistakes call into question the police officer's accuracy in providing other information on the ticket.

  • Relief ahead for drivers on Congress Parkway

    16 Apr 2012 | 7:01 am
    One leg of what many drivers criticize as a completely unnecessary traffic congestion trifecta in Chicago's West Loop is finally about to ease up.

  • CTA plans 7-month rehab of Loop elevated track

    9 Apr 2012 | 5:34 am
    City plans rehab of Loop elevated trackTwo CTA track inspectors wearing orange vests and hard hats walked along the Loop elevated structure looking for signs of trouble as they dodged passing trains.
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  • They ate cake, and then had a bag of chips

    10 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    — Close your eyes and picture 110 million obese people waddling around America's sidewalks. You'll probably want to keep your eyes closed.

  • Wrong place, wrong time

    26 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    WASHINGTON — Either President Barack Obama has wings of Kevlar — or he has the most incompetent scheduling staff in White House history.

  • Apples, oranges and zebras, oh my!

    30 Mar 2012 | 12:00 am
    WASHINGTON — By now you've heard it plenty: The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, is like the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This creative bit of dot-connecting began with President Barack Obama and has been perpetuated by countless talk-show hosts and their guests.

  • Limbaugh the uniter

    5 Mar 2012 | 12:00 am
    WASHINGTON — Who'd have thought that Rush Limbaugh would become the great uniter in this divisive political season?

  • It's rough being the front-runner

    13 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am
    WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney's recent losses to Rick Santorum in Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota revealed a truism that Romney might want to study — but not too much!
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  • Return of the vampire squid

    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Like a sequel to a bad horror movie, the "great vampire squid" is back.

  • Answer: 'Embarrassing ourselves?'

    14 May 2012 | 2:08 pm
    Question? What are comedian Lewis Black of The Daily Show, NBC’s political editor Chuck Todd and me, your humble scribe, doing on Jeopardy!?

  • Obama's gay marriage gamble

    13 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    As a political issue, same-sex marriage is like playing 3-D chess: Opponents of the idea need to move quickly because the game board is tilting slowly but steadily in favor of the other side.

  • Is 'one-drop' rule overruled?

    9 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    So what if Elizabeth Warren claims to be part Native American? She's entitled, according to historical documents. Besides, Americans never have been all that clear or consistent about what distinguishes one race from another.

  • Cliches conservatives say

    6 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Like many of us who pontificate for a living, my column-writing colleague Jonah Goldberg apparently toils away in daily frustration that so many people fail to take his political advice.
 
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  • Iraq War vet talks about why he wants to return his medals during NATO summit

    14 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Ohio guardsman's hitch as gunner in Iraq turned him against warGreg Broseus joined the Ohio National Guard in 2002 to help pay for college. He wound up spending all of 2005 in Iraq as a gunner on a convoy whose mission was to search for roadside bombs.

  • Depression's demons hard to conquer

    7 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    5 years later, mother still struggles to understand teen's suicideOn the day Duane Christopher Peterson Jr. committed suicide in 2007, the 18-year-old appeared hopeful, spending the morning working hard on his resume. He wrote that his objective was to land an internship so he could work while he attended college.

  • Judge's mom taught her a lifetime of lessons

    2 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    One day in the early 1960s, when Marilyn Johnson was a first-grader at a Chicago Catholic school, her teacher announced that she would call the "good readers" to the front of the class.

  • Hip-hop has a power beyond gangsta rap, activist says

    30 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    He sees hip-hop as a tool for artistic expression but also personal empowerment and civic engagementTJ Crawford would tell you that it's one thing if an outsider looks at hip-hop culture and only sees the gangsta lifestyle, sagging pants and blinding bling. But it's quite another if that's all a young person sees and winds up limiting himself or herself by the picture in the frame.

  • Dreams are true, says 'dreamologist'

    23 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    Metaphysics school offers weekend of dream interpretationAfter Laurel Clark's husband died nearly 12 years ago, she had three "profound" dreams about him.
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    Change of Subject

  • Daley, a year later--- No thanks for the memories

    Eric Zorn
    15 May 2012 | 10:13 pm
    As an object in the rearview mirror,Richard M. Daley is closer than he appears. Wednesday marks the anniversary of Mayor Rahm Emanuel tagging in for Daley, yet even at this chronological distance, the former mayor continues to be a looming...

  • Who was actually the first gay president?

    Megan Crepeau
    15 May 2012 | 5:26 pm
    By Megan Crepeau Historians, it seems, would answer that with a resounding "duh, James Buchanan." Take that, Newsweek. There can be no doubt that James Buchanan was gay, before, during and after his four years in the White House. Moreover,...

  • Adoption and gay couples, part two

    Eric Zorn
    15 May 2012 | 12:22 pm
    An old friend and I have been sparring via email about adoption and gay couples. The first part of our exchange, in which he outlines why he thinks heterosexual couples deserve precedence for adoption, is here. To Eric: How am...

  • DIY Medicaid

    Megan Crepeau
    15 May 2012 | 12:04 pm
    By Megan Crepeau Your lunch hour entertainment, courtesy of the Illinois Senate Dems: The General Assembly faces the daunting task of filling a $2.7 billion hole in Illinois’ Medicaid Program. An increase in Medicaid patients and costs, combined with the...

  • This is not a typo

    Megan Crepeau
    15 May 2012 | 10:09 am
    By Megan Crepeau Number of filibusters between 1840 and 1900: 16 Number of filibusters between 2009 and 2010: more than 130 This is, to use a technical term, messed up. But is it unconstitutional? One lawyer thinks so: At the...
 
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  • Foreclosed Americans find way back to homeownership

    15 May 2012 | 11:20 pm
    A small but growing number of Americans are making a surprisingly quick return to homeownership after defaulting on their loans.

  • An onslaught of NATO-related ad promotions

    15 May 2012 | 10:40 pm
    Summit spurs onslaught of NATO-related ad promotionsWhere city fathers see a global cachet in playing host to the summit, some restaurateurs, confectioners and furniture makers are looking for the cash.

  • JPMorgan chief keeps job, faces probe

    15 May 2012 | 7:54 pm
    But Dimon now faces a Justice Department probe into how the bank lost $2 billion from risky trades.After surviving a push to oust him as chairman, Jamie Dimon now faces a Justice Department probe into how the bank lost $2 billion.

  • Half of Americans call Facebook a fad

    15 May 2012 | 7:34 am
    Half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll. .

  • Resume fibs will cost you later

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    No matter how small or forgivable they seem, embellishments will eventually come home to roost, experts say No matter how small they seem, embellishments will eventually come home to roost, experts say
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    Apartments - chicagotribune.com

  • Weeding out problems with community gardens

    11 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Spring's early arrival has been a boon for garden centers as homeowners get a jump on the growing season. But anyone living in a community association should review rules and regulations before picking up a trowel.

  • Bankruptcy does not prevent actions to collect assessments

    11 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Q. I am on the board of a medium-size homeowners association of 150 units. Collection problems make budgeting a definite challenge. One owner has been in bankruptcy for several years and has not paid monthly assessments in more than three years. The association has placed a lien on his property, but we have been advised that the bankruptcy stops all further action on our part.

  • Rents soar as foreclosure victims, young workers seek housing

    5 May 2012 | 10:09 pm
    Few new units and tight standards for home loans add to the pressure. The average monthly U.S. rent is at an all-time high, and a 10% jump in Los Angeles County over the next two years is forecast.A nation still struggling to clear up one housing debacle has run smack into another — soaring rents.

  • Landlord gets reality check on postmarked rent

    4 May 2012 | 4:53 pm
    Q: I've always told my tenants that their rent check must be postmarked by the first of the month (rent is due the first). I've just hired a property manager, who says I should instead require receipt of the rent on the first. What do you think?

  • New fees get residents coming and going

    4 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Q: Our condominium board will adopt a new set of rules and regulations effective next month. Can the board adopt rules that impose a financial burden on residents without a unit owner vote?
 
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    Illinois Foreclosures, Short Sales & Auctions - chicagotribune.com

  • Mortgage-aid revisions paying off for lenders and some borrowers

    9 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Changes to streamline the Home Affordable Refinance Program are helping some underwater homeowners get lower-interest loans. Those still-above-market rates, meanwhile, are boosting banks' profits.A newly streamlined government plan to reward homeowners who diligently pay their underwater mortgages is proving a bonanza for banks, which by one estimate may pocket $12 billion in extra revenue by refinancing loans.

  • Consumer bureau to propose new rules for mortgage servicers

    6 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is considering rules aimed at two issues — the lack of transparency and the lack of accountability.Anyone who has ever fought with a lender over a lost or misapplied house payment should be heartened by the latest news from the new federal mortgage industry watchdog.

  • Rents soar as foreclosure victims, young workers seek housing

    5 May 2012 | 10:09 pm
    Few new units and tight standards for home loans add to the pressure. The average monthly U.S. rent is at an all-time high, and a 10% jump in Los Angeles County over the next two years is forecast.A nation still struggling to clear up one housing debacle has run smack into another — soaring rents.

  • Exploring changes in state's foreclosure process

    4 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    The mortgage foreclosure process in Illinois may be in line for a tweaking.

  • Fed moves to encourage banks to turn foreclosures into rentals

    3 May 2012 | 2:37 pm
    New Fed policies could help encourage a nascent move to turn banks' foreclosure inventory into rental properties and then sell those homes to investors.The Federal Reserve has released guidelines that could encourage the practice of converting lender-owned foreclosed homes into rental properties.
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    Jobs - chicagotribune.com

  • College majors with the highest-paying starting salaries

    14 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    College students pick their majors for any number of reasons — interest in a particular field of study, ability to get a job post-graduation, amount of education or training needed, and more. Another factor students often consider is how much they might earn once they enter the workforce. While it’s hard to imagine that any student would actively seek a low-paying major, some students may weigh salary heavier than others when making a decision on a degree.

  • What `The Avengers¿ can teach you about the workplace

    14 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    By Mollie Ficarella, CareerBuilder

  • Job spotlight: Phillip Wyatt, film transfer and photo restoration technician

    7 May 2012 | 1:10 pm
    One photo shows a little girl sitting at a table and smiling in a black-and-white shot, probably a half-century old, its image marred by creases, scratches and chips.

  • No easy way to keep resume off radar

    6 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    DEAR JOYCE: I like my job, but I want to apply to a posting for a similar position that offers more pay and less traveling. The catch is that the company's website states that applicants must submit an online resume when applying. Period. I'm concerned about putting my resume online because if I'm not selected for the new position, I could get booted from my current position. Am I worrying too much? -- H.H.

  • Labor and delivery nurses face demands of Planet Birth

    5 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    For many nurses who specialize in labor and delivery, a fascination with birth is what ultimately draws them to the work.
 
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  • Penthouse sales under way at The Columbian

    11 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Garrison Partners has launched a new marketing slogan aiming to lure homebuyers to "The Beautiful Life" at The Columbian, a high-rise condominium building at 1160 S. Michigan Ave.

  • Outdoor spaces becoming hot destinations for homeowners

    By Jeffrey Steele, Special to the Tribune
    11 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    For many homebuyers, the quest for the perfect outdoor space is becoming every bit as important as finding the right interior space.

  • A high-rise by any other name . . .

    By Brenda Richardson , Chicago Tribune reporter
    4 May 2012 | 10:08 am
    Is Van Buren Lofts easier to remember than VB 1224? Apparently the new owner thought so when it changed the name of the West Loop loft development at 1224 W. Van Buren St.

  • Assisted living center planned in Northbrook

    4 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Plans are in the works for a new assisted living/dementia care community in Northbrook.

  • Art & science of naming subdivision

    By Lew Sichelman, United Feature Syndicate
    4 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    A rose by any other name may smell as sweet. But would the Highlands of Olney sell as well if it were peddled as Barry's Neglect? Or Shepherd's Misfortune?
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  • Hubris strikes again

    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    JPMorgan Chase's Dimon is latest exec tripped up by arrogance and blind faith in his own abilitiesThe ancient Greeks' belief that one's health was determined by the balance of black bile, yellow bile, phlegm and blood fell out of favor with the advent of modern science. Despite not really knowing how our bodies work, however, they knew plenty about what makes us tick.

  • Chicago NATO summit asks a lot

    12 May 2012 | 7:38 am
    Local unease is justifiedGiven the unease of many in this city about the NATO summit, there is no more appropriate place to host it than McCormick Place, named for someone who wanted nothing to do with the alliance.

  • Hyatt, union for housekeepers put their own twists on federal inspectors' ergonomic recommendations

    9 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    OSHA suggested remedies are so embarrassingly obvious they went without saying. At least until now.You leave your used towel on the bathroom floor because that's what the hotel's little sign tells you to do if you need a clean replacement.

  • Accretive Health and the true cost of outsourcing

    5 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Giving up control can cost a reputation if partner doesn't adhere to the same standardsYou know the Alec Baldwin "coffee is for closers" spiel added for the film version of David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross"? First prize in the high-pressure sales contest, a car; second prize, a set of steak knives; and third prize: "You're fired."

  • Status update: Phil Rosenthal's mind has wandered

    2 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    While showing signs of technophobia, columnist ponders Facebook's organ donor push, NATO summit hype and a surge in firearms salesThoughts thought while wondering if Facebook, Siri and TiVo talk to each other and make fun of me when I'm not paying attention:
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  • Hot buys include gym memberships

    11 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Bargain hunters will find deals on plenty of items throughout May, especially at the end of the month when retailers have Memorial Day sales.

  • Why it's hard to land the lowest airfare deals

    11 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    When shopping for an airline ticket, it can seem like you are aiming at a moving target. You see an ad for prices that start at a certain fare, but you can't seem to get your ticket to go that low. It's not your imagination: The target is moving.

  • Disability policy might benefit older workers

    11 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Working beyond traditional retirement age is a strategy many workers say they'll use to make up for skimpy nest eggs.

  • Author makes startups everybody's business

    11 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Author makes startups everybody's business

  • Gifts from the heart

    4 May 2012 | 11:46 am
    Remember that you have many ways to spend less and add more meaning for a special Mother's DaySomewhere along the way, honoring mom came to mean a fancy brunch or extravagant flower bouquet, an oddly transactional approach that manages to be both generic and pricey at a time many household budgets are tight.
 
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  • Rodkin on Selling When Your Mortgage is Underwater

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    15 May 2012 | 11:53 am
    Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Larry asks for advice on selling his home even though his mortgage is underwater.

  • The Kenwood Home That Houses the ‘Boss’

    Dennis Rodkin
    14 May 2012 | 9:15 am
    List Price: $1.65 million Sale Price: $1.525 million The Property: Because trees obscure most of its front, you can’t see much of the façade of this Kenwood Victorian...

  • In Bucktown, A Room with a View of a Room with a View

    Dennis Rodkin
    10 May 2012 | 10:00 am
    List Price: $2.499 million The Property: The view from the rooftop deck of this house takes in much of what makes Bucktown so great: a mix of vintage and contemporary homes, landmark buildings, church spires, and a blanket of trees. What’s more, the vista includes the lakefront and downtown skylines—and there’s also another interesting perspective inside...

  • Two Prairie Homes Go Green—and One Is for Sale

    Dennis Rodkin
    9 May 2012 | 9:35 am
    Two Prairie-style homes about 25 miles apart have undergone significant green upgrades in the past few years. This month, the owners of the Highland Park house, a Frank Lloyd Wright design from 1905, moved in after a year of renovations...

  • Rodkin on Refinancing after a Low Appraisal

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    8 May 2012 | 1:07 pm
    Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Corey from Chatham asks what his next step should be after his refinance was denied due to a low appraisal.
 
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  • Small plates unite with style

    10 May 2012 | 5:39 am
    European-focused restaurant seems right at home in Little ItalyNo restaurant better exemplifies the changing face of the Taylor Street neighborhood than 3-month-old Urban Union.

  • Y'all of America

    10 May 2012 | 5:37 am
    Celebrity chef Paula Deen talks about her diabetes, her new Joliet restaurant and why she still believes in butterPaula Deen.

  • The Y'all of America

    10 May 2012 | 5:25 am
    Celebrity chef Paula Deen talks about her diabetes, her new Joliet restaurant and why she still believes in butterPaula Deen.

  • Small plates unite with style

    10 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    European-focused restaurant seems right at home in Little ItalyNo restaurant better exemplifies the changing face of the Taylor Street neighborhood than 3-month-old Urban Union.

  • Small plates unite with style

    10 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    European-focused restaurant seems right at home in Little ItalyNo restaurant better exemplifies the changing face of the Taylor Street neighborhood than 3-month-old Urban Union.
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  • Perfect not good enough on 'Dancing'

    15 May 2012 | 10:01 pm
    "Dancing With the Stars" fans chose to send home Maria Menounos, who scored a perfect 30 from the three judges on Monday.

  • Living room theater brings the show to your home

    15 May 2012 | 4:09 pm
    The living room is the stage as actors mount theater equivalent of house concert The woman and man sitting in the living room are having an argument. This is generally bad news. Awkward. Not something you'd pay to see.

  • Riot Fest moves to Humboldt Park

    15 May 2012 | 10:49 am
    Riot Fest, the annual punk festival, is moving outdoors for the first time this year, promoters say: Sept. 15-16 at Humboldt Park. The festival’s Sept. 14 opening will be held at the Congress Theater.

  • Spring Awakening festival expands inside Soldier Field

    15 May 2012 | 10:31 am
    The Spring Awakening Music Festival scheduled for June 16-17 is expanding inside Soldier Field to meet ticket demand, promoters will announce Tuesday.

  • '[Title of Show]': Musical about a musical is still clever

    14 May 2012 | 3:38 pm
    THEATER REVIEW: "[Title of Show]" at Northlight Theatre ★★½Before there was the rapidly atrophying NBC sitcom "Smash," there was "[Title of Show]," a cleverly metadramatic little show by Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen, wherein a couple of young guys trying to write a hit musical decide that their best option is to write a musical about their writing a musical, and thus the musical they are trying to write simultaneously becomes the musical you are paying to see.
 
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  • Ralph Lauren unveils U.S. Olympic team closing ceremony garb

    8 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Ralph Lauren unveiled some of what the American competitors will be wearing for the closing parade and around the Olympic Village.

  • Jeaneology: All about denim

    27 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    From the sugar coatings to the dirty truthNeon and pastel jeans brightening the concrete this spring might lead one to conclude that denim today carries all the gravitas of marshmallow Peeps.

  • Men in blue, spending green

    27 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    Pricey jeans set the lookWhat would those gruff prospectors of yore make of men's jeans today — what with the serious talk about selvage (a finished edge), whiskers (wear lines) and the rigidity of raw Japanese denim? One suspects the answer would not have been "crocking" (dye bleed) but something considerably terser and blunt. But, who knows? Like death, taxes and striking gold, looking "cool" is an eternal obsession.

