Folks weathering cold, cabin fever
Karen Stevens made it easy on a frigid Thursday for customers at her drive-through coffee stand in Grayslake: Regulars didn't even have to roll down a window to order their...
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Anguish of teen slaying returns
Tommy Degen was a likable Boy Scout, a mathematics buff and a poet, a computer nut even in the early days of PCs. He was 14 when he was stabbed...
Hoopla over Cubs presents challenges
Squeezed into fishnet stockings, stiletto boots and a fire-engine red corset, Scott Alan Jones unexpectedly shared the spotlight Tuesday night with a group of TVs and a baseball team. At...
8 victims were home in any part of the world
The women mourning the deaths of eight they considered sisters know the harshness of