City works to fine-tune crisis plan for disasters
In the moments after two hijacked jets struck the World Trade Center in New York, Chicagoans got their first, if sketchy, glimpse of how their leaders would react if Chicago...
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Amid hunt, FBI seeks wider powers
A grand jury convened in New York to help pursue those responsible for last week's terrorist attacks as the federal investigation intensified Sunday, with authorities holding at least two men...
19 culprits named as U.S. seeks 100 in terror probe
The Justice Department has put a face on what had been a largely faceless, if horrific, conspiracy, releasing the names of 19 hijackers it says are responsible for seizing four...
City not back to business as usual
Despite bright skies and inviting temperatures, it was clear that on the first weekend since the deadly terrorism in New York and Washington, life in Chicago was not entirely ready...
Stricter security slowing rebound for air travel
More passenger jets filled the nation's skies Friday, but hourslong waits in ticket counter lines and a gantlet of new, vastly stricter security measures underscored that America's commercial air travel...
Stunned air travelers just ‘want to get home’
As airports in Chicago and nationwide slowly opened to flights again Thursday, tens of thousands of travelers remained stranded across the United States and the world. In small coastal towns...
City’s routine is far from normal
Commuters boarded trains, elevators whisked workers by the thousands to their high-rise offices and Michigan Avenue teemed with shoppers and tourists--but Wednesday was hardly an ordinary Chicago workday. At the...
Chicago steps up security, shares its grief
To make a statement about the resiliency of Chicagoans in the face of crisis, city leaders urged workers to head back to their offices Wednesday, a day after terrorists unleashed...
Chicago steps up security, shares its grief
To make a statement about the resiliency of Chicagoans in the face of crisis, city leaders urged workers to head back to their offices Wednesday, a day after terrorists unleashed...
Chicago steps up security, shares its grief
To make a statement about the resiliency of Chicagoans in the face of crisis, city leaders urged workers to head back to their offices Wednesday, a day after terrorists unleashed...