  • Into the blue

    10 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    Designers drench this season's style with cobalt, cyan and ceruleanClean, crisp blue brings an instant blast of summer to your wardrobe. Not just any blue. This season, it's all about bold, saturated statement color. Go cool and classic by wearing blue with white, give navy some edge by pairing it with black, or mix different shades of blue as in Paul Smith's boyish suit.

  • Tribal quest

    27 Mar 2012 | 12:00 am
    Ethnic and exotic touches warm up the basicsIf the pastels and florals of spring aren't your thing, try a tribal touch.
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  • Tasty projects to engage the kids

    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Book offers food-themed projects, recipesA red velvet cake-inspired cupcake is a recipe from a new book emphasizing the bounty found at farmers markets. We detail three creations that struck our fancy.

  • Gin meets barrel

    13 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Barrel-aging balances spirit's complexity with wood, smoke and nuttinessSpirits world catches on to the joys of barrel-aged gin. And we like it.

  • Spring-loaded

    13 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Gluten-free craze yields a tasty upside in pandebono, a tender little puff of bread.

  • Q&A with chef Paula Deen

    10 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Celebrity chef Paula Deen talks about her diabetes, her new Joliet restaurant and why she still believes in butterCelebrity chef Paula Deen talks about diabetes, her Joliet restaurant and why she still believes in butter.

  • Phil Vettel reviews Urban Union

    10 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    European-focused restaurant seems right at home in Little ItalySmall plates unite with style at this anything-but-Italian European-accented restaurant.
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  • National strategy on Alzheimer's disease aims to halt it by 2025

    15 May 2012 | 4:34 pm
    Asserting "we are at an exceptional moment" in the hunt for an Alzheimer'sdiseasetreatment, National Institutes of Health director Dr. Francis Collins on Tuesday promised a raft of new research aimed at stopping and reversing the memory-robbing disorder by the year 2025. In unveiling a first-ever "national strategy" on Alzheimer's disease, Collins launched several new projects and clinical trials--including a whole-genome sequencing effort to identify genes that confer vulnerability to--or protection against-- Alzheimer's, and a trial to explore whether an inhaled form of insulin will slow…

  • Parkinson's disease may be diagnosed by studying colon, reports say

    15 May 2012 | 2:17 pm
    Parkinson's disease is a disorder of the brain, but it may be possible to diagnose it at an early stage by examining the bowel, researchers said Tuesday. As new drugs to treatParkinson's are developed, they noted, earlier diagnosis should make it possible to intervene at an earlier stage when the disorder is more susceptible to drugs, thereby prolonging quality of life and lifespan.

  • U.S. asthma rates at all-time high, CDC says

    15 May 2012 | 1:46 pm
    The proportion of Americans with asthma increased from 7.3% in 2001 to 8.4% in 2010, marking the highest level ever, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. In 2010, an estimated 18.7 million adults and 7 million children had the disease -- one in every 12 Americans. Overall, about 29.1 million adults have been diagnosed with asthma at some point in their lives, but many of those were misdiagnosed or have apparently recovered, leading to the current figure of 18.7 million.

  • Smoking pot for multiple sclerosis? Study finds it helps

    14 May 2012 | 5:55 pm
    Smoking marijuana to relieve the symptoms of multiple sclerosis is a practice with a fair number of adherents, though it has not been subject to rigorous testing. A new study finds that puffing weed does have a rapid and measurable effect on MS patients' muscle spasticity and on their perception of pain. But subjects who smoked pot were not able to walk any faster and -- surprise! -- they felt higher than members of the control group who smoked marijuana stripped of THC.

  • Could patients with COPD breathe easier with acupuncture?

    14 May 2012 | 5:29 pm
    A new study offers some promising evidence that acupuncture may improve quality of life for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
 
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  • Slipcovers as upgrade

    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    They're not just coverups, and not just for grandma's sofa anymoreFor fear of walking away with a heat rash and a faint chemical perfume, children of the '70s recoiled on contact with the vinyl slipcover that shrouded grandma's sacred couch, thus protecting the living room showpiece from all eyes, limbs and any real living.

  • Small space, big bounty

    14 May 2012 | 2:20 pm
    On balcony or terrace, edibles and flowers play niceAlex Mitchell does not believe in boring urban gardens, no matter how tiny. Not on a balcony. Not on a roof terrace. Not in the wee urban plot nuzzling her Greenwich home in South London.

  • Minimal space, maximum tomato

    14 May 2012 | 2:20 pm
    Containers and extra TLC can put these summertime stars within reach for the small-space gardenerThere's no better argument for growing your own food than a sun-ripened, juicy tomato. But not everybody has garden space to grow towering tomato plants. There's a solution: With some planning and forethought, you can grow tomatoes in containers.

  • Rid your home of toxic chemicals

    11 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Myron Wentz, a microbiologist, recently wrote a book called "The Healthy Home" — http://www.myhealthyhome.com — and offers some ways to create one at your house:

  • Rose rosette disease may be behind plants' stunted growth

    10 May 2012 | 4:32 pm
    I have a few roses in my garden that look funny, with reddish-colored stems and many more thorns than normal. This started happening last year. I fertilized the roses once this year so far. Do you think that I have applied too much fertilizer or not enough?
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  • 'The Dictator' quality falls between 'Borat' and 'Bruno' ✭✭ 1/2

    11 May 2012 | 6:08 pm
    For most of its quick and extremely dirty running time, the new Sacha Baron Cohen offender "The Dictator" wages war with itself, crude nonsense up against crude nonsense that's really funny. Then comes the golden ticket, the speech of speeches, the scene in which the fictional North African dictator General Admiral Haffaz Aladeen addresses a gathering in New York City, recanting his barbarous ways with a heartfelt confessional.

  • 'Dark Shadows' ✭✭

    10 May 2012 | 9:53 am
    TV show that boomer kids loved returns as a pricey but low-energy filmSome of director Tim Burton's costume parties are livelier than others, and the new "Dark Shadows" — from the man who gave us "Edward Scissorhands," "Sweeney Todd," "Alice in Wonderland" and other chalkface-makeup spectaculars starring Johnny Depp — feels like a place-holder, a meandering first draft of an adaptation of the supernatural soap opera that ran on ABC-TV from 1966 to 1971.

  • 'Sound of My Voice' ✭✭✭ 1/2

    10 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    As the skillfully told, small-scale drama"Sound of My Voice" unfolds, a young couple — Peter (Christopher Denham) and Lorna (Nicole Vicius) — join a mysterious, smock-wearing cult of budding survivalists operating secretly, and seemingly benignly, out of a suburban basement.

  • 'Headhunters' ✭✭✭

    10 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Swift, amoral and nicely unpredictable, a bloodier Norwegian variation on film noir from the '40s, the thriller"Headhunters"comes from a 2008 novel by Jo Nesbo. The film already has been optioned for an English-language remake. Its protagonist, a sharklike corporate headhunter of modest physical stature, is a Napoleonic complex Nordic-style.

  • 'God Bless America' ✭ 1/2

    10 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    With rudeness, cruelty and self-absorption now universally heralded American attributes, with cynical political opportunists, unworthy "talents" and lowlifes dominating reality TV, the time is certainly right for a "Falling Down" remake.
 
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  • Musical about a musical is still clever despite showing its age

    14 May 2012 | 3:38 pm
    THEATER REVIEW: "[Title of Show]" at Northlight Theatre ★★½THEATER REVIEW: "[Title of Show]" at Northlight Theatre ★★½ ... This cleverly metadramatic little show by Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen is about a couple of young guys trying to write a musical.

  • At UP Comedy Club, comedy veteran Andrea Martin takes audience down merriment lane

    14 May 2012 | 10:03 am
    "I'm gonna try out some material," Andrea Martin said Friday night at Second City's UP Comedy Club. "None of it is new," she quickly added, as if in horror at the very thought of such a thing, lest anyone miss the tone of Martin's all-retro act. "I just want to see if the old stuff still works."

  • 'My Kind of Town' picks at still-raw wound

    13 May 2012 | 7:58 pm
    THEATER REVIEW: "My Kind of Town" ★★★½THEATER REVIEW: "My Kind of Town" ★★★½ ... This fine new play by John Conroy begins with a faux promotional video about the beauties of Chicago, circa 1990. From there, we are led directly down, down into the basement of Area 2 police headquarters.

  • Heat, intimacy and 'A Little Night Music,' exquisitely done at Writers' Theatre

    12 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    THEATER REVIEW: "A Little Night Music" at Writers' Theatre ★★★★THEATER REVIEW: "A Little Night Music" at Writers' Theatre ★★★★ ... Desiree, the Scandinavian actress who delivers the famously cynical number "Send in the Clowns," is generally played as a grande dame made painfully aware of her own limitations.

  • 'Freud's Last Session' is one for the ageless

    10 May 2012 | 8:01 am
    UPDATED REVIEW: "Freud's Last Session" at the Mercury Theater ★★★½UPDATED REVIEW: "Freud's Last Session" at the Mercury Theater ★★★½ ... There is nothing in the air to suggest that Mike Nussbaum is slowing down his busy slate of theatrical engagements. Perish the very thought.
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  • Why we stay

    14 May 2012 | 3:40 pm
    Sometime around mid-January, after Christmas cheer and New Year’s novelty have faded, we wonder why we stay in this place to wrestle with the cold and wind and snow and chill that run to the tips of our fingers and toes.   

  • Vegas sign a tourist attraction in its own right

    12 May 2012 | 7:00 am
    The iconic 'Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada' greeting, which has been around since 1959, has become a full-flush symbol of this gambling mecca, with droves of tourists arriving as if on a pilgrimage.The iconic 'Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada' greeting, which has been around since 1959, has become a full-flush symbol of this gambling mecca, with droves of tourists arriving as if on a pilgrimage.

  • Universal to build Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Japan

    10 May 2012 | 3:20 pm
    The parent company of Universal Orlando is trying to squeeze as much magic as it can out of Harry Potter's wand.

  • Mountaineers to return to Disneyland's Matterhorn when ride reopens

    9 May 2012 | 8:10 am
    I'm such a sucker for anything having to do with mountains -- hiking up them, watching climbers ascend  them, snapping pictures of them -- that even phony peaks give me a thrill.

  • Don't just burn your miles

    8 May 2012 | 9:36 pm
    After nearly 30 years of observing airline loyalty programs, Randy Petersen has reached a conclusion: You probably aren't managing your frequent-flier miles very well.
 
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  • Cannes Film Festival preview: Time to get off the beach

    14 May 2012 | 9:44 am
    Cannes' blend of low culture and high art has produced gems for the agesBrigitte Bardot in a bikini on a French Riviera beach in the early 1950s. Quick — name a single photograph in existence that reminds you less of "The Tree of Life," last year's top prize winner at the Cannes Film Festival.

  • Restored film recalls fraught filmmaking

    10 May 2012 | 5:03 pm
    With movies that are blatantly, ridiculously in love with the theater and its practitioners, the harshest critics tend to be those who love both mediums with equal, sentimental passion — the sort of feeling found in every frame of "Children of Paradise," Marcel Carne's 1945 epic set in the early 19th century Parisian entertainment district known as the Boulevard du Temple, also known as the Boulevard of Crime.

  • A Marvel moment that's all in the timing

    3 May 2012 | 11:54 am
    Timing is everything, and when it comes to the mysterious quantum physics of comic timing, it's really everything.

  • Will Cannes lineup predict Oscar again?

    20 Apr 2012 | 10:35 am

  • No stooge for the Stooges

    13 Apr 2012 | 10:18 am
    Here's what I never liked about the Three Stooges, despite Jerome Horwitz (better known as Curly Howard) and his timeless arsenal of vocal delights: I think the Stooges give roughhouse slapstick a bad name.
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  • Musical about a musical is still clever despite showing its age

    14 May 2012 | 3:38 pm
    Before there was the rapidly atrophying NBC sitcom "Smash," there was "[Title of Show]," a cleverly metadramatic little show by Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen , wherein a couple of young guys trying to write a hit musical decide that their best option is to write a musical about their writing a musical, and thus the musical they are trying to write simultaneously becomes the musical you are paying to see.

  • At UP Comedy Club, comedy veteran Andrea Martin takes audience down merriment lane

    14 May 2012 | 10:03 am
    "I'm gonna try out some material," Andrea Martin said Friday night at Second City's UP Comedy Club. "None of it is new," she quickly added, as if in horror at the very thought of such a thing, lest anyone miss the tone of Martin's all-retro act. "I just want to see if the old stuff still works."

  • 'My Kind of Town' picks at still-raw wound

    13 May 2012 | 7:58 pm
    THEATER REVIEW: "My Kind of Town" ★★★½ THEATER REVIEW: "My Kind of Town" ★★★½ ... This fine new play by John Conroy begins with a faux promotional video about the beauties of Chicago, circa 1990. From there, we are led directly down, down into the basement of Area 2 police headquarters.

  • Heat, intimacy and 'A Little Night Music,' exquisitely done at Writers' Theatre

    12 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    THEATER REVIEW: "A Little Night Music" at Writers' Theatre ★★★★ THEATER REVIEW: "A Little Night Music" at Writers' Theatre ★★★★ ... Desiree, the Scandinavian actress who delivers the famously cynical number "Send in the Clowns," is generally played as a grande dame made painfully aware of her own limitations.

  • So these new comedy clubs walk into Chicago ...

    10 May 2012 | 2:57 pm
    From the longtime Zanies to the brand-new UP, a survey of the Chicago stand-up comedy scene (BY STEVE JOHNSON) ... From the longtime Zanies to the brand-new UP, our guide to the Chicago stand-up comedy scene.
 
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  • Fatigue supplements are actually misbranded drugs: FDA

    4 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    A commercial website for people suffering from symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia is rife with numerous illegal and misleading treatment claims, according to a recent warning letter sent to Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

  • New therapy could reduce diabetes-related amputation

    25 Apr 2012 | 9:29 pm
    Jim Keenan wasn't particularly alarmed by a small blister that developed on his heel. Five days later, the 62-year-old's foot was so seriously infected doctors feared they might need to amputate his lower leg.

  • Five minutes with Olympic gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee

    25 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    Like other 50-year-olds, Jackie Joyner-Kersee aches a bit the day after a vigorous workout. And she has noticed that her vision isn’t what it once was.

  • Pharaohs of fitness

    18 Apr 2012 | 7:42 pm
    Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda brought the gym to our televisions, and all these years on, they're still sweating Decades after revolutionizing the fitness world, Jane Fonda and Richard Simmons are back doing what they started: starring in exercise DVDs and teaching workout classes.

  • Weight loss pioneer: 'Drop the fork!'

    17 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    Fifty years after starting the diet that changed her life, Weight Watchers founder Jean Nidetch reflects on weight loss. Five minutes with Weight Watchers founder Jean Nidetch:
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  • Big Ten on board for 4-team football playoff

    15 May 2012 | 9:41 pm
    ADs want rotating bowl sites, including Rose, to host semis beginning in 2014Once on life support, the proposal to play semifinal playoff games on campus is now dead.

  • Haugh: Trading Kane would be irresponsible

    15 May 2012 | 9:13 pm
    Hawks must get immature forward to straighten out act for good of career and teamTrading Patrick Kane would represent one irresponsible act intended to clean up another and just make everything messier.

  • Rose faces arduous road back

    15 May 2012 | 8:29 pm
    But Bulls, team surgeon optimistic he can return as good as everThe last time Derrick Rose was the center of attention at a lengthy news conference in May, he was eloquently and emotionally thanking his mother as he accepted the NBA's 2011 most valuable player trophy.

  • Cubs lose 7-6 to Cardinals in wild game

    15 May 2012 | 7:35 pm
    Molina beats shift for game-winning single off Dolis in 9thThe Cubs clubhouse was upbeat and noisy Tuesday morning with the chance of sweeping St. Louis in a mini-series at Busch Stadium. But they came up short.

  • Sox blow 6-run lead in 10-8 loss to Tigers

    15 May 2012 | 7:05 pm
    Peavy and Ohman give up 8 runs in disastrous 6thThe White Sox surely have had more enjoyable airplane trips than the one they endured Tuesday night, the one following an agonizing 10-8 loss to the Tigers, the one that would be followed by another flight back home 48 hours later.
 
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  • Big Ten on board for 4-team football playoff

    15 May 2012 | 9:41 pm
    ADs want rotating bowl sites, including Rose, to host semis beginning in 2014Once on life support, the proposal to play semifinal playoff games on campus is now dead.

  • Big Ten thinking football playoff

    14 May 2012 | 7:32 pm
    Delany, athletic directors will kick around issues in ChicagoLast we left college football's decision-makers, they were metaphorically high-fiving each other in Hollywood, Fla., for doing something that will make them popular with the vast majority of fans.

  • 18 Holes with … Mike Small

    12 May 2012 | 4:46 pm
    Illinois golf coach has carved out a nice living as a player tooPoor Mike Small. He thought he'd driven up from Illini territory to play a casual round of golf. But his morning began with a plea from someone who putts as if he's wearing oven mitts.

  • 18 holes with ... Robbie Gould

    5 May 2012 | 4:17 pm
    Bears kicker hones his competitive edge on golf courseRobbie Gould reached the green on the par-5 in two shots, sank his second putt for a birdie and began a mock celebration: "First one! Holy #%$@!"

  • Hurdles remain for college football playoff

    26 Apr 2012 | 7:28 pm
    Officials agree to present 4-team options to conferences, but other compromises must be reachedHOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Bowl Championship Series officials trimmed the fat Thursday.
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  • Trading Kane would be irresponsible

    15 May 2012 | 9:13 pm
    Hawks must get immature forward to straighten out act for good of career and teamTrading Patrick Kane would represent one irresponsible act intended to clean up another and just make everything messier.

  • Deng should skip Olympics

    12 May 2012 | 7:17 pm
    Rather than represent Great Britain in London Olympics, forward should allow wrist to heal to fulfill obligation to BullsTo know Luol Deng is to respect him.

  • Bulls' 1st-round exit an opportunity lost

    11 May 2012 | 7:17 am
    Even without Rose, Noah, top seed was the more talented team in this seriesPHILADELPHIA — As C.J. Watson's desperation, three-quarter-court heave at the buzzer bounced off the back of the rim Thursday night to clinch a 79-78 victory and the series for the 76ers, harsh reality hit before the ball landed.

  • Isn't Collins messing with players' psyche?

    9 May 2012 | 10:28 pm
    76ers coach appears to insinuate his team can't hang tough with BullsOne of the best NBA analysts in recent memory keeps saying things that convince me the Bulls have gotten inside the heads of the 76ers.

