Wiring may be cause of fire that killed kids
As thick smoke billowed Wednesday from the burning home on Chicago's South Side, firefighters looking through the eye of a thermal imaging camera saw four young children lying slack in...
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Noise linked to cargo hold diverts flight
An AirTran Airways flight bound for Boston was rerouted Saturday when the pilot mistook thumps from a cargo hold as a possible stowaway or someone trapped below deck. The pilot...
Noise linked to cargo hold diverts flight
An AirTran Airways flight bound for Boston was rerouted Saturday when the pilot mistook thumps from a cargo hold as a possible stowaway or someone trapped below deck. The pilot...
Plane cargo scare prompts reroute
An AirTran Airways flight bound for Boston was rerouted Saturday when the pilot mistook thumps from a cargo hold for a possible stowaway or someone trapped below deck. The pilot...
Rescue of hostages lifts hope for others
The military rescue of three Christian peace activists held captive for four months in Iraq set off celebrations in Chicago, London and Toronto and raised hopes in the Iraqi capital...
Building boom is a boon to 2 schools
A hot real estate market has turned into disposable cash for two Northwest Side schools. As part of a deal to build the 175-unit Shoemaker Lofts at Belmont Avenue and...
Farrakhan aide fights back
A Nation of Islam official who is on a state anti-discrimination panel said Tuesday it is "ridiculous" to criticize her for recent remarks by nation leader Louis Farrakhan that "were...
Father, 2 of his kids, shot
The woman held her boyfriend as he lay bleeding on the ground near his car, unaware that bullets had passed through his body and struck two of the couple's children...
Police dog on lam didn’t stray too far
In the end, Bart the Chicago police dog turned out to be a real softy. When he disappeared from his handler's back yard Monday morning, police asked the public to...
Sheriff on hand to nab escapee
In a bizarre conclusion to a bad week for Cook County Sheriff Michael Sheahan, another inmate escaped Friday, and the sheriff himself captured her a few hours later. County correctional...