After the chase, a widow’s grief
Last September, I was subpoenaed to appear in Cook County Circuit Court to testify in the retrial of a murder suspect. My role was anything but dramatic. In December of...
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A life’s love shattered
(From police and court records) On the morning of Saturday, Dec. 2, 1995, Chicago Police Officer Robert Hanrahan was dispatched by radio at about 7:50 a.m. to the alley behind...
IN THE LOOP
SIDEWALKS BY RICK KOGAN The next chapter A NEW GENERATION SHOWS THEY CAN WRITE MORE THAN TEXT MESSAGES The stands in the gymnasium at Glenbard South High School in Glen...
My BEST MEAL Ever
1. DOWN ON THE FARM In spring, Vicki Westerhoff's thoughts turn to savory, home-raised chicken As a farmer, Vicki Westerhoff is intensely aware of the rhythm of the seasons. Spring's...
sunday 3:12 p.m.
PINKY, SEEN HERE at Mars Gallery, 1139 W. Fulton Market, plays lead guitar in Samantha Martin's Rock Cats show, just back in town from an engagement at a pet expo...
Young singles, Hispanics help city avoid shrinking feeling
A drive along the lakefront gives a view of a residential boom. New high-rise condo buildings in Streeterville and the South Loop house thousands of people where almost no one...
People like Bertie Wooster say ‘eatery.’ Not you.
Like lawn elves, the green in pickle relish and Dolly the cloned sheep, there are things in our world that do not occur in nature. Among them are terms we...
`Spouse,’ because the lady might be a gentleman
Q I heard the government is issuing "First Spouse" coins. Why not "First Lady"? A The series of 1/2-ounce, 24-karat coins will debut this year around Mother's Day with Martha...
What game?
THEATER - Main-floor tickets to the reputable national touring production of "Twelve Angry Men" (starring Richard Thomas and George Wendt) can be had for $41, in honor of Super Bowl...
Black card:
Q The other night, a friend paid for dinner with a black card from American Express. Some other people at the table were oohing and aahing over it, but I...