  • No matter outcome of playoffs, Bulls in for change

    9 May 2012 | 12:30 am
    Myriad factors will necessitate restructuring of rosterBy the time Taj Gibson mixed it up with Elton Brand in the second quarter of Tuesday night's 77-69 slugfest over the 76ers, it was clear the Bulls came committed to show the fight for which coach Tom Thibodeau practically begged.
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    chicagotribune.com - Fred Mitchell

  • Dorsett joins chorus of former players blaming NFL for head injuries

    12 May 2012 | 9:12 am
    Hall of Famer claims short-term memory loss he attributes to concussionsIt seems Tony Dorsett may have paid a steep price for his fame as a Heisman Trophy winner and national champion at Pittsburgh, then a Hall of Fame Super Bowl winner with the Cowboys.

  • Durham doesn't think much of error in '84 playoffs

    4 May 2012 | 7:04 pm
    Former Cubs 1st baseman hasn't received welcome from club and fans Buckner experienced with Red SoxBill Buckner and Leon Durham gave the Cubs solid first basemen from 1977-87, when this reporter spent some time covering the team as the Tribune's beat writer.

  • Salaam: 'Better I got, lazier I got'

    30 Apr 2012 | 7:03 pm
    Bears' 1995 1st-round pick reflects on disappointing NFL careerRashaan Salaam sounded almost giddy on the phone, the same way he sounded 17 years ago when I visited him at his parents' home in San Diego for an interview.

  • Webb has Cutler's back

    20 Apr 2012 | 10:07 pm
    'I can take constructive criticism,' lineman saysBears fans don't need to be reminded about the importance of keeping Jay Cutler healthy.

  • Plank experienced violent nature of football firsthand

    6 Apr 2012 | 9:40 pm
    But hard-hitting former Bears safety said there was no bounty system during his careerFormer Bears safety Doug Plank called himself "a pat-down candidate" as he answered my phone call while going through an airport security line Friday in Philadelphia.
 
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    chicagotribune.com - Dan Pompei

  • Bates' job: Bring Cutler's game back to the future

    13 May 2012 | 8:06 pm
    Bears QB coach got the most out of quarterback when they both were in DenverAlshon Jeffery was brought to Chicago to help take Jay Cutler's game to a place it has never been.

  • Passing game has big players for big plays

    12 May 2012 | 10:29 pm
    Tice's new toys nice building blocks for Bears' offenseMike Tice is getting his first chances to play with some of his new toys, and the Bears offensive coordinator is discovering he has some fast cars and big trucks.

  • Reader Q&A: Dan Pompei's Bears mailbag

    9 May 2012 | 7:22 pm
    The Tribune's Bears columnist fields questions on the talent level of the team's roster, the chances of Anthony Adams being re-signed and the likelihood of Gabe Carimi moving to left tackle in this week's mailbag.In your opinion, is this the most talented post-Super Bowl 41 Bears roster? -- Chris Jensen, from Twitter

  • Time to bring Tommie Harris back

    8 May 2012 | 7:40 pm
    Veteran could be fourth defensive tackle in a rotationIt was time when the Bears cut ties with Tommie Harris in February 2011.

  • McClellin's best trait also most valuable: Pass rush

    5 May 2012 | 7:10 pm
    Despite versatility, Bears' McClellin will play only defensive endThe challenge of defining Shea McClellin might be new for NFL teams, but it is not new for offenses that have had to deal with him.
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    chicagotribune.com - Phil Rogers

  • Phil Rogers' power rankings

    14 May 2012 | 7:21 pm
    Josh Hamilton and Rangers cream of the cropStatistics through Sunday (last week's ranking)

  • Hamilton contract situation unique

    13 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    He wants huge, long-term deal but history of injuries and substance abuse will make bidders waryYou have to hand it to Josh Hamilton. While he's constantly on guard against his personal demons, he somehow still seems to be exactly what we want all athletes to be — a big kid playing a child's game.

  • Hamilton contract situation unique

    12 May 2012 | 9:01 pm
    He wants huge, long-term deal but history of injuries and substance abuse will make bidders waryYou have to hand it to Josh Hamilton . While he's constantly on guard against his personal demons, he somehow still seems to be exactly what we want all athletes to be -- a big kid playing a child's game.

  • Loyola product to make 1st major league start

    8 May 2012 | 5:48 pm
    Rockies call up Friedrich to pitch against Padres on WednesdayFollowing in the footsteps of Charlie Leibrandt, Christian Friedrich will make his big league debut Wednesday for the Rockies.

  • Rogers' MLB power rankings: Rangers hold onto No. 1

    7 May 2012 | 7:10 pm
    Statistics through Sunday (last week's rank)
 
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    Globetrotting - chicagotribune.com

  • L match: Liukin, Lysacek lean on each other

    14 May 2012 | 11:11 am
    DALLAS - Evan Lysacek and Nastia Liukin share an experience that has turned each into an emotional bulwark for the other’s Olympic comeback.

  • For USOC boss, it's simple math: Revenue conceded to IOC would come from athletes

    13 May 2012 | 6:30 pm
    Blackmun rejects idea of asking for government fundingDALLAS - It’s a pretty simple situation.

  • Boston Marathon champ signs for Chicago

    2 May 2012 | 11:57 am
    Korir, second last year, headlines field for Oct. 7 raceThe first time Wesley Korir ran the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, in 2008, he was just another runner.

  • Dopey Brits get legal slap in face

    30 Apr 2012 | 12:47 pm
    Court dismisses their lifetime Olympic ban on past dopersThe international court decision allowing past British dopers to compete in the Olympic Games was an issue of law, not morality, no matter how much the holier-than-thou wailers from across the pond wanted to couch it as possibly leading to the end of civilization as they know it.

  • Dopey Brits get legal slap in face

    30 Apr 2012 | 11:49 am
    Court dismisses their lifetime Olympic ban on past dopersThe international court decision allowing past British dopers to compete in the Olympic Games was an issue of law, not morality, no matter how much the holier-than-thou wailers from across the pond wanted to couch it as possibly leading to the end of civilization as they know it.
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    Latest CareerBuilder Jobs: chicago, IL, US - 30 mile radius

  • WEB-BASED CUSTOMER SERVICE

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  • Marketing Intern - RIC Marketing (18835)

    16 May 2012 | 4:52 am
    Details: The Marketing Departments of The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) is seeking a recent undergraduate with interest in building hands-on healthcare experience concentrating on marketing, public relations, fundraising and business development. In th

  • Inventory Taker - US - Dist 053 - Gurnee, IL / Waukegan, IL

    16 May 2012 | 4:35 am
    Details: RGIS Inventory Takers are members of a team (called Team Members) that work together to physically count inventory for our clients and enter information into RGIS equipment. Inventory to be counted varies depending on the client and location to be audited

  • GUI Software Manager

    16 May 2012 | 4:35 am
    Details: Brunswick is the market leader in the marine, fitness, bowling and billiards industries; and our participation in these industries is deliberate. No company has Brunswick?s breadth and scope in the marine industry. No company equals Brunswick?s quality an

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    Albany Park

  • Preparing for battle in a war of ideas at protest central

    11 May 2012 | 12:57 pm
    Inside a storefront space in Pilsen, Eugene Young was putting the finishing touches on a wild, colorful poster. Fourteen years old, he is a student at Chicago Tech Academy High School on the Near Southwest Side. He came here because his mother made him...

  • Memo to NATO diplomats: Ignore the Chicago hype

    11 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Hey, NATO diplomats! I know you're being flooded with lots of official and commercial stuff about Chicago: Where views of the city are most beautiful. Where dinners are most tasty. Where to find the "real Chicago." Ignore them. These attempts at...

  • Police locate missing Albany Park man suffering from Alzheimer's

    1 May 2012 | 10:29 pm
    UPDATE: Chicago police say they have located Lyudomir Rashkov and reunited him with his family. Chicago police were searching for a missing Albany Park man they said suffers from medical problems including Alzheimers. Lyudomir Rashkov, 78, suffers...

  • Portage Theater fate still in suspense

    21 Apr 2012 | 12:26 am
    A church group still hopes to be able to set up shop in the historic Portage Theater on the Northwest Side despite city attempts to landmark the property and opposition to the church's plan by aldermen, a lawyer for the religious organization said Friday....

  • Portage Theater decision delayed

    20 Apr 2012 | 3:12 pm
    A church group still hopes to be able to set up shop in the historic Portage Theater on the Northwest Side despite city attempts to landmark the property and opposition to the plan by aldermen, a lawyer for the religious organization said Friday....
 
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    Andersonville

  • A different kind of home theater

    15 May 2012 | 2:09 pm
    The woman and man sitting in the living room are having an argument. This is generally bad news. Awkward. Not something you'd pay to see. Yet in musician Justin Roberts' Ravenswood apartment this month and again in a North Center home last weekend,...

  • Listing: Chicago-area farmers markets

    9 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    An early spring will bring not only May flowers to the farmers markets this year, but also an abundance of farm-fresh produce earlier than usual, while preparations for Chicago's first NATO summit will delay two downtown markets. The Daley Plaza...

  • No more free ride for Chicago's summer festivals

    6 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    Putting on a street festival, already a risky financial proposition for smaller organizations, will become even more pricey this summer in the wake of an ordinance aimed at ending permit-fee freebies for larger profitable events. An ordinance unanimously...

  • Mortgage rates push past 4%

    23 Mar 2012 | 12:00 am
    Mortgage rates are heading up, and consumers have an improving economy to blame. The uptick, which has pushed the rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate conventional mortgage above 4 percent, may curb serial refinancers from calling their mortgage brokers. But...

  • Christmas at Svea: Lutefisk and a song

    22 Dec 2011 | 12:00 am
    "Just so everyone knows," Tom Martin announced to all in the diner, "it's this gentleman's fault that I'll be singing a song." On the word "this," Martin gestured to me. Sitting at the counter alone, like a duck in the cross hairs, I suffered the judging...
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    Arlington Heights

  • Maintenance man gunned down near Arlington Heights

    12 May 2012 | 2:59 pm
    Authorities are working on “good leads’’ following the slaying of a maintenance worker who was gunned down this morning while on the job near Arlington Heights, authorities said.   The victim, identified as 34-year-old Abel Oliva of...

  • Elk herd, longtime area residents

    25 Apr 2012 | 4:34 pm
    Authorities are working on “good leads’’ following the slaying of a maintenance worker who was gunned down this morning while on the job near Arlington Heights, authorities said.   The victim, identified as 34-year-old Abel Oliva of...

  • Military training exercises planned for Thursday

    18 Apr 2012 | 4:34 pm
    Authorities are working on “good leads’’ following the slaying of a maintenance worker who was gunned down this morning while on the job near Arlington Heights, authorities said.   The victim, identified as 34-year-old Abel Oliva of...

  • 14-Year-Old Villa Park Boy Wins Second Gold Medal for the United States at World Irish Dancing Championships

    11 Apr 2012 | 4:35 pm
    Authorities are working on “good leads’’ following the slaying of a maintenance worker who was gunned down this morning while on the job near Arlington Heights, authorities said.   The victim, identified as 34-year-old Abel Oliva of...

  • Arlington Heights businessman sentenced to 6 years for cocaine possession

    2 Apr 2012 | 4:34 pm
    Authorities are working on “good leads’’ following the slaying of a maintenance worker who was gunned down this morning while on the job near Arlington Heights, authorities said.   The victim, identified as 34-year-old Abel Oliva of...
 
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    Beach Park

  • Suspects in Georgia murder-kidnapping arrested in Lake County

    8 May 2012 | 7:09 am
    Authorities investigating a murder and kidnapping in Georgia have arrested two suspects at a motel in Beach Park in Lake County. The kidnapping victim was freed after texting her location to a friend, who notified police. The arrests were made May 2...

  • Rescued snakes are returned to habitat

    3 Apr 2012 | 4:34 pm
    Authorities investigating a murder and kidnapping in Georgia have arrested two suspects at a motel in Beach Park in Lake County. The kidnapping victim was freed after texting her location to a friend, who notified police. The arrests were made May 2...

  • Lake County socked by storm’s punch

    12 Jul 2011 | 4:34 pm
    Authorities investigating a murder and kidnapping in Georgia have arrested two suspects at a motel in Beach Park in Lake County. The kidnapping victim was freed after texting her location to a friend, who notified police. The arrests were made May 2...

  • Residents asked to be patient in storm aftermath, advised to use caution on roads and in choosing to keep food

    11 Jul 2011 | 4:34 pm
    Authorities investigating a murder and kidnapping in Georgia have arrested two suspects at a motel in Beach Park in Lake County. The kidnapping victim was freed after texting her location to a friend, who notified police. The arrests were made May 2...

  • Warrant arrests, a felony DUI and more: Grayslake blotter

    15 Jun 2011 | 4:34 pm
    Authorities investigating a murder and kidnapping in Georgia have arrested two suspects at a motel in Beach Park in Lake County. The kidnapping victim was freed after texting her location to a friend, who notified police. The arrests were made May 2...
 
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    Belmont Cragin

  • 7 shot in separate incidents in city overnight

    28 Apr 2012 | 8:38 am
    Seven people were shot in separate incidents overnight, Chicago police officials said. The first shooting happened at 9:40 p.m. Friday night on the 2100 block of North Kilpatrick Avenue in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side when a 20-...

  • MacArthur Foundation to help 2 local groups expand

    15 Feb 2012 | 10:16 pm
    One Chicago group that's determined to repopulate the city's vacant buildings and another that largely works behind the scenes to effect social change have been tapped by the MacArthur Foundation to receive almost $3 million in funding. Community...

  • Chicago program turns vacant condo buildings into affordable rentals

    6 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
    As the housing market enters a new year of watching and waiting for stability to return, there is also some action afoot: Efforts are expected to take shape to tackle the vast swath of empty homes and fill them with residents — and in many cases,...

  • Austin, Bridgeport each see 2 homicides

    26 Oct 2011 | 4:45 pm
    Austin and Bridgeport each saw two homicides in the last week, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found. In Austin, two men, ages 20 and 24, were shot to death Tuesday in the 200 block of South Laramie Avenue, police said. Austin has logged 22...

  • Police: NW Side man killed at his birthday party, another man wounded

    23 Oct 2011 | 4:43 am
    A man was killed at his birthday party and another man was wounded when a masked gunman shot them in an apartment in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood early this morning, police said. The two men were inside a second-floor apartment in the 2100 block of...
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    Beverly

  • Pappas puts condo on the market

    4 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas on Tuesday listed her three-bedroom Chicago condo unit on Michigan Avenue for $2.9 million. Pappas, 62, paid $825,000 in 1998 for the 3,320-square-foot unit. Last month, she transferred ownership of the unit into a...

  • Beverly home in Chicago

    26 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am

  • Coming up at Spertus

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
    Since retiring from Trinity United Church of Christ in 2008, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., 70, has kept a relatively low profile. He has declined most interview requests, including one for this story. Wright has since moved from his historic home in...

  • Family of Mt. Carmel student killed in Indiana fight files lawsuit

    19 Jan 2012 | 10:13 am
    The parents of a Chicago teenager who police said was killed after another Chicago teen punched him at an Indiana beach on July 4th filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday against the teen accused of throwing the punch, his sister and his mother. James...

  • Where is Wright?

    17 Jan 2012 | 8:45 pm
    Since retiring from Trinity United Church of Christ in 2008, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., 70, has kept a relatively low profile. He has declined most interview requests, including one for this story. Wright has since moved from his historic home in...
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    Blue Island

  • One dead after Alsip motorcycle crash

    5 May 2012 | 9:26 am
    A Blue Island man has died following a traffic crash in southwest suburban Alsip Friday afternoon near Burr Oak Cemetery. Bhrett Green, 53, of the 2300 block of Vernon Street, was riding a motorcycle that crashed with a car at 123rd Street and Cicero...

  • ETHS mourns loss of Willie May, former athletic director and Olympic silver medalist

    29 Mar 2012 | 4:35 pm
    A woman who was struck and killed by a Metra Rock Island train this morning in the Longwood Manor neighborhood on the South Side has been identified, officials said. The accident happened about 7 a.m. near 95th Street and Vincennes Avenue, officials...

  • Woman fatally struck by Metra train on South Side identified

    7 Mar 2012 | 7:56 pm
    A woman who was struck and killed by a Metra Rock Island train this morning in the Longwood Manor neighborhood on the South Side has been identified, officials said. The accident happened about 7 a.m. near 95th Street and Vincennes Avenue, officials...

  • Man faces new charges in fatal Monday afternoon crash

    22 Feb 2012 | 3:14 pm
    A Blue Island man who faces DUI charges after his SUV struck and killed a man unloading a beer truck in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood Monday had a blood-alchol level more than three times the legal limit, prosecutors said. Walter Thompson, 30, of...

  • A mug shot worth 1,000 words

    12 Jan 2012 | 4:35 pm
    A woman who was struck and killed by a Metra Rock Island train this morning in the Longwood Manor neighborhood on the South Side has been identified, officials said. The accident happened about 7 a.m. near 95th Street and Vincennes Avenue, officials...
 
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    Bridgeport (Chicago, Illinois)

  • March draws local residents into shouting match with protesters in Bridgeport

    15 May 2012 | 7:50 pm
    A band of several dozen protesters marched up Halsted Street this evening from the South Side through Bridgeport, where some engaged in a shouting match with residents. The marchers, some of whom covered their faces with hoods or bandanas, began their...

  • Protesters gearing up for NATO summit

    13 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Some are anti-war. Others want economic reform. Still others are environmentalists. No matter their agenda, people who share a dissatisfaction with the world's political and economic status quo have begun to flow into Chicago from around the country...

  • Listing: Chicago-area farmers markets

    9 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    An early spring will bring not only May flowers to the farmers markets this year, but also an abundance of farm-fresh produce earlier than usual, while preparations for Chicago's first NATO summit will delay two downtown markets. The Daley Plaza...

  • Chicago outdoor farmers markets expand access for low income shoppers

    30 Apr 2012 | 11:02 am
    Some early Chicago area farmers markets will open their tables this month with the first produce of the season--although wacky temperatures coaxed ramps and asparagus out in April this year. Among the first will be Green City Market, which moves outdoors...

  • Homebuyers enjoy perks of living near cultural amenities

    20 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    Name the Chicago cultural venue and Marcia Skwarek has been there since moving into her new condo in Chicago. "Museums, theaters, concerts, the symphony, the library — everything is close by," she said. Skwarek moved to her one-bedroom place at...
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    Brighton Park

  • Burbank police issue arrest warrant in newlywed's killing

    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Police are looking for a Brighton Park man who they say stabbed his new bride to death less than 48 hours after they were married. An arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for the murder of Estrella Carrera, and authorities are seeking the groom, Arnoldo...

