Holiday cheer bests 9/11 gloom
Siren blaring, the red fire engine delivered Santa Claus to La Rabida Children's Hospital on Christmas morning, as it has for 31 seasons, to distribute gifts to chronically ill children....
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Post office delivers holiday wishes
Until about noon Saturday, 5-year-old Niashanti Brown didn't believe in Santa Claus. Then two of his elves hand-delivered the Barbie doll she had written to tell him she wanted. "I...
They filled their lives with dedication to family, work
Marlyn Carmen Garcia Marlyn Carmen Garcia, 21, was nothing if not meticulous. In a bedroom she shared with her sister Tonia, 17, in her parents' Brooklyn apartment, it's easy to...
Survivors know holiday’s real meaning
When Anne Foodim visits her family in upstate New York for Thanksgiving, she will bring a reminder of her former boss, Ed Emery. He was the first to urge Foodim...
Muslims feeling hate, love of their neighbors
As attacks against Arab-Americans and other minorities mount, FBI director Robert Mueller said Monday investigations are underway into 40 suspected hate crimes, including three in the Chicago area, that have...
Officials ready to prosecute hate crimes
Hate crimes will not be tolerated and criminals will be prosecuted "to the fullest extent of the law," speakers emphasized at a news conference Friday sponsored by the Chicago Commission...
Students use Internet to report they’re OK
The messages on the Web site were short, no more than two or three words, but they spoke volumes. "I'm OK" four University of Chicago business school interns posted from...
Faiths unite at services to cry, pray
Seeking solace the day after terrorist attacks turned buildings to rubble, everybody from firefighters to families turned to religion.Hundreds gathered Wednesday at churches, mosques and temples while others attended interfaith...
Faiths unite at services to cry, pray
Seeking solace the day after terrorist attacks turned buildings to rubble, everybody from firefighters to families turned to religion.Hundreds gathered Wednesday at churches, mosques and temples while others attended interfaith...
Aid clients protest services from office
Complaining of long waits for service, rude caseworkers and a lack of bilingual staff, more than two dozen public aid recipients marched outside the Illinois Department of Human Services' Englewood...