THE SKIN GAME
My father was ahead of his time. He theorized that if enough people had racially mixed children, racism would eventually disappear. He did his part: He had six biracial children....
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Hero or criminal? It’s not open-shut case
Aaron Patterson, the former Death Row inmate turned boisterous community activist, was demanding a federal investigation. It was 9:30 p.m. on May 26 as Patterson pounded on windows at the...
Patterson refers to his arrest as an exposure stunt gone bad
The following are excerpts from the Tribune's interview with Aaron Patterson at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago. Q--Why are you in federal custody? A--You want it in big letters...
Ex-Death Row inmate arrested in drug sting
Former Death Row inmate Aaron Patterson, who became a high-profile community activist after he was pardoned by former governor George Ryan and ran unsuccessfully this year for the Illinois House,...
FROM THE CHICAGO BASEBALL VAULT
NATIONAL LEAGUE FOUNDED 1876 April 25, 1876 Chicago White Stockings -- later to become the Cubs -- make National League debut with 4-0 victory in Louisville. The team goes on...
Legislative race unusual, yet so Chicago
One candidate appears not to live in the district she's represented for more than a year and another is a former Death Row inmate with ties to past and present...
Freedom eludes inmate who got life, not death
Since 1986, when they were arrested for the murders of an elderly couple, Eric Caine and Aaron Patterson often have been paired. They both insisted they were innocent. Both claimed...
`Live from Death Row’
On the streets, Aaron Patterson ruled with charisma and brute force. On Death Row, he survived through anger. Now that he has been exonerated and freed, he's finding the same...
Ex-Death Row inmate files $30 million suit
Former Death Row inmate Aaron Patterson, who was pardoned by Gov. George Ryan in January, filed a federal lawsuit seeking $30 million Thursday alleging he was tortured by Chicago police...
Influential figures rise to defense of E2 owner
The city's search to affix responsibility for the deaths of 21 people in a South Side nightclub has centered on a son of one of Chicago's most prominent African-American families...