  • Preparing for battle in a war of ideas at protest central

    11 May 2012 | 12:57 pm
    Inside a storefront space in Pilsen, Eugene Young was putting the finishing touches on a wild, colorful poster. Fourteen years old, he is a student at Chicago Tech Academy High School on the Near Southwest Side. He came here because his mother made him...

  • Police: Missing SW Side mother, 2 daughters found safe

    7 May 2012 | 4:52 am
    UPDATE: Chicago police have confirmed this morning that Maria Miranda and her two daughters were found safe in Arizona, but didn't immediately have details. Chicago police are searching today for a 41-year-old woman and her two daughters, ages 19 and 1,...

  • Driver questioned after woman, infant struck by truck on Southwest Side

    24 Apr 2012 | 5:38 pm
    A woman and an infant were seriously injured when they were struck by a passenger truck in the Brighton Park neighborhood this morning, authorities said. The woman was crossing the street with the infant when they were struck by a vehicle in the 4400...

  • Man charged in hit-and-run accident in Brighton Park

    23 Apr 2012 | 9:43 pm
    A 31-year-old Chicago man was charged in connection with a hit-and-run accident that left a 49-year-old woman dead in the Brighton Park neighborhood Saturday evening, police said. Juan C. Cortez, of the 2200 block of West 50th Place was charged with...
 
 
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    Calumet City

  • 2 dead, 2 wounded outside Calumet City club

    21 Apr 2012 | 6:24 am
    Two people were killed and two others wounded in a shooting outside a Calumet City club early Saturday morning, according to police. Police exchanged gunfire with an offender, according to Calumet City Police Chief Edward Gilmore, and it's not yet...

  • Weekend of violence claims 10 shooting victims across Chicago

    19 Mar 2012 | 1:00 pm
    At least 10 people were killed, including a 6-year-old girl, in shootings over the weekend in Chicago. The slain were among at least 49 people wounded in shootings from 5 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Monday, according to information compiled by the Chicago...

  • Teen with autism shot to death by police

    2 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am
    A 66-year-old woman was pronounced dead this afternoon after a fire in her Calumet City home, officials said. The fire broke out at the woman's home on the 400 block of Buffalo Avenue, officials said. Elizabeth Klimczak was pronounced dead on the...

  • Family: Boy, 15, shot to death after attacking police had autism disorder

    1 Feb 2012 | 6:52 pm
    A 66-year-old woman was pronounced dead this afternoon after a fire in her Calumet City home, officials said. The fire broke out at the woman's home on the 400 block of Buffalo Avenue, officials said. Elizabeth Klimczak was pronounced dead on the...

  • Woman, 66, dies after Calumet City house fire

    2 Jan 2012 | 3:30 pm
    A 66-year-old woman was pronounced dead this afternoon after a fire in her Calumet City home, officials said. The fire broke out at the woman's home on the 400 block of Buffalo Avenue, officials said. Elizabeth Klimczak was pronounced dead on the...
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    Carol Stream

  • Same-sex marriage

    14 May 2012 | 3:27 pm
    In the wake of North Carolina voters' overwhelming approval of a state constitutional amendment defining marriage as one man, one woman, President Barack Obama announced that he now supports same-sex marriage. Obama explained, "I've always been adamant...

  • Lewd marking on church door, DUIs and more

    18 Apr 2012 | 4:36 pm
    In the wake of North Carolina voters' overwhelming approval of a state constitutional amendment defining marriage as one man, one woman, President Barack Obama announced that he now supports same-sex marriage. Obama explained, "I've always been adamant...

  • Carol Stream man charged with possession of child porn

    12 Apr 2012 | 4:35 pm
    In the wake of North Carolina voters' overwhelming approval of a state constitutional amendment defining marriage as one man, one woman, President Barack Obama announced that he now supports same-sex marriage. Obama explained, "I've always been adamant...

  • Republicans are slugging it out in suburban Senate and House primaries

    15 Mar 2012 | 4:34 am
    During his three decades in Elmhurst, John Morrissey has been comfortable being represented in Washington by a generation of conservative congressmen. Now the retired 61-year-old business manager is coming to the realization that after having been a...

  • State Senate GOP leader endorses 'Mittney' for president

    13 Mar 2012 | 12:48 pm
    Illinois Senate Republican leader Christine Radogno was so enthused today in her endorsement of Mitt Romney for president that she flubbed his name. The lawmaker from Lemont was on a conference call to announce that she and a half-dozen state senators...
 
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    Chatham

  • Cops: No one hit after police fire on armed robbery suspect

    3 May 2012 | 2:19 am
    Chicago police fired shots at a robbery suspect they said pointed a handgun at officers following a street robbery in the West Chatham neighborhood on the city's South Side, police said today. No injuries were reported in the incident that occurred...

  • 1 killed, 6 wounded in separate Chicago shootings

    25 Apr 2012 | 4:51 am
    Chicago police discover a man shot dead within a block of a Southwest Side high school and six others were wounded in separate shootings that occurred across the city in less than 12 hours. In the most recent shooting, a 49-year-old man sitting in a...

  • Walmart to open store in East Lakeview

    24 Apr 2012 | 11:56 am
    Walmart will begin construction this summer on a new Neighborhood Market store in Chicago's East Lakeview neighborhood, the company confirmed Tuesday. The new location, expected to open next year, will be in the 2800 block of North Broadway.  A Cost Plus...

  • 3 women injured in beating at South Side Burger King

    7 Apr 2012 | 4:30 pm
    Three female relatives were beaten by a group of about 20 attackers when ordering dinner for their family Friday evening at a Burger King in the city's Chatham neighborhood, police and witnesses said. A 16-year-old boy was arrested and charged as a...

  • 1 killed, 1 wounded in separate South Side shootings

    6 Apr 2012 | 6:43 pm
    Two teenagers were wounded, one fatally, within minutes of each other this afternoon in separate shootings on the South Side in the city’s Back of the Yards and Chatham neighborhoods. The first shooting happened about 12:23 p.m. on the 5000...
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    Chicago

  • Protest pamphlets, videos get spot at McCormick Place

    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois has reached an agreement with the managers of McCormick Place to allow protesters to place literature and multimedia materials inside the convention center while world leaders are there for NATO meetings, a...

  • Police, Secret Service tighten the Loop

    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Chicago police officers are used to flooding hot spots on the South and West sides to fight the street gang violence that drives most of the mayhem in the city, but this week they have begun to flood another side of the metropolis: the glittering...

  • Trading Kane would be irresponsible

    15 May 2012 | 7:13 pm
    Trading Patrick Kane would represent one irresponsible act intended to clean up another and just make everything messier. Trading Kane would be a dumb move in response to something dumber and eventually produce more regret than relief. Trading Kane would...

  • Rose faces arduous road back

    15 May 2012 | 6:29 pm
    The last time Derrick Rose was the center of attention at a lengthy news conference in May, he was eloquently and emotionally thanking his mother as he accepted the NBA's 2011 most valuable player trophy. This time, with Rose elsewhere, surgeon Brian...

  • Illinois seeking football games in Chicago

    15 May 2012 | 5:49 pm
    Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas said plans could be finalized this summer to schedule a football game in Chicago as early as 2013, competing every other season in odd-numbered years. Thomas said venues still are being discussed but noted Soldier...
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    Chicago Loop

  • Police, Secret Service tighten the Loop

    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Chicago police officers are used to flooding hot spots on the South and West sides to fight the street gang violence that drives most of the mayhem in the city, but this week they have begun to flood another side of the metropolis: the glittering...

  • Daley, a year later

    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    As an object in the rearview mirror,Richard M. Daley is closer than he appears. Wednesday marks the anniversary of Mayor Rahm Emanuel tagging in for Daley, yet even at this chronological distance, the former mayor continues to be a looming baleful...

  • Daley, a year later--- No thanks for the memories

    15 May 2012 | 9:32 pm
    As an object in the rearview mirror,Richard M. Daley is closer than he appears. Wednesday marks the anniversary of Mayor Rahm Emanuel tagging in for Daley, yet even at this chronological distance, the former mayor continues to be a looming baleful...

  • Dreamscape in Blue Opens in Loop

    15 May 2012 | 4:35 pm
    As an object in the rearview mirror,Richard M. Daley is closer than he appears. Wednesday marks the anniversary of Mayor Rahm Emanuel tagging in for Daley, yet even at this chronological distance, the former mayor continues to be a looming baleful...

  • All lanes of Congress Parkway in Loop opened today

    15 May 2012 | 6:20 am
    All lanes of traffic are open today on Congress Parkway, marking the near completion of an $18 million streetscape beautification project that has created a pretty ugly traffic mess downtown since 2010.   The state-funded work, between Wells Street and...
 
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    Cicero

  • Salaries, health benefits for members of Cicero advisory commissions hit

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    For years, an appointment to a board or commission in Cicero came with financial benefits not found in most other municipalities, including annual salaries as high as $10,000 and family health insurance, all in exchange for working on panels that...

  • Charges filed against 2 in cell phone store robberies

    9 May 2012 | 9:35 pm
    For years, an appointment to a board or commission in Cicero came with financial benefits not found in most other municipalities, including annual salaries as high as $10,000 and family health insurance, all in exchange for working on panels that...

  • Cicero man charged with knocking out tooth of off-duty Stone Park officer

    30 Apr 2012 | 2:20 pm
    A Cicero man was ordered held on $50,000 for knocking out a front tooth of an off-duty police officer who tried to break up a fight at a strip club, officials said. Martin Mendoza, 28. of the 1500 block of South 51st Court in Cicero, was charged with...

  • Nearly 19 years after Cicero murders, killer is sentenced to life

    24 Apr 2012 | 4:35 pm
    A Cicero man was ordered held on $50,000 for knocking out a front tooth of an off-duty police officer who tried to break up a fight at a strip club, officials said. Martin Mendoza, 28. of the 1500 block of South 51st Court in Cicero, was charged with...

  • Cicero man dies, woman hurt in West Side crash

    24 Apr 2012 | 8:24 am
    A Cicero man has died and a 23-year-old woman was injured during a head-on crash outside Garfield Park on the West Side yesterday afternoon. Tarrie Blakely, 53, of the 2100 block of South 53rd Avenue in Cicero, was involved in a crash at Madison Street...
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    Cook County

  • Unincorporated Cook County

    2 May 2012 | 2:00 pm
    Your article "Preckwinkle may stir border battles; Critics fear more taxes, regulations; supporters hope for better services" (Page 1, May 1) identifies the challenges Cook County will face in addressing the problems of providing public services to...

  • Residents torn over Preckwinkle's push to end Cook County's unincorporated areas

    1 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Carl Walters moved to Lake Park Estates in the 1970s, and in all that time, not much has changed in this verdant slice of unincorporated land bordered by the village of Palatine. The neighborhood pays for its own water and sewer service, along with the...

  • Cook County judge says 'Amazon-tax law' unconstitutional

    25 Apr 2012 | 9:07 pm
    An Illinois law aimed at leveling competition between online and offline retailers while collecting more state sales taxes is unconstitutional, a Cook County judge said Wednesday. The opinion is yet another shot in the highly contentious nationwide...

  • Bald eagle family lures bird-watchers to Cook County forest preserve

    25 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    On a small stretch of road in southwest suburban Palos Township, a steady stream of birders and nature lovers clambered on the rocky terrain last week to lay eyes on a rare sight. They strained and peered through powered scopes into the Tampier Slough...

  • Your Morning Phil: Lincecum, Cubs, Ventura

    17 Apr 2012 | 7:08 am
    Talking baseball while waiting for the hammer to drop on the Blackhawks' Andrew Shaw: 1. There’s crazy talk out in San Francisco. The Giants, who still have Barry Zito on the books through 2013, and have committed $147.5 million to sign...
 
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    Crystal Lake

  • Voice of the People, May. 04

    4 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Day-care sites I was pleased to see the extensive Tribune article about the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services' woefully inadequate supervision of day-care providers ("State fails to inspect day cares," Page 1, April 22). I have been...

  • Theater students named finalists for state award

    1 May 2012 | 4:34 pm
    Day-care sites I was pleased to see the extensive Tribune article about the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services' woefully inadequate supervision of day-care providers ("State fails to inspect day cares," Page 1, April 22). I have been...

  • Library announces contest winners

    25 Apr 2012 | 4:34 pm
    Day-care sites I was pleased to see the extensive Tribune article about the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services' woefully inadequate supervision of day-care providers ("State fails to inspect day cares," Page 1, April 22). I have been...

  • Big Brothers Big Sister seeks a few good men

    16 Apr 2012 | 4:34 pm
    Day-care sites I was pleased to see the extensive Tribune article about the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services' woefully inadequate supervision of day-care providers ("State fails to inspect day cares," Page 1, April 22). I have been...

  • Marengo man dies in Crystal Lake motorcycle crash

    13 Apr 2012 | 4:34 pm
    Day-care sites I was pleased to see the extensive Tribune article about the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services' woefully inadequate supervision of day-care providers ("State fails to inspect day cares," Page 1, April 22). I have been...
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    DeKalb

  • Former Antioch teacher in grade-changing scandal charged with forgery

    10 May 2012 | 3:14 pm
    A former Antioch Community High School teacher convicted in a grade-changing scandal earlier this year is due in a DeKalb County court Friday for allegedly making up phony advertising contracts. Sara Glashagel, 27, of Elk Grove Village is charged with 24...

  • Thunderstorms arrive in Chicago area

    6 May 2012 | 11:06 am
    A flash flood watch has been issued for the Chicago area as a slow-moving weather mass brings in thunderstorms that could dump close to three inches of rain and even hail beginning this afternoon and extending overnight, according to meteorologists. An...

  • Saving bucks on bucks

    4 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Although Illinois officials have reduced the deer population by 14 percent over four years in an effort to control chronic wasting disease — in part through the use of sharpshooters — they are reconsidering their strategy. The Department of...

  • Edison Elementary Team Captures Third Place in Illinois State Destination ImagiNation Competition

    23 Apr 2012 | 4:35 pm
    The half-sister of accused murderer Jack McCullough told a DeKalb County courtroom today that McCullough and two of his acquaintances sexually assaulted her in 1962 after he had given her a ride in a convertible. McCullough, 72, formerly of Sycamore...

  • Teens caught with cannabis, and more

    11 Apr 2012 | 4:34 pm
    The half-sister of accused murderer Jack McCullough told a DeKalb County courtroom today that McCullough and two of his acquaintances sexually assaulted her in 1962 after he had given her a ride in a convertible. McCullough, 72, formerly of Sycamore...
 
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    Des Plaines

  • Few details released on fatal shooting by Des Plaines police

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Police released no more details Monday about the shooting by Des Plaines officers that killed a 44-year-old father of five Sunday, but the Cook County medical examiner's office said Carlos Salgado died of a gunshot that struck him in the armpit....

  • UPDATE: Ex-wife says man killed by Des Plaines police had five children and ‘lived a life he wanted to lead.’

    14 May 2012 | 4:35 pm
    Police released no more details Monday about the shooting by Des Plaines officers that killed a 44-year-old father of five Sunday, but the Cook County medical examiner's office said Carlos Salgado died of a gunshot that struck him in the armpit....

  • Ex-wife: Man killed by Des Plaines police `Lived a life he wanted to lead'

    14 May 2012 | 3:37 pm
    Police released no more details on Monday about the shooting by Des Plaines officers on Sunday that killed a 44-year-old father of five, but the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said Carlos Salgado died of from a gunshot that struck him in...

  • Des Plaines cops fatally shoot man

    13 May 2012 | 10:39 pm
    Des Plaines police shot and killed a man on Sunday afternoon at a strip mall in the northwestern suburb, authorities said this morning. The incident occurred at about 3:12 p.m. in the 1900 block of East Touhy Avenue, Des Plaines police said in a news...

  • LaGrange Road lanes to close tonight

    11 May 2012 | 4:36 pm
    Des Plaines police shot and killed a man on Sunday afternoon at a strip mall in the northwestern suburb, authorities said this morning. The incident occurred at about 3:12 p.m. in the 1900 block of East Touhy Avenue, Des Plaines police said in a news...
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    Chicago Tribune: Edgewater

  • $86M in Red Line improvements to 7 stations will last through year

    28 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    Some Red Line riders on the North Side will soon be faced with longer trips to their trains thanks to rolling closings at seven stations on the north end of the CTA's busiest line. Those stations are targeted for repairs and upgrades that will stretch...

  • Authors R-Z

    24 Apr 2012 | 8:49 am
    Dawn Raffel Dawn Raffel is the author of the memoir “The Secret Life of Objects” and “Further Adventures in the Restless Universe.” She is books editor at Reader’s Digest and editor of The Literarian at the Center for...

  • No more free ride for Chicago's summer festivals

    6 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    Putting on a street festival, already a risky financial proposition for smaller organizations, will become even more pricey this summer in the wake of an ordinance aimed at ending permit-fee freebies for larger profitable events. An ordinance unanimously...

  • Tony Kopera, of Community Counseling Centers of Chicago, talks about retiring after 32 years

    19 Mar 2012 | 12:00 am
    As Tony Kopera was clearing out his office last week, he packed up a sculpture of an igloo with two polar bears that had been sitting on a bookcase shelf. One polar bear was frowning, and the other was smiling. The piece, called "Bipolar," came from a...

  • 'Sunday in the Park,' 'Ceasar' and return of 'Black Watch' are Chicago Shakespeare highlights

    12 Mar 2012 | 12:06 pm
    Gary Griffin will direct "Sunday in the Park with George." Barbara Gaines will stage both David Ives' "The School for Lies" and Shakespeare's "Henry VIII." And the British director Jonathan Munby will helm a new production of "Julius Caesar," using...
 
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    Edison Park

  • Remarkable Woman: Marjorie Stueckemann

    20 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    Marjorie Sladek Stueckemann grew up largely unfamiliar with her Bohemian heritage. It was only after retiring as a science teacher in 2001 that she got involved. Immersed might be a better word. Her curiosity led her to research her roots, which in...

  • Evanston's Kevin Reeks to direct 'Charlie Brown' musical

    24 Feb 2012 | 4:35 pm
    Marjorie Sladek Stueckemann grew up largely unfamiliar with her Bohemian heritage. It was only after retiring as a science teacher in 2001 that she got involved. Immersed might be a better word. Her curiosity led her to research her roots, which in...

  • Man charged in Park Ridge homicide; bond set at $5M

    15 Feb 2012 | 3:11 pm
    Bond was set at $5 million this afternoon for a 34-year-old Chicago man charged with first-degree murder in the death of an Edison Park man who was allegedly strangled during a heated argument about drug money, Park Ridge authorities said. Police...

  • Preschool for All faces cuts

    25 May 2011 | 12:00 am
    Marjorie Sladek Stueckemann grew up largely unfamiliar with her Bohemian heritage. It was only after retiring as a science teacher in 2001 that she got involved. Immersed might be a better word. Her curiosity led her to research her roots, which in...

  • Organic vendor new option in Park Ridge Farmer’s Market

    19 May 2011 | 4:34 pm
    Marjorie Sladek Stueckemann grew up largely unfamiliar with her Bohemian heritage. It was only after retiring as a science teacher in 2001 that she got involved. Immersed might be a better word. Her curiosity led her to research her roots, which in...
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    Elgin

  • DUI law too vague, lawyer tells appeals court

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    An Aurora woman convicted of killing five teens in a drunken-driving accident should get a new sentencing hearing because of vague language in Illinois DUI laws, her attorney told an Appellate Court panel Monday. The three justices from the 2nd Appellate...

  • Woman convicted of killing 5 teens in DUI crash seeks new hearing

    14 May 2012 | 3:34 pm
    An Aurora woman convicted of killing five teens in a drunken driving accident should get a new sentencing hearing because of vague language in Illinois DUI laws, her attorney told an appellate court panel Monday. The three justices from the 2nd Appellate...

  • Homeowner sentenced to 18 months in death of teenager

    11 May 2012 | 4:35 pm
    An Aurora woman convicted of killing five teens in a drunken driving accident should get a new sentencing hearing because of vague language in Illinois DUI laws, her attorney told an appellate court panel Monday. The three justices from the 2nd Appellate...

  • Elgin homeowner sentenced to 18 months in shooting death of teenager

    11 May 2012 | 11:55 am
    An Elgin man convicted of reckless discharge of a firearm in the shooting death of a teenager last year was sentenced to 18 months in prison today by a Cook County judge. Donald Rattanavong, 58, of the 800 block of Arthur Drive, was taken into custody...

  • Report: Des Plaines casino still bests competitors

    9 May 2012 | 4:34 pm
    An Elgin man convicted of reckless discharge of a firearm in the shooting death of a teenager last year was sentenced to 18 months in prison today by a Cook County judge. Donald Rattanavong, 58, of the 800 block of Arthur Drive, was taken into custody...
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    Elk Grove Village (Cook, Illinois)

  • Driver dies after car hits construction vehicle in northwest suburb

    14 May 2012 | 7:41 pm
    A man whose car hit a construction vehicle in a road work zone in Elk Grove Village died following the crash this afternoon, police said. The man, believed to be in his 50s, was declared dead at 3:06 p.m. at Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove...

  • Don't sweat false alarms

    12 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Q: I have a 2009 Nissan Murano and several times on long trips the tire pressure warning light has come on. Inspection of the tire pressure discloses no major difficulty and the warning light was really a false alarm. When several hundred miles away...

  • Former money manager pleads guilty in Ponzi scheme

    11 May 2012 | 11:27 am
    A former money manager already imprisoned for financial crimes pleaded guilty today in a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, was given 13 years and ordered to pay $10 million in restitution. The Illinois Attorney General's office announced Kevin Carney,...

  • Authorities say no to charges in fatal stabbing

    1 May 2012 | 4:36 pm
    A former money manager already imprisoned for financial crimes pleaded guilty today in a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, was given 13 years and ordered to pay $10 million in restitution. The Illinois Attorney General's office announced Kevin Carney,...

  • Elk herd, longtime area residents

    25 Apr 2012 | 4:34 pm
    A former money manager already imprisoned for financial crimes pleaded guilty today in a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, was given 13 years and ordered to pay $10 million in restitution. The Illinois Attorney General's office announced Kevin Carney,...
 
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    Elmwood Park

  • Charges filed against 2 in cell phone store robberies

    9 May 2012 | 5:16 pm
    Two Chicago men were arrested over the weekend in connection with a spree of armed robberies at several near west suburban cell phone stores in the last few months, authorities said. Edgar Wallace, 37, of the 900 block of North Hamlin Avenue, was charged...

  • Washington principal picked to head secondary education

    8 May 2012 | 4:35 pm
    Two Chicago men were arrested over the weekend in connection with a spree of armed robberies at several near west suburban cell phone stores in the last few months, authorities said. Edgar Wallace, 37, of the 900 block of North Hamlin Avenue, was charged...

  • Who's who on Metra board

    30 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
    A father and his adult son were found dead at a home in the 2400 block of 73rd Court in Elmwood Park today, according to police officials in the near western suburb. Elmwood Park Police Chief Frank Fagiano said they received a call at about 12:14 p.m....

  • Two people found dead in Elmwood Park

    20 Jan 2012 | 4:35 pm
    Two Chicago men were arrested over the weekend in connection with a spree of armed robberies at several near west suburban cell phone stores in the last few months, authorities said. Edgar Wallace, 37, of the 900 block of North Hamlin Avenue, was charged...

  • Deaths of father, son in Elmwood Park not homicides, police say

    20 Jan 2012 | 2:29 pm
    A father and his adult son were found dead at a home in the 2400 block of 73rd Court in Elmwood Park today, according to police officials in the near western suburb. Elmwood Park Police Chief Frank Fagiano said they received a call at about 12:14 p.m....
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    Englewood

  • Patti Blagojevich after latest trip to visit husband: 'One of the saddest places on Earth'

    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Two months into her husband's sentence, Patti Blagojevich has shared her thoughts on visiting the Colorado prison where former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is serving 14 years for corruption. In comments posted to her Facebook page Monday, she spoke...

  • Patti Blagojevich sees husband: 'Visiting room one of saddest places on earth'

    15 May 2012 | 12:20 pm
    Two months into her husband's sentence, Patti Blagojevich has shared her thoughts on visiting the Colorado prison where former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is serving 14 years for corruption. In comments posted to her Facebook page Monday, she spoke...

  • City road plan could limit speeds to 20 mph

    11 May 2012 | 3:30 pm
    The city has rolled out a 2-year plan for improving streets that includes a mandate to fill every pothole, and to explore reducing the speed limit in all residential neighborhoods to 20 mph.   The 100-page document, titled “Chicago Forward,”...

  • 3 congressmen urge Metra not to OK Englewood Flyover contract

    11 May 2012 | 11:42 am
    Three congressmen called on the Metra board today not to approve a proposed contract for the Englewood Flyover rail bridge on the South Side because not enough minorities would be working on the $141 million project. Rep. Bobby Rush called the contract...

  • Listing: Chicago-area farmers markets

    9 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    An early spring will bring not only May flowers to the farmers markets this year, but also an abundance of farm-fresh produce earlier than usual, while preparations for Chicago's first NATO summit will delay two downtown markets. The Daley Plaza...
 
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    Evergreen Park

  • Rescuing Illinois

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Two more weeks. That's how long your legislators are scheduled to be in Springfield for the remainder of their thus far do-little spring session. As of this writing lawmakers have taken one important step to secure the future of perpetually insolvent and...

  • Don't sweat false alarms

    12 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Q: I have a 2009 Nissan Murano and several times on long trips the tire pressure warning light has come on. Inspection of the tire pressure discloses no major difficulty and the warning light was really a false alarm. When several hundred miles away...

  • Man dies in construction accident on Far South Side

    10 Apr 2012 | 4:05 am
    A 37-year-old Evergreen Park man was pronounced dead after he was injured in a construction accident in the Hegewisch neighborhood, officials said. The man was pronounced dead at 5:21 p.m. at MetroSouth Medical Center, according to the Cook County...

  • Republican candidates for 18th Senate seat hope to make big changes in Springfield

    14 Mar 2012 | 4:35 pm
    A 37-year-old Evergreen Park man was pronounced dead after he was injured in a construction accident in the Hegewisch neighborhood, officials said. The man was pronounced dead at 5:21 p.m. at MetroSouth Medical Center, according to the Cook County...

  • Illinois congressional candidates seek spots on ballot

    23 Dec 2011 | 3:14 pm
    Dozens of contenders for Illinois' 18 newly drawn congressional districts filed candidacy paperwork on opening day Friday, setting the stage for potentially contentious contests in the March 20 primary. The first-day filers included 12-year Republican...
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    Flossmoor

  • Three Floyds eyes a Chicago brewpub

    25 Apr 2012 | 2:23 pm
    In Thursday's Dining section, we profile Three Floyds brewery, or, more specifically, the frenzy, mania and hysteria that have coalesced to create what is known in craft beer circles as "The cult of Three Floyds." (See the story here.) The most...

  • Basketball | Catching up with Homewood-Flossmoor's Andre Walker at Xavier

    21 Mar 2012 | 8:07 pm
    Andre Walker's high school days go back to Illinois' two-class system. If the South Suburban fans who remember Walker at Homewood-Flossmoor think he should be done with college by now, they'd be half-right. After a year of prep school and four more at...

  • Tuck scores 41 to lead No. 2 Bolingbrook past Homewood-Flossmoor

    6 Jan 2012 | 4:34 pm
    Andre Walker's high school days go back to Illinois' two-class system. If the South Suburban fans who remember Walker at Homewood-Flossmoor think he should be done with college by now, they'd be half-right. After a year of prep school and four more at...

  • Football | Illinois-bound J.J. Robertson dynamite for No. 7 Lincoln-Way East

    16 Sep 2011 | 8:24 pm
    The six-point deficit could have been much worse. One short pass to J.J. Robertson cured a half full of ills. Robertson had 230 yards on five receptions, including a 65-yard catch and run Friday that gave No. 6 Lincoln-Way East the lead for good in a...

  • Softball | All-State special mention

    16 Jun 2011 | 8:26 pm
    Alton Marquette: Alexis Silkwood, So., P. Barrington: Elizabeth Owen, Sr., LF; Loren Krzysko, So., 3B. Beecher: Savannah Soppet, So., 3B. Benet: Julianne Rurka, Fr., 3B; Allyson Staats, Sr., P. Bethalto Civic Memorial: Allison Hill, Jr., 1B/OF. Cary-...
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    Garfield Park

  • Shootings leave 3 dead, 17 wounded across city

    12 May 2012 | 9:07 am
    A man was found shot to death in an alley in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side this morning , making him the third person slain since last night in shootings that left 17 others wounded citywide. Police responded to a call of shots fired at 7:29...

  • Person questioned in West Garfield Park shooting

    11 May 2012 | 5:06 pm
    Jealousy apparently sparked a West Side shooting that left a man hospitalized in serious condition this afternoon, police said.   The gunman became angered when a 26-year-old began talking to his girlfriend, so he shot him about 4:10 p.m. in the 4100...

  • Cops: Woman tosses puppy from balcony, laughs at officers

    9 May 2012 | 3:14 pm
    Police say an East Garfield Park woman threw a puppy off her third-floor balcony, breaking its leg, then laughed about it in front of arresting officers. Jamille Marshall, 22, told police she and a friend found the yellow pit bull mix puppy on her...

  • Man, 22, killed in street robbery in West Garfield Park

    9 May 2012 | 5:25 am
    A West Side man was killed during a street robbery less than a mile from his home, police said. Two men were arrested and charges were pending, authorities said. Akeem J. Morris, of the 4200 block of West Jackson Boulevard, was shot around 6:40 p.m....

  • 5 wounded in 4 separate shootings

    6 May 2012 | 11:20 pm
    Five people were wounded in four shootings across the city late Sunday, including a man who was shot in the face in the city's North Kenwood neighborhood. In the latest shooting, the unidentified man was wounded in the face at about 11:50 p.m. in the...
 
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    Glenwood

  • $118 million Mega Millions ticket sold in Glenwood

    5 May 2012 | 8:21 pm
    A Citgo gas station in Glenwood sold a $118 million winning Mega Millions lottery ticket Friday, according to the Illinois Lottery. The store, near 187th and Halsted streets in the far south suburb, was the only to sell a ticket matching all five numbers...

  • $118M Mega Millions ticket sold in Chicago area

    5 May 2012 | 12:40 pm
    A winning Mega Millions ticket sold at a gas station in Chicago's southern suburbs means someone is $118 million richer this weekend. The Illinois Lottery says the winning ticket in Friday night's drawing was sold at a Citgo station in Glenwood. It was...

  • Playground equipment vandalized, church window broken and more

    3 May 2012 | 4:35 pm
    A Citgo gas station in Glenwood sold a $118 million winning Mega Millions lottery ticket Friday, according to the Illinois Lottery. The store, near 187th and Halsted streets in the far south suburb, was the only to sell a ticket matching all five numbers...

  • Illinois high school boys basketball: Chicago Tribune All-State special mention

    31 Mar 2012 | 9:36 pm
    A Citgo gas station in Glenwood sold a $118 million winning Mega Millions lottery ticket Friday, according to the Illinois Lottery. The store, near 187th and Halsted streets in the far south suburb, was the only to sell a ticket matching all five numbers...

  • Football recruiting | National signing day: Where Illinois players are going

    3 Feb 2012 | 3:25 pm
    The following list is composed of the football commitments that have been sent to the Chicago Tribune or to Edgy Tim O'Halloran. A player's name on this list does not mean that player will necessarily sign his National Letter of Intent on Wednesday, nor...
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    Grayslake

  • Lake County hires attorney to investigate jail deaths

    25 Apr 2012 | 12:57 pm
    Lake County officials today appointed a private attorney to investigate whether any sheriff’s employee engaged in misconduct in connection with two recent deaths of Lake County Jail inmates. Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran, Jr., announced the...

  • Colleges offering youth summer programs

    18 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    . Here are some of the junior colleges and community colleges in the Chicago area that offer summer programs for youths and websites with more information. College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn http://www.cod.edu/academics/conted/youth.aspx Elgin Community...

  • Death of jail inmate ruled homicide, state's attorney asks for special prosecutor

    10 Apr 2012 | 5:24 pm
    The death of a former Lake County jail inmate paralyzed after an altercation with a corrections officer has been ruled a homicide by the Cook County medical examiner’s office, prompting the state’s attorney’s office to call for a special...

  • Death of Lake County jail inmate Eugene Gruber ruled homicide

    10 Apr 2012 | 4:36 pm
    The death of a former Lake County jail inmate paralyzed after an altercation with a corrections officer has been ruled a homicide by the Cook County medical examiner’s office, prompting the state’s attorney’s office to call for a special...

  • Grayslake District 127 superintendent gets new five-year agreement

    6 Apr 2012 | 4:36 pm
    The death of a former Lake County jail inmate paralyzed after an altercation with a corrections officer has been ruled a homicide by the Cook County medical examiner’s office, prompting the state’s attorney’s office to call for a special...
 
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    Greater Grand Crossing

  • 4 wounded in South Side shootings

    19 Apr 2012 | 10:14 pm
    Three teens and a man were shot Thursday afternoon on Chicago’s South Side. Each person, wounded in separate attacks, survived. An male, possibly 18 years old, was shot near the corner of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and 75th Street about 9:...

  • South Side church leads charge against AIDS

    27 Mar 2012 | 12:00 am
    It's been three decades since HIV and AIDS invaded Chicago's South Side and surrounded Bray Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Greater Grand Crossing. But it's been less than three years since the little church at 73rd Street and Greenwood...

  • Chicago reaches 100 homicides for the year

    21 Mar 2012 | 3:04 pm
    Chicago on Wednesday reached 100 homicides for the year--the fastest the city has hit this mark in at least seven years, RedEye and police data show. Seventeen homicides have been recorded in the last week--including four each on Saturday and Sunday, a...

  • Austin sees 6th homicide of year

    14 Mar 2012 | 5:06 pm
    Austin on Friday saw its second homicide of the month and sixth homicide of the year, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found. A 24-year-old man was shot to death in the 400 block of North Lockwood Avenue, police said. Austin, the city's...

  • Sunday was deadliest day of 2012

    22 Feb 2012 | 4:08 pm
    Six men were shot to death in Chicago on Sunday, making it the deadliest day of the year, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found. According to police: At about 3 a.m., a 25-year-old man was fatally shot in the 1600 block of North Elston...
 
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    Hampshire

  • MetLife to pay hundreds of millions to policyholders, beneficiaries

    23 Apr 2012 | 12:19 pm
    MetLife, the largest life insurer in the United States, will pay nearly $500 million to settle a multistate investigation into unpaid claims for dead policy holders, state regulators and the company said on Monday. The investigation -- led by states...

  • Forum focuses on drug use dangers

    13 Apr 2012 | 4:35 pm
    MetLife, the largest life insurer in the United States, will pay nearly $500 million to settle a multistate investigation into unpaid claims for dead policy holders, state regulators and the company said on Monday. The investigation -- led by states...

  • Man charged with stealing drugs from Elgin pharmacies

    28 Mar 2012 | 4:34 pm
    Rushing the seasons Attorney William Choslovsky recently wrote a cute commentary piece in the Chicago Tribune ("The winter that wasn't," Perspective, March 8). Seeing and enjoying our recent summerlike weather, I have to now wonder what's next, a...

  • Old scare tactic a new weapon in abortion wars

    22 Mar 2012 | 9:32 pm
    Rushing the seasons Attorney William Choslovsky recently wrote a cute commentary piece in the Chicago Tribune ("The winter that wasn't," Perspective, March 8). Seeing and enjoying our recent summerlike weather, I have to now wonder what's next, a...

  • Voice of the People, Mar. 22

    22 Mar 2012 | 12:00 am
    Rushing the seasons Attorney William Choslovsky recently wrote a cute commentary piece in the Chicago Tribune ("The winter that wasn't," Perspective, March 8). Seeing and enjoying our recent summerlike weather, I have to now wonder what's next, a...
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    Harvard

  • Complete roster for Bears rookie minicamp

    11 May 2012 | 10:38 am
    The Chicago Bears will begin their first rookie minicamp practice at 12:30 p.m. and here is a look at the complete roster that will be on the field:   Quarterbacks 4 Matt Blanchard Wisconsin-Whitewater Tryout 18 Ronnie Fouch Indiana State Tryout  ...

  • Basketball | Catching up with Homewood-Flossmoor's Andre Walker at Xavier

    21 Mar 2012 | 8:07 pm
    Andre Walker's high school days go back to Illinois' two-class system. If the South Suburban fans who remember Walker at Homewood-Flossmoor think he should be done with college by now, they'd be half-right. After a year of prep school and four more at...

  • MCC forensics team enjoys success at state competition

    14 Mar 2012 | 4:34 pm
    The Chicago Bears will begin their first rookie minicamp practice at 12:30 p.m. and here is a look at the complete roster that will be on the field:   Quarterbacks 4 Matt Blanchard Wisconsin-Whitewater Tryout 18 Ronnie Fouch Indiana State Tryout  ...

  • MCC freshman throws perfect game

    8 Mar 2012 | 4:35 am
    Andre Walker's high school days go back to Illinois' two-class system. If the South Suburban fans who remember Walker at Homewood-Flossmoor think he should be done with college by now, they'd be half-right. After a year of prep school and four more at...

  • Civil lawsuit targets Latin Kings in McHenry County

    22 Feb 2012 | 4:34 pm
    Andre Walker's high school days go back to Illinois' two-class system. If the South Suburban fans who remember Walker at Homewood-Flossmoor think he should be done with college by now, they'd be half-right. After a year of prep school and four more at...
 
 
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    Hyde Park

  • Metra won't close 95th Street station on Electric line Monday

    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Metra will keep the 95th Street station on the Electric line open Monday, the last day of the NATO summit, the agency announced. That station had been scheduled to be one of 26 closed that day, but now will be open to inbound and outbound riders, Metra...

  • Metra to keep 95th Street station open during last day of NATO summit

    15 May 2012 | 2:45 pm
    Metra will keep the 95th Street Station on the Metra Electric District Line open on Monday, May 21, the last day of the NATO summit, the agency announced today. That station had been scheduled to be one of 26 closed on Monday but now will be open to...

  • Robert Rudolph, 1926-2012

    14 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Robert Rudolph was a fervent supporter of opera and classical music in Chicago. As a member of the board of the Chicago Opera Theater, he attended nearly every performance and, in an exceptional show of altruism, purchased up to 30 tickets to each show...

  • When Sears, the Facebook of its era, launched its IPO

    13 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Even people who don't play the market are thinking this week about buying stock in Facebook's initial public offering of shares. One hundred six years ago, Sears, Roebuck and Co. was its era's version of a hot tech company. Like Facebook, Apple or...

  • Backpacks, food among Metra's security prohibitions during summit

    12 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Forget that cup of coffee or water bottle. And leave your backpack at home. Those are among the messages Metra is sending to riders who plan to take any of its trains during the three-day NATO summit weekend May 19-21. Oh, and be prepared to be screened...
 
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    Kankakee

  • No major flooding as storms begin to move out

    7 May 2012 | 7:40 am
    No major flooding was reported in the Chicago area this morning after rumbling storms dumped more than 2 inches of rain in some spots, but a flash flood warning remains in effect for Kankakee, Grundy and LaSalle counties and a flood watch is in effect for...

  • Heavy storms rumble across area

    3 May 2012 | 7:17 pm
    The National Weather Service issued thunderstorm warnings and watches as storms hit the Chicago area this evening. As a thunderstorm warning was issued for portions of Cook County tonight and a thunderstorm watch for most of northeast Illinois was...

  • Chicago area, south Wisconsin under thunderstorm watch Thursday

    3 May 2012 | 4:35 pm
    No major flooding was reported in the Chicago area this morning after rumbling storms dumped more than 2 inches of rain in some spots, but a flash flood warning remains in effect for Kankakee, Grundy and LaSalle counties and a flood watch is in effect for...

  • Chief justice: Boone, Winnebago counties can allow courtroom cameras

    29 Apr 2012 | 9:52 am
    MACOMB -- The chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court has announced another expansion of the state's experiment with cameras in the courtrooms, saying it appeared to be working well in the circuit courts where it already is being tried. Chief Justice...

  • Will County officials don’t want to talk about 3rd airport with Jackson

    16 Mar 2012 | 4:35 pm
    The National Weather Service issued thunderstorm warnings and watches as storms hit the Chicago area this evening. As a thunderstorm warning was issued for portions of Cook County tonight and a thunderstorm watch for most of northeast Illinois was...
 
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    Kenwood

  • NATO countdown

    2 May 2012 | 10:15 am
    As the world's eyes turn to Chicago, we recall international figures who once lived here: •Golda Meir, Israeli prime minister and onetime library worker in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood •Sir Edmund Hillary, Mount Everest conqueror...

  • 2 teen boys shot on South Side

    31 Mar 2012 | 9:09 pm
    Two teenage boys were shot and seriously wounded in the Avalon Park neighborhood this evening, authorities said. The two teens, one 14, one 15, were shot in the 1300 block of East 80th Street, near Kimbark Avenue, about 6:48 p.m., said Chicago Police...

  • Romney tightens grip with easy Illinois win

    21 Mar 2012 | 12:00 am
    Illinois Republicans delivered a decisive victory to Mitt Romney in the state's presidential primary Tuesday, crushing Rick Santorum in what amounted to the first big-state head-to-head contest among the front-runners for the GOP nomination. With 99...

  • Protestors gather at Emanuel's home to protest CPS plans

    21 Feb 2012 | 1:00 am
    With two days left before the Chicago Board of Education votes to close or restructure failing schools,  community groups staged a candlelight vigil protesting the dramatic measures and marched to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home on the North Side. The...

  • Sandburg, Marist cheerleaders ready for TV appearances

    20 Feb 2012 | 4:37 pm
    With two days left before the Chicago Board of Education votes to close or restructure failing schools,  community groups staged a candlelight vigil protesting the dramatic measures and marched to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home on the North Side. The...
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    La Grange

  • State sues on behalf of a disabled La Grange teen who wants to swim in state meet

    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Paralyzed from the waist down, 16-year-old Mary Kate Callahan relies solely on upper-body strength to power through the water in the 200-meter freestyle, her favorite race. Accustomed to overcoming obstacles, Callahan is now fighting for the chance to...

  • State sues on behalf of a disabled Fenwick student Mary Kate Callahan of La Grange who wants to swim in state meet

    15 May 2012 | 9:36 pm
    Paralyzed from the waist down, 16-year-old Mary Kate Callahan relies solely on upper-body strength to power through the water in the 200-meter freestyle, her favorite race. Accustomed to overcoming obstacles, Callahan is now fighting for the chance to...

  • LaGrange Road lanes to close tonight

    11 May 2012 | 4:36 pm
    Paralyzed from the waist down, 16-year-old Mary Kate Callahan relies solely on upper-body strength to power through the water in the 200-meter freestyle, her favorite race. Accustomed to overcoming obstacles, Callahan is now fighting for the chance to...

  • Homer Glen gives video gambling the thumbs down

    9 May 2012 | 4:35 pm
    Paralyzed from the waist down, 16-year-old Mary Kate Callahan relies solely on upper-body strength to power through the water in the 200-meter freestyle, her favorite race. Accustomed to overcoming obstacles, Callahan is now fighting for the chance to...

  • LaGrange Road lanes to be closed Friday night

    7 May 2012 | 4:36 pm
    Paralyzed from the waist down, 16-year-old Mary Kate Callahan relies solely on upper-body strength to power through the water in the 200-meter freestyle, her favorite race. Accustomed to overcoming obstacles, Callahan is now fighting for the chance to...
 
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    Lake Forest

  • Problem Solver: Reader reaches out to robbery victim

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Police still haven't found the man who robbed Keyona Denton at gunpoint, but the Near South Side resident has found her knight in shining armor. Denton, who was featured in the April 29 column, was held up in the parking lot outside her apartment by a...

  • Wilmette residents divided over paying a little more for ‘green’ electricity

    14 May 2012 | 4:35 pm
    Police still haven't found the man who robbed Keyona Denton at gunpoint, but the Near South Side resident has found her knight in shining armor. Denton, who was featured in the April 29 column, was held up in the parking lot outside her apartment by a...

  • Lake County Forest Preserve board approves budget

    14 May 2012 | 4:34 pm
    Police still haven't found the man who robbed Keyona Denton at gunpoint, but the Near South Side resident has found her knight in shining armor. Denton, who was featured in the April 29 column, was held up in the parking lot outside her apartment by a...

  • U.S. job openings rise to highest level since 2008

    8 May 2012 | 3:04 pm
    Employers in the United States were looking to fill more jobs in March than at any time in almost four years, showing growing confidence in the U.S. economy. The number of open positions increased by 172,000 to 3.74 million, the most since July 2008,...

  • Dorothy 'Daw' Hopkins, 1925-2012

    1 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Dorothy "Daw" Hopkins was a trusted assistant to longtime Chicago entertainment columnist Maggie Daly for more than two decades. Ms. Hopkins, 87, died of natural causes Wednesday, April 18, at the Westmoreland Nursing Center in Lake Forest, said her...
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    Chicago Tribune: Lawndale (Chicago, Illinois)

  • Peoples Gas hits funding bump in $2.5 billion plan to replace pipes

    14 May 2012 | 2:43 pm
    Peoples Gas is digging up Chicago streets and replacing rusty, leak-prone pipes with plastic pipes that can deliver natural gas faster, safer and more efficiently. "There's pipe that went in the ground when Lincoln was president," said Willard Evans Jr.,...

  • Listing: Chicago-area farmers markets

    9 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    An early spring will bring not only May flowers to the farmers markets this year, but also an abundance of farm-fresh produce earlier than usual, while preparations for Chicago's first NATO summit will delay two downtown markets. The Daley Plaza...

  • 12-year-old girl among 10 shooting victims

    6 May 2012 | 6:20 am
    Ten people were shot between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning on the city's South and West Sides, including a man who died this morning after being shot on the Lower West Side and a 12-year-old girl who survived a gunshot wound on the West Side...

  • Woman in wheelchair rescued from West Side fire

    4 May 2012 | 7:11 pm
    A 79-year-old woman declined to be taken to a hospital after being pulled from a burning building in the Humboldt Park neighborhood this evening, according to the Chicago Fire Department. Firefighters were called to the 1000 block of North Lawndale...

  • NATO countdown

    2 May 2012 | 10:15 am
    As the world's eyes turn to Chicago, we recall international figures who once lived here: •Golda Meir, Israeli prime minister and onetime library worker in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood •Sir Edmund Hillary, Mount Everest conqueror...
 
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    Lincolnshire

  • For savings, think indies

    8 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Q: I am curious to know which is the most economical option for the scheduled maintenance service of my 2004 Toyota Avalon, the dealership or an independent auto service center. — S.E., Chicago A: Independent repair shops generally charge about 20...

  • Judge orders new trial in sledgehammer attack

    2 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    A woman who has served seven years in prison for a sledgehammer attack on her ex-husband and his wife will be allowed a new trial after a Lake County judge agreed Tuesday that the woman had entered into a plea agreement based on false information. Sandra...

  • Judge: Woman can retract guilty plea in '03 attack on ex-husband, his wife

    1 May 2012 | 11:52 am
    A Lake County judge issued a rare ruling today that will allow a woman who is seven years into a 30-year prison sentence to retract her guilty plea for attempted murder. The judge ordered that Sandra Rogers, who pleaded guilty in 2004 to attacking her...

  • Stevenson dean accused of inappropriate texting resigns

    20 Apr 2012 | 6:00 am
    The Stevenson High School board voted Thursday night to accept the resignation of the dean of students after he was accused of sending inappropriate text messages to a student. Paul Weil, who had been at the school since 1999 and the dean since 2008,...

  • Dean resigns as text scandal investigated at Stevenson High School

    20 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    A northwest suburban high school dean has resigned after he was accused of sending inappropriate texts to a student. Paul Weil, who was dean of students at Stevenson High School since 2008 and a faculty member since 1999, submitted his resignation...
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    Lincolnwood

  • Lincolnwood school district says it is subject of criminal inquiry

    5 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    The Cook County state's attorney's office has opened a criminal investigation against Lincolnwood Elementary School District 74, school officials have announced. In a prepared statement, they said the district will cooperate with the inquiry but did...

  • Lincolnwood school district subject of criminal investigation

    4 May 2012 | 4:35 pm
    The Cook County state's attorney's office has opened a criminal investigation against Lincolnwood Elementary School District 74, school officials have announced. In a prepared statement, they said the district will cooperate with the inquiry but did...

  • Skokie man held in slaying outside Texas pool hall

    8 Apr 2012 | 4:44 pm
    A man charged with a murder outside a pool hall in El Paso, Texas, was arrested Saturday afternoon in Skokie, prosecutors said. Local fugitive apprehension officers arrested Charles R. Jones, 27, at 3333 West Touhy Avenue, according to a police report....

  • ETHS Community Conversations for Prospective Families

    30 Mar 2012 | 4:35 pm
    A man charged with a murder outside a pool hall in El Paso, Texas, was arrested Saturday afternoon in Skokie, prosecutors said. Local fugitive apprehension officers arrested Charles R. Jones, 27, at 3333 West Touhy Avenue, according to a police report....

  • State: Lincolnwood clinic promotes abortions without license

    15 Mar 2012 | 4:35 pm
    A man charged with a murder outside a pool hall in El Paso, Texas, was arrested Saturday afternoon in Skokie, prosecutors said. Local fugitive apprehension officers arrested Charles R. Jones, 27, at 3333 West Touhy Avenue, according to a police report....
 
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    Little Village

  • Bike patrols to help cops with crowd control

    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    With protesters trying to build momentum toward mass demonstrations at this weekend's NATO summit, Chicago police have turned to a two-wheeled response to keep street marches under control. Department leaders have said bicycle patrols will be a key...

  • Emanuel approval on crime fighting lags

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Mayor Rahm Emanuel has touted new policing strategies to offset this year's surge in violence, but fewer than half of Chicago voters approve of the way he's handling the city's crime problem, a Tribune/WGN-TV poll found. Still, almost two-thirds of those...

  • Salaries, health benefits for members of Cicero advisory commissions hit

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    For years, an appointment to a board or commission in Cicero came with financial benefits not found in most other municipalities, including annual salaries as high as $10,000 and family health insurance, all in exchange for working on panels that...

  • Shootings leave 3 dead, 17 wounded across city

    12 May 2012 | 9:07 am
    A man was found shot to death in an alley in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side this morning , making him the third person slain since last night in shootings that left 17 others wounded citywide. Police responded to a call of shots fired at 7:29...

  • Autopsy on 5-month-old twins inconclusive

    12 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Autopsies on 5-month-old twins found dead in their Little Village home were inconclusive, the Cook County medical examiner's office said Friday. Four other children living in the home have been placed in "protective custody" while authorities investigate...
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    Lockport

  • Local leaders ask Metra for additional Heritage Corridor trains

    10 May 2012 | 6:09 pm
    U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., and 22 local elected officials are urging Metra to add two rush-hour trains to the Heritage Corridor line – one morning inbound train and one evening outbound train, Lipinski’s office announced today. The...

  • Fitness model from Lockport, IL

    1 May 2012 | 12:06 pm

  • Overnight fire wrecks Joliet-area steel business

    29 Apr 2012 | 9:40 am
    A multi-alarm fire destroyed a steel galvanizing plant near Joliet this morning. Firefighters from the East Joliet Fire Protection District were called to the AZZ Galvanizing plant at 625 Mills Rd. in Joliet Township at 1:32 a.m. this morning,...

  • Going vegan in a meat-mad town

    22 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    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 advertises itself as "home of the 1-lb Dream Burger." The unpretentious southwest suburb of Lockport has long...

  • State wrestling champs recognized by D230 board

    6 Apr 2012 | 4:36 pm
    A multi-alarm fire destroyed a steel galvanizing plant near Joliet this morning. Firefighters from the East Joliet Fire Protection District were called to the AZZ Galvanizing plant at 625 Mills Rd. in Joliet Township at 1:32 a.m. this morning,...
 
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    Marengo

  • Local tree fruits hit hard by strange spring

    14 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    After March brought us a miraculous string of 80-degree days, Midwestern fruit farmers were praying for an equally miraculous April — one warm enough to protect all the vulnerable fruit blossoms coaxed into early bloom. But a punishing frost in the...

  • Voice of the People, May. 08

    8 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    The April 30 editorial "Seven ways to shrink government; Start with the townships" offers readers a city and Cook County perspective without adequately understanding what townships do in 84 other counties across Illinois. Townships provide distinct,...

  • Woman killed, 3 hurt in Huntley crash

    2 May 2012 | 8:43 am
    Police are seeking witnesses to a traffic wreck late last night in McHenry County that claimed the life of a 20-year-old Algonquin woman. Killed was Megan E. Hartigan, of the 300 block of Fieldcrest Drive, according to a statement from the McHenry County...

  • Happy Bookers

    25 Apr 2012 | 8:34 am
    Our home base is Woodstock, Marengo and Union, Illinois. Our group of 15 to 20 members has been meeting for 20-plus years. We meet the fourth Thursday of the month, and each member is assigned one meeting per year The hostess chooses the book for the...

  • Marengo man dies in Crystal Lake motorcycle crash

    13 Apr 2012 | 6:21 am
    A 54-year-old Marengo man died in a motorcycle accident Thursday afternoon, according to Crystal Lake police. John Winkelman was ejected from a motorcycle that collided with a Chrysler Concorde about 3 p.m. at the intersection of Illinois Route 176 and...
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    Marquette Park

  • Boy, 14, shot in Marquette Park neighborhood

    15 May 2012 | 9:32 pm
    A teenage boy riding his bicycle was shot and wounded Tuesday night on the city's Southwest Side, Chicago police said. The boy, 14, suffered a gunshot wound to the ankle at about 8:45 p.m. near the intersection of Central Park Avenue and West 65th Street...

  • Newlywed stabbed to death hid wedding from family

    14 May 2012 | 10:01 pm
    The last time her family saw Estrella Carrera, she had just gotten married to the father of her youngest child. They started worrying the next day, Saturday, when the 26-year-old Carrera failed to pick up the child, a 2-year-old boy, and her 9-year-old...

  • Shootings leave 3 dead, 17 wounded across city

    12 May 2012 | 9:07 am
    A man was found shot to death in an alley in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side this morning , making him the third person slain since last night in shootings that left 17 others wounded citywide. Police responded to a call of shots fired at 7:29...

  • 1 killed, 6 wounded in separate Chicago shootings

    25 Apr 2012 | 4:51 am
    Chicago police discover a man shot dead within a block of a Southwest Side high school and six others were wounded in separate shootings that occurred across the city in less than 12 hours. In the most recent shooting, a 49-year-old man sitting in a...

  • Man shot in the head in Marquette Park neighborhood, 2 others shot on South Side

    6 Apr 2012 | 7:45 am
    A 26-year-old man died Thursday evening after being shot on the South Side in the Marquette Park neighborhood, police said. The shooting happened at 8 p.m. on the 6400 block of South Francisco Avenue, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer VeeJay Zala....
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    McHenry

  • Thunderstorms possible into later tonight

    15 May 2012 | 6:05 pm
    Strong thunderstorms expected to pack winds of up to 60 mph hit some parts of the Chicago area this evening, but blew through quickly. A severe thunderstorm warning issued by the National Weather Service northwest Cook County, and northern parts of...

  • Cops: Suspects burn pot in fireplace as police investigate growing operation

    8 May 2012 | 1:39 pm
    The McHenry County Sheriff's Office announced today that it has made four arrests and found nearly 150 marijuana plants valued at nearly $150,000 in a pair of recent busts at homes in the county. Two men and a woman were arrested late last week after the...

  • Voice of the People, May. 08

    8 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    The April 30 editorial "Seven ways to shrink government; Start with the townships" offers readers a city and Cook County perspective without adequately understanding what townships do in 84 other counties across Illinois. Townships provide distinct,...

  • Charges against McHenry cop may hurt other cases

    8 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    A widening investigation into a city of McHenry police officer's alleged theft of evidence potentially jeopardizes all recent arrests made by the department, prosecutors have warned. A letter from the McHenry County state's attorney's office to every...

  • Thunderstorms arrive in Chicago area

    6 May 2012 | 11:06 am
    A flash flood watch has been issued for the Chicago area as a slow-moving weather mass brings in thunderstorms that could dump close to three inches of rain and even hail beginning this afternoon and extending overnight, according to meteorologists. An...
 
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    McKinley Park

  • Cops issue warning after man tries to lure 2 kids in McKinley Park

    29 Apr 2012 | 3:58 pm
    Chicago police issued a community alert after a man attempted to lure two children into his vehicle in the McKinley Park neighborhood Sunday morning. The incident happened at about 10:29 a.m. at the intersection of 37th Street and South Paulina Street,...

  • 1 dead, 2 injured in overnight shootings

    22 Apr 2012 | 4:36 am
    A 23-year-old man was shot and killed near Western Avenue and Grenshaw Street just before 3 a.m. Sunday on the Near West Side, according to police. Circumstances surrounding the shooting weren't immediately available from police. The Cook County medical...

  • Detectives warn of attacks on teens on Southwest Side

    13 Mar 2012 | 6:20 pm
    Police are warning residents of the Deering District about recent attacks on teenage boys by members of a graffiti gang in the McKinley Park neighborhood. A group of young men or boys who apparently are part of the “Three Five” graffiti...

  • 'Hog butcher for the world'

    19 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am
    The shuttering of the Union Stock Yard and Transit Co. on July 30, 1971, didn't mark the end of Chicago's role as "hog butcher for the world." That came a year earlier, when "hog alley" closed, a victim of the stockyards' long descent from years of...

  • South Side shootings leave 1 dead, 5 wounded

    22 Jan 2012 | 9:04 am
    Six people were shot on the South Side on Saturday night and Sunday morning, according to police. One man, who appeared to be in his 20s, was killed on the 600 block of East 90th Place in the Burnside neighborhood, police said. He was found in the street...
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    Midway

  • Voice of the People, May. 09

    9 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    A task for Rahm Rahm Emanuel has been an earnest mayor thus far. He is a Washington insider and the nation's top celebrity mayor, and he seems to have Chicago politicians in his thrall. He is in a position to create massive change to a city that, for...

  • Judge sees more delays for Eilman police neglect case

    1 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    The trial judge in the case of a mentally ill woman who is suing the Chicago Police Department said Monday that a recent Appellate Court ruling allowing the case to go forward may actually lead to more delays. U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall's...

  • Flight quarantined at Midway in monkeypox scare

    27 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    A Minnesota woman who caused a health scare aboard a Delta Airlines flight from Detroit — resulting in the plane being kept on the tarmac at Midway Airport for three hours — says it was all a misunderstanding over bug bites. Lise Sievers of...

  • Court: Parents of disabled woman can sue Chicago police for neglect

    26 Apr 2012 | 2:49 pm
    More than two years after getting the case, a federal appeals court today ruled that a mentally ill California woman can sue the Chicago Police Department for releasing her into a violent neighborhood where she was raped and nearly killed. “They...

  • Ruth Osgood, early air traffic controller at Midway later involved with women’s health issues, dies

    29 Mar 2012 | 4:35 pm
    There is some debate as to whether Daniel Burnham, co-author of the invaluable 1909 Chicago plan that shaped this city, ever actually uttered the "Make no little plans" quotation famously attributed to him. It was a two-volume biography published in...
 
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    Mokena

  • Will County shuts down swingers club

    13 May 2012 | 4:35 pm
    Will County has shut down a swingers club operating out of a six-bedroom home in the far south suburbs, saying it lacked a business permit and that the home's basement — which included a concrete "dungeon room" equipped with chains and a padded...

  • Party ends at Will County swingers club

    13 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Will County has shut down a swingers club operating out of a six-bedroom home in the far south suburbs, saying it lacked a business permit and that the home's basement — which included a concrete "dungeon room" equipped with chains and a padded...

  • Overnight fire wrecks Joliet-area steel business

    29 Apr 2012 | 9:40 am
    A multi-alarm fire destroyed a steel galvanizing plant near Joliet this morning. Firefighters from the East Joliet Fire Protection District were called to the AZZ Galvanizing plant at 625 Mills Rd. in Joliet Township at 1:32 a.m. this morning,...

  • Eddy Curry's son to return to ex-wife

    26 Apr 2012 | 3:40 pm
    A Will County judge ruled today that the 10-year-old son of former Bulls player Eddy Curry could return to the home of the boy’s mother, Curry’s ex-wife, who is accused of beating the boy with a belt, according to officials. Korie M....

  • New local GOP chairman predicts ongoing opposition to 3rd airport

    24 Apr 2012 | 4:35 pm
    Will County has shut down a swingers club operating out of a six-bedroom home in the far south suburbs, saying it lacked a business permit and that the home's basement — which included a concrete "dungeon room" equipped with chains and a padded...
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    Morgan Park

  • Chicago police report vandalism at Far South Side station

    5 May 2012 | 5:44 pm
    A vandal or vandals have been at work at a Morgan Park neighborhood police station, loosening lugnuts on squad cars there and plunking a large piece of concrete spray-painted with an anarchy symbol in the station parking lot. "It weighs every bit of 50...

  • Nobel Peace Prize Laureates visit CPS schools

    23 Apr 2012 | 9:12 am
    Here's a list of the Nobel Peace Laureates and representatives from laureate organizations who are visiting Chicago Public Schools this morning. The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh, known for developing the concepts...

  • New Lenox teen joins March of the Living in Poland

    19 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    Brianna Kramer on Sunday left for a trip she hopes will bring her closer to her ancestry and deeper into her newfound Jewish faith. The New Lenox 17-year-old will join an estimated 10,000 peers in Poland on Thursday for the 25th anniversary of the so-...

  • Boy dies nine months after accidental shooting

    14 Apr 2012 | 7:58 am
    A 17-year-old boy died Friday from a gunshot wound he suffered last summer when he accidentally shot himself in the face, according to authorities. Rashawn Tucker, of the 1200 block of West 111th Place in the Morgan Park neighborhood on the Far South...

  • 23 arrested protesting planned closure of Woodlawn Mental Health Center

    13 Apr 2012 | 4:55 am
    Police arrested about two dozen people who barricaded themselves inside the Woodlawn Mental Health Clinic on the city's South Side to protest its planned closing. Of the 23 arrested, 12 were expected to be charged and 11 were released without charges,...
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    Morton Grove

  • Justice Department indicts seven on mortgage fraud

    3 May 2012 | 12:12 pm
    The Justice Department announced indictments Thursday against seven people, including a Chicago police officer, who allegedly committed mortgage fraud involving Chicago condominium buildings between 2006 and 2008. The alleged fraud involved illegally...

  • Metra train hits pedestrian

    29 Mar 2012 | 9:15 pm
    A Metra train hit a pedestrian tonight in Morton Grove, officials said. The person was struck by an inbound North Central Line train a little before 8 p.m. at the Metra tracks and Oakton Street, said Metra spokesman Tom Miller. The man died, a...

  • “American contemporary art at its best” on exhibit

    23 Feb 2012 | 4:35 pm
    The Justice Department announced indictments Thursday against seven people, including a Chicago police officer, who allegedly committed mortgage fraud involving Chicago condominium buildings between 2006 and 2008. The alleged fraud involved illegally...

  • Elmhurst Chamber Inducts Grodsky into Civic Hall of Fame

    23 Jan 2012 | 4:35 pm
    A Metra train hit a pedestrian tonight in Morton Grove, officials said. The person was struck by an inbound North Central Line train a little before 8 p.m. at the Metra tracks and Oakton Street, said Metra spokesman Tom Miller. The man died, a...

  • Designs Made From “Trash” Enlighten Crowd of 500

    1 Dec 2011 | 4:34 pm
    A Metra train hit a pedestrian tonight in Morton Grove, officials said. The person was struck by an inbound North Central Line train a little before 8 p.m. at the Metra tracks and Oakton Street, said Metra spokesman Tom Miller. The man died, a...
 
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    Mount Prospect

  • Passenger sues Metra over injuries from train-truck accident

    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    A passenger on a Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line train involved in a crash with a truck in Mount Prospect last May that injured three dozen people filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the railroad agency for his injuries. The lawsuit filed in Cook County...

  • Passenger sues Metra over 2011 crash that killed truck driver in Mount Prospect

    15 May 2012 | 7:34 pm
    A passenger on a Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line train involved in a crash with a truck in Mount Prospect last May that injured three dozen people and killed the truck driver filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the railroad agency for his injuries. The...

  • Autopsy inconclusive for infant who died at Hoffman Estates daycare

    23 Apr 2012 | 12:29 pm
    An autopsy today was pending investigation for a 4-month-old baby whose death at a Hoffman Estates unlicensed day care facility is being looked into by police and state child welfare authorities after allegations of abuse surfaced. Anna Belle Chung, of...

  • Cops, DCFS investigate death of 4-month-old Mount Prospect girl

    22 Apr 2012 | 3:37 pm
    Police and state child welfare authorities are investigating allegations of abuse following the Saturday death of a 4-month-old baby girl who was apparently injured at an unlicensed day care facility in northwest suburban Hoffman Estates, officials said....

  • Another Des Plaines man charged with child porn possession

    30 Mar 2012 | 4:35 pm
    An autopsy today was pending investigation for a 4-month-old baby whose death at a Hoffman Estates unlicensed day care facility is being looked into by police and state child welfare authorities after allegations of abuse surfaced. Anna Belle Chung, of...
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    Near South Side

  • Problem Solver: Reader reaches out to robbery victim

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Police still haven't found the man who robbed Keyona Denton at gunpoint, but the Near South Side resident has found her knight in shining armor. Denton, who was featured in the April 29 column, was held up in the parking lot outside her apartment by a...

  • Problem Solver: After robbery, victim feels ripped off by Sprint

    28 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    Keyona Denton parked her car near her apartment building and opened the door to retrieve groceries from the back seat. As she grabbed a bag, a box tumbled out. The Near South Side resident bent to pick it up and felt someone push her down. "When I...

  • Emanuel introduces $600 million in bonds

    19 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    Mayor Rahm Emanuel asked aldermen Wednesday to consider approving up to $600 million in borrowing for water and sewer repairs that will be paid for in part with money collected by new water rate hikes. The bonds will be used to help fund the mayor's...

  • City refinances $91M loan on Michael Reese site

    18 Apr 2012 | 8:12 am
    The City Council Finance Committee on Wednesday approved refinancing the city's loan on a Near South Side hospital site purchased under former Mayor Richard Daley for an Olympic village that was never needed. During the next 12 years, the city would save...

  • Former Bear David Terrell charged in domestic battery case

    14 Apr 2012 | 2:58 pm
    Former Chicago Bears wide receiver David Terrell was ordered held on $10,000 bond Saturday after he allegedly grabbed his ex-girlfriend during an argument inside his high-rise apartment on the Near South Side and threatened to throw her off a balcony,...
 
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    North Lawndale

  • Peoples Gas hits funding bump in $2.5 billion plan to replace pipes

    14 May 2012 | 2:43 pm
    Peoples Gas is digging up Chicago streets and replacing rusty, leak-prone pipes with plastic pipes that can deliver natural gas faster, safer and more efficiently. "There's pipe that went in the ground when Lincoln was president," said Willard Evans Jr.,...

  • Listing: Chicago-area farmers markets

    9 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    An early spring will bring not only May flowers to the farmers markets this year, but also an abundance of farm-fresh produce earlier than usual, while preparations for Chicago's first NATO summit will delay two downtown markets. The Daley Plaza...

  • Woman in wheelchair rescued from West Side fire

    4 May 2012 | 7:11 pm
    A 79-year-old woman declined to be taken to a hospital after being pulled from a burning building in the Humboldt Park neighborhood this evening, according to the Chicago Fire Department. Firefighters were called to the 1000 block of North Lawndale...

  • NATO countdown

    2 May 2012 | 10:15 am
    As the world's eyes turn to Chicago, we recall international figures who once lived here: •Golda Meir, Israeli prime minister and onetime library worker in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood •Sir Edmund Hillary, Mount Everest conqueror...

  • Man stabbed to death in North Lawndale

    20 Apr 2012 | 3:12 am
    A 39-year-old man was stabbed to death Thursday in the North Lawndale neighborhood after he fell while running away from his attacker, police said. Dorsey Liberty, of the 800 block of North Avers Avenue, was pronounced dead at 2:07 p.m.  Thursday at...
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    Chicago Tribune: Northfield

  • Kraft fined for skinny hot dogs

    8 May 2012 | 12:05 pm
    A state agency says Kraft Foods Group has agreed to a settlement after inspectors found 24 packages of short-weight Oscar Mayer meat products. Kraft, based in Northfield, Ill., paid a civil forfeiture of $36,908.50 but did not admit to violating any...

  • Glenview’s sanitary district trustees accused of overpaying themselves $210,000

    30 Apr 2012 | 4:35 pm
    A state agency says Kraft Foods Group has agreed to a settlement after inspectors found 24 packages of short-weight Oscar Mayer meat products. Kraft, based in Northfield, Ill., paid a civil forfeiture of $36,908.50 but did not admit to violating any...

  • Restaurateur honored by Winnetka-Northfield Chamber of Commerce

    27 Apr 2012 | 4:36 pm
    A state agency says Kraft Foods Group has agreed to a settlement after inspectors found 24 packages of short-weight Oscar Mayer meat products. Kraft, based in Northfield, Ill., paid a civil forfeiture of $36,908.50 but did not admit to violating any...

  • Colleges grow their waitlists, leaving more students in limbo

    23 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    After months in limbo, Morgan Lundblad recently opened her long-awaited email from Harvard University to find only more uncertainty. She had been wait-listed. The senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School had applied to a dozen of the nation's most elite...

  • Wider Willow Road plan takes shape, residents asked for feedback

    20 Apr 2012 | 4:35 pm
    A state agency says Kraft Foods Group has agreed to a settlement after inspectors found 24 packages of short-weight Oscar Mayer meat products. Kraft, based in Northfield, Ill., paid a civil forfeiture of $36,908.50 but did not admit to violating any...
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    Oak Lawn

  • Pickup truck crashes into CTA station entrance

    13 May 2012 | 11:53 pm
    Two people were hurt tonight when a pickup truck crashed into an entrance at the CTA's Red Line 87th Street station just above the Dan Ryan Expressway, authorities said. The collision happened just before  9 p.m. at the 87th Street station's auxilliary...

  • Man dies after being shot in Ashburn

    13 May 2012 | 3:14 pm
    A 28-year-old man was pronounced dead this afternoon several days after being found shot in an Ashburn alley, officials said. Leon Poe of the 3100 block of West 84th Place was pronounced dead at 1:30 p.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn,...

  • Shootings leave 3 dead, 17 wounded across city

    12 May 2012 | 9:07 am
    A man was found shot to death in an alley in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side this morning , making him the third person slain since last night in shootings that left 17 others wounded citywide. Police responded to a call of shots fired at 7:29...

  • Man fatally shot in Roseland neighborhood

    10 May 2012 | 4:53 am
    A 24-year-old man was pronounced dead this afternoon after being shot in the Roseland neighborhood, officials said. The shooting happened at about 1:10 p.m. in the 00-100 block of West 108th Place, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala....

  • Ronnie Head, 1957-2012

    3 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Ronnie Head established himself as a reliable and hard-working employee in 27 years as a press operator atthe Chicago Tribune's Freedom Center printing plant, carrying on a work ethic he learned from his late father, who held two jobs for much of his...
 
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    Oak Park

  • State sues on behalf of a disabled Fenwick student who wants to swim in state meet

    15 May 2012 | 5:37 pm
    Paralyzed from the waist down, 16-year-old Mary Kate Callahan relies solely on upper-body strength to power through the water in the 200-meter freestyle, her favorite race. Accustomed to overcoming obstacles, Callahan is now fighting for the chance to...

  • Senate confirms Oak Park lawyer as new Chicago-based federal judge

    14 May 2012 | 5:12 pm
    The U.S. Senate today voted 86-1 to confirm Chicago lawyer and former federal prosecutor John J. “Jay” Tharp Jr. to a vacant judgeship on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Tharp, 51, becomes the fifth federal...

  • Village seeks state funds for bike path linking train station and convention center

    9 May 2012 | 4:36 pm
    The U.S. Senate today voted 86-1 to confirm Chicago lawyer and former federal prosecutor John J. “Jay” Tharp Jr. to a vacant judgeship on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Tharp, 51, becomes the fifth federal...

  • Pappas puts condo on the market

    4 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas on Tuesday listed her three-bedroom Chicago condo unit on Michigan Avenue for $2.9 million. Pappas, 62, paid $825,000 in 1998 for the 3,320-square-foot unit. Last month, she transferred ownership of the unit into a...

  • Cops: Wounded man dropped off at West Side hospital

    30 Apr 2012 | 3:45 pm
    For the second time in a day, friends of a shooting victim dropped the person off at a hospital before fleeing the scene before authorities could arrive, authorities said. This time the victim, a 22-year-old man, was dropped off at Mount Sinai Hospital...
 
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    Park Ridge

  • Des Plaines cops fatally shoot man

    13 May 2012 | 10:39 pm
    Des Plaines police shot and killed a man on Sunday afternoon at a strip mall in the northwestern suburb, authorities said this morning. The incident occurred at about 3:12 p.m. in the 1900 block of East Touhy Avenue, Des Plaines police said in a news...

  • Christopher Drew, 1950-2012

    10 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Christopher Drew wasn't afraid to challenge authority, whether he was fighting for artists' rights to sell their work on Chicago streets or battling Illinois' eavesdropping law. Mr. Drew, 61, died of lung cancer Monday, May 7, in Advocate Lutheran...

  • Voice of the People, May. 01

    1 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Our great gallery of ghosts From residents and tourists alike, Chicago keeps its secrets. Behind every statue is a hidden back story — every beach, a treasure of buried loves and lies; every urban splendor, a dreamer's struggle to make it happen;...

  • Child-care charity shutting historic campus

    30 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    More than a century ago, under the guidance of Jane Addams, an orphanage in Park Ridge sought to innovate how children without parents were raised by placing them in a familylike setting in a community of cottages. But like Addams' Hull House, the...

  • Top 10 things to do this weekend

    26 Apr 2012 | 4:35 am
    Christopher Drew wasn't afraid to challenge authority, whether he was fighting for artists' rights to sell their work on Chicago streets or battling Illinois' eavesdropping law. Mr. Drew, 61, died of lung cancer Monday, May 7, in Advocate Lutheran...
 
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    Pullman

  • NATO, protests getting attention in Chicago-area classrooms

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    At Maine East High School in Park Ridge, students in Jennifer Conlon's current affairs class are researching all things NATO, from its origins to its accomplishments to the issues that now trouble each member nation. Most of the teens admitted they hadn'...

  • Chicago's parade of protests

    14 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    As NATO leaders and protesters head this way, let it be noted that Chicago launched the most imitated street demonstration of all. Each year on May 1, myriad trade unionists and socialists parade through cities around the world, commemorating an 1886...

  • Listing: Chicago-area farmers markets

    9 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    An early spring will bring not only May flowers to the farmers markets this year, but also an abundance of farm-fresh produce earlier than usual, while preparations for Chicago's first NATO summit will delay two downtown markets. The Daley Plaza...

  • Remembering 'the eagle that is forgotten'

    2 May 2012 | 4:32 pm
    Some early Chicago area farmers markets will open their tables this month with the first produce of the season--although wacky temperatures coaxed ramps and asparagus out in April this year. Among the first will be Green City Market, which moves outdoors...

  • Chicago outdoor farmers markets expand access for low income shoppers

    30 Apr 2012 | 11:02 am
    Some early Chicago area farmers markets will open their tables this month with the first produce of the season--although wacky temperatures coaxed ramps and asparagus out in April this year. Among the first will be Green City Market, which moves outdoors...
 
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    River Forest

  • Don't sweat false alarms

    12 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Q: I have a 2009 Nissan Murano and several times on long trips the tire pressure warning light has come on. Inspection of the tire pressure discloses no major difficulty and the warning light was really a false alarm. When several hundred miles away...

  • Pappas puts condo on the market

    4 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas on Tuesday listed her three-bedroom Chicago condo unit on Michigan Avenue for $2.9 million. Pappas, 62, paid $825,000 in 1998 for the 3,320-square-foot unit. Last month, she transferred ownership of the unit into a...

  • Palestinian Dance Troupe Providing Hope

    2 May 2012 | 4:34 am
    An unusually large number of Illinois public high school students — at least 1 out of 10 juniors — received extra time or other help to boost their scores on the ACT, including high achievers at some of the state's elite schools. At...

  • Many Illinois high school students get special testing accommodations for ACT

    29 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    An unusually large number of Illinois public high school students — at least 1 out of 10 juniors — received extra time or other help to boost their scores on the ACT, including high achievers at some of the state's elite schools. At...

  • Illinois high school track and field: Rare sectional during the day cause of concern to some coaches, athletes

    27 Apr 2012 | 4:35 pm
    An unusually large number of Illinois public high school students — at least 1 out of 10 juniors — received extra time or other help to boost their scores on the ACT, including high achievers at some of the state's elite schools. At...
 
 
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    Union (McHenry, Illinois)

  • Preparing for battle in a war of ideas at protest central

    11 May 2012 | 12:57 pm
    Inside a storefront space in Pilsen, Eugene Young was putting the finishing touches on a wild, colorful poster. Fourteen years old, he is a student at Chicago Tech Academy High School on the Near Southwest Side. He came here because his mother made him...

  • Local leaders ask Metra for additional Heritage Corridor trains

    10 May 2012 | 6:09 pm
    U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., and 22 local elected officials are urging Metra to add two rush-hour trains to the Heritage Corridor line – one morning inbound train and one evening outbound train, Lipinski’s office announced today. The...

  • Quinn calls latest gambling push a distraction

    9 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Gov. Pat Quinn on Tuesday took aim at the latest effort for a major gambling expansion, saying it's not a priority compared with efforts to reform the state's public employee pension system and health care program for the poor. Quinn warned lawmakers...

  • Quinn says gambling not the focus this spring

    8 May 2012 | 1:30 pm
    Gov. Pat Quinn on Tuesday took aim at the latest effort for a major gambling expansion, saying it's not a priority compared to efforts to reform the state's public employee pension system and health care program for the poor. Quinn warned lawmakers...

  • Chicago-area transportation officials outline top priorities for federal funding

    3 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Setting a timeline for the CTA's No. 1 improvement project — the multibillion-dollar replacement of the Red Line — hinges on negotiations that will begin next week in Congress over a new transportation funding bill, CTA President Forrest...
 
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    Uptown

  • Christopher Drew, 1950-2012

    10 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Christopher Drew wasn't afraid to challenge authority, whether he was fighting for artists' rights to sell their work on Chicago streets or battling Illinois' eavesdropping law. Mr. Drew, 61, died of lung cancer Monday, May 7, in Advocate Lutheran...

  • Listing: Chicago-area farmers markets

    9 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    An early spring will bring not only May flowers to the farmers markets this year, but also an abundance of farm-fresh produce earlier than usual, while preparations for Chicago's first NATO summit will delay two downtown markets. The Daley Plaza...

  • Revolution Brewing picks up two gold medals at World Beer Cup

    7 May 2012 | 10:17 am
    Chicago-area brewpubs won a combined three gold medals at this weekend's World Beer Cup in San Diego, one of the most eagerly-watched competitions in the craft beer world. Revolution Brewing won two golds, scoring top honors among English-style summer...

  • JC Brooks and the Uptown Sounds blast Metro as headliners

    30 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    JC Brooks was just back from his costume change – trading his grey suit coat and vest for a white tuxedo jacket over a black T shirt – when he and the Uptown Sound launched into "Sister Ray Charles," riding a loping electric piano part to a...

  • $86M in Red Line improvements to 7 stations will last through year

    28 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    Some Red Line riders on the North Side will soon be faced with longer trips to their trains thanks to rolling closings at seven stations on the north end of the CTA's busiest line. Those stations are targeted for repairs and upgrades that will stretch...
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    Vernon Hills

  • Program helps students with autism make connections

    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Making connections can be a challenge for many teens, but it has been especially tough for Erron Gerstein, an 18-year-old student with autism at Vernon Hills High School. Although he wanted to socialize with other students, simply approaching them was...

  • School pool drains being repaired to meet federal safety regulations

    8 May 2012 | 4:35 pm
    Making connections can be a challenge for many teens, but it has been especially tough for Erron Gerstein, an 18-year-old student with autism at Vernon Hills High School. Although he wanted to socialize with other students, simply approaching them was...

  • Lake County launches investigation of jail deaths

    26 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    Lake County officials on Wednesday appointed a private attorney to independently investigate whether sheriff's employees engaged in misconduct in the recent deaths of two Lake County Jail inmates. Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran Jr. announced the...

  • Volkswagen expands Libertyville operations, could add 150 new jobs

    20 Apr 2012 | 4:35 pm
    Lake County officials on Wednesday appointed a private attorney to independently investigate whether sheriff's employees engaged in misconduct in the recent deaths of two Lake County Jail inmates. Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran Jr. announced the...

  • D128 officials OK $42,000 contract for pool drain repairs at school

    5 Apr 2012 | 4:37 pm
    Lake County officials on Wednesday appointed a private attorney to independently investigate whether sheriff's employees engaged in misconduct in the recent deaths of two Lake County Jail inmates. Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran Jr. announced the...
 
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    Wauconda

  • Family campfires may burn again in Cook forest preserves

    28 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    This month, for the first time in their lives, some 10- and 11-year-old Cub Scouts from Chicago built a fire, pitched tents and slept under the stars. The kids discovered the great outdoors in a small patch of Cook County Forest Preserve across the...

  • New IHSA committee looks to expand opportunities for disabled student-athletes

    17 Apr 2012 | 3:18 pm
    A newly formed committee is reviewing opportunities for student-athletes with disabilities in Illinois high school sports and will make recommendations to the Illinois High School Association about how to incorporate those athletes at the state...

  • Alternative Behavioral Treatment Center in Lake County closing

    10 Apr 2012 | 4:35 pm
    This month, for the first time in their lives, some 10- and 11-year-old Cub Scouts from Chicago built a fire, pitched tents and slept under the stars. The kids discovered the great outdoors in a small patch of Cook County Forest Preserve across the...

  • Man killed in 3-vehicle collision in Wauconda identified

    21 Mar 2012 | 4:34 pm
    A newly formed committee is reviewing opportunities for student-athletes with disabilities in Illinois high school sports and will make recommendations to the Illinois High School Association about how to incorporate those athletes at the state...

  • Warm weather expected to draw more trout anglers to Lake County forest preserve

    17 Mar 2012 | 4:34 am
    A newly formed committee is reviewing opportunities for student-athletes with disabilities in Illinois high school sports and will make recommendations to the Illinois High School Association about how to incorporate those athletes at the state...
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    West Chicago

  • DuPage County Board rejects plans for Islamic center

    9 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    The DuPage County Board on Tuesday soundly rejected plans by an Islamic group to use a house near West Chicago as a prayer center. The Islamic Center of Western Suburbs had hoped for a conditional zoning use allowing the group to use the house on Army...

  • DuPage County rejects plans for Islamic center in house near West Chicago

    8 May 2012 | 12:45 pm
    The DuPage County Board on Tuesday voted 15-3 to reject plans to allow an Islamic group to use a house in an unincorporated area in the northwest part of the county for a prayer center. The Islamic Center of Western Suburbs long had hoped for a...

  • Pet supplies stolen, and more

    2 May 2012 | 4:36 pm
    The DuPage County Board on Tuesday soundly rejected plans by an Islamic group to use a house near West Chicago as a prayer center. The Islamic Center of Western Suburbs had hoped for a conditional zoning use allowing the group to use the house on Army...

  • DuPage election commission chairman resigns

    30 Apr 2012 | 11:24 am
    The chairman of the DuPage Election Commission has resigned in the wake of a report that criticized a broad range of practices at the bipartisan agency. J.P. “Rick” Carney of Wheaton, who had served on the election board's three-person...

  • After critical report, DuPage Election Commission gets 2 new members

    26 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
    DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin on Wednesday replaced two trustees on the three-person board overseeing the DuPage Election Commission, one day after a report came out that criticized a broad range of practices at the bipartisan agency. Two of...
 
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    Westmont

  • Justice Department indicts seven on mortgage fraud

    3 May 2012 | 12:12 pm
    The Justice Department announced indictments Thursday against seven people, including a Chicago police officer, who allegedly committed mortgage fraud involving Chicago condominium buildings between 2006 and 2008. The alleged fraud involved illegally...

  • District 25 fills open principal positions with familiar faces

    17 Apr 2012 | 4:34 pm
    The Justice Department announced indictments Thursday against seven people, including a Chicago police officer, who allegedly committed mortgage fraud involving Chicago condominium buildings between 2006 and 2008. The alleged fraud involved illegally...

  • Recovery is Slow, but Steady: Fed Economist Tells Chambers

    8 Mar 2012 | 4:36 pm
    The Justice Department announced indictments Thursday against seven people, including a Chicago police officer, who allegedly committed mortgage fraud involving Chicago condominium buildings between 2006 and 2008. The alleged fraud involved illegally...

  • Ex-Westmont fire chief acquitted of DUI charge

    8 Feb 2012 | 5:25 pm
    The former fire chief of Westmont, who retired following his December arrest for DUI, was acquitted of the charge today, according to his attorney. DuPage County Judge Liam Brennan dismissed the misdemeanor charge against Frank Trout, who was cited Dec....

  • Suburban fire chief put on leave following DUI arrest

    4 Jan 2012 | 12:47 pm
    The fire chief of Westmont was placed on paid administrative leave Saturday after he was cited for drunken driving the day before, authorities said. Frank Trout hit a parked car in the 3900 block of Adams Street in DuPage County on a border of...
 
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    Wheaton

  • McMansions: What's the big deal?

    11 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    If the guy down the block refers to your house as a McMansion, he's probably not paying a compliment. "McMansion" is almost always a term of condescension and derision, according to a recent academic study. But what, exactly, is a McMansion, anyway?...

  • Top 10 things to do this weekend

    9 May 2012 | 9:34 pm
    If the guy down the block refers to your house as a McMansion, he's probably not paying a compliment. "McMansion" is almost always a term of condescension and derision, according to a recent academic study. But what, exactly, is a McMansion, anyway?...

  • Oak Forest man guilty of sexually assaulting Wheaton mom and infant daughter

    4 May 2012 | 9:36 pm
    If the guy down the block refers to your house as a McMansion, he's probably not paying a compliment. "McMansion" is almost always a term of condescension and derision, according to a recent academic study. But what, exactly, is a McMansion, anyway?...

  • Playground equipment vandalized, church window broken and more

    3 May 2012 | 4:35 pm
    The chairman of the DuPage Election Commission has resigned in the wake of a report that criticized a broad range of practices at the bipartisan agency. J.P. “Rick” Carney of Wheaton, who had served on the election board's three-person...

  • Show brings more than 100 cats to Wheaton

    2 May 2012 | 4:36 pm
    If the guy down the block refers to your house as a McMansion, he's probably not paying a compliment. "McMansion" is almost always a term of condescension and derision, according to a recent academic study. But what, exactly, is a McMansion, anyway?...
 
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    Wilmette

  • Renewable energy fuels Wilmette debate

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    With Wilmette looking to find a new electricity supplier, some residents want the lowest rate possible, but others are willing to pay slightly more for an environmentally friendly option. Residents will save money in either scenario, experts said. But...

  • Wilmette residents divided over paying a little more for ‘green’ electricity

    14 May 2012 | 4:35 pm
    With Wilmette looking to find a new electricity supplier, some residents want the lowest rate possible, but others are willing to pay slightly more for an environmentally friendly option. Residents will save money in either scenario, experts said. But...

  • North Shore Garden Club hosts garden walk “Garden Fantasies”

    4 May 2012 | 4:35 pm
    With Wilmette looking to find a new electricity supplier, some residents want the lowest rate possible, but others are willing to pay slightly more for an environmentally friendly option. Residents will save money in either scenario, experts said. But...

  • Woman's Club of Evanston Benefit for Hillside Food Pantry

    3 May 2012 | 4:35 pm
    With Wilmette looking to find a new electricity supplier, some residents want the lowest rate possible, but others are willing to pay slightly more for an environmentally friendly option. Residents will save money in either scenario, experts said. But...

  • April 13, Glenview: Man involved in telephone scam, jewelry stolen from homes, and more

    13 Apr 2012 | 4:35 pm
    With Wilmette looking to find a new electricity supplier, some residents want the lowest rate possible, but others are willing to pay slightly more for an environmentally friendly option. Residents will save money in either scenario, experts said. But...
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    Woodlawn (Chicago, Illinois)

  • 2 overnight fires being investigated, one in Burnside ruled arson

    15 May 2012 | 9:47 am
    Arson investigators have determined that someone intententially set a fire in a vacant Burnside neighborhood home that preceded an explosion there overnight, police said.  Firefighters returned to the home this morning where investigators had been...

  • NATO, protests getting attention in Chicago-area classrooms

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    At Maine East High School in Park Ridge, students in Jennifer Conlon's current affairs class are researching all things NATO, from its origins to its accomplishments to the issues that now trouble each member nation. Most of the teens admitted they hadn'...

  • Woman found fatally shot inside ransacked Woodlawn apartment

    13 May 2012 | 1:55 pm
    A 28-year-old pregnant woman found dead in her ransacked South Side apartment Saturday died from a gunshot wound to the head, according to authorities. The woman, identified as Lekiah White by the Cook County medical examiner's office, died of a...

  • Memo to NATO diplomats: Ignore the Chicago hype

    11 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Hey, NATO diplomats! I know you're being flooded with lots of official and commercial stuff about Chicago: Where views of the city are most beautiful. Where dinners are most tasty. Where to find the "real Chicago." Ignore them. These attempts at...

  • Classical Corner

    10 May 2012 | 10:55 am
    Apollo Chorus of Chicago: Director Stephen Alltop concludes the choir's 140th season with one of the great unaccompanied choral works, Rachmaninov's "All Night Vigil (Vespers)." 8 p.m. Friday at Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut St.; $20; 312-...
 
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    Zion

  • New arrests announced in tainted Lake County slaying cases

    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Reversing course on 25 years of controversial police work and prosecutions in a single day, Lake County authorities announced new murder charges in two cases and dropped rape charges in a third Tuesday. In one case, in which another man was held for...

  • Lake County announces new arrests in killings of Laura Hobbs and Krystal Tobias, as well as Fred Reckling, all once linked to other men

    15 May 2012 | 4:34 pm
    Lake County prosecutors  this afternoon announced new murder charges in two notorious slayings that had been attributed to other men until DNA pointed away from the suspects. The announcement comes on the same day prosecutors dropped rape charges against...

  • Lake County announces new arrests in killings once linked to other men

    15 May 2012 | 2:06 pm
    Lake County prosecutors  this afternoon announced new murder charges in two notorious slayings that had been attributed to other men until DNA pointed away from the suspects. The announcement comes on the same day prosecutors dropped rape charges against...

  • No retrial in Lake County rape case

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Lake County prosecutors say they do not plan to retry Bennie Starks on rape charges from 1986, apparently scuttling yet another in a string of cases undermined by DNA evidence, according to defense lawyers who received the news Monday. At a hearing in...

  • Fielders cancel league play in Zion

    10 Apr 2012 | 4:35 pm
    Hoping to prevent bungled police probes and prosecutions like those that have plagued Illinois' legal system, state lawmakers mandated the creation of a class to certify officers as "lead homicide investigators." But one of the teams being paid tax...
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    Obituaries - chicagotribune.com

  • Ed Mayer, 1923-2012

    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Outdoor-furniture retailer was an early seller of Weber kettle grillsIn the late 1940s, when Ed Mayer's wife wanted a set of lawn furniture for their family farm in Arlington Heights, he picked one up in downtown Chicago.

  • Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes dies at 83

    15 May 2012 | 7:29 pm
    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Carlos Fuentes, one of Latin America's best-known authors and a sharp critic of governments in Mexico and the United States, died on Tuesday after a literary career spanning more than five decades. He was 83.

  • Robert Rudolph, 1926-2012

    14 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    Former Chicago Opera Theater board member dies at 85Robert Rudolph was a fervent supporter of opera and classical music in Chicago.

  • Singer with the Persuasions

    13 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    With his powerful but sweet tenor, Russell spent half a century harmonizing with the vocal group widely regarded as the 'kings of a cappella.'"Sweet Joe" Russell, who spent half a century harmonizing with the Persuasions, an influential vocal group widely regarded as the "kings of a cappella," has died. He was 72.

  • Carroll Shelby, famed for fast living and faster cars, dies at 89

    11 May 2012 | 3:04 pm
    Carroll Shelby, the charismatic Texan who parlayed a short-lived racing career into a specialized business building high-performance, street-legal cars, died Thursday. He was 89.
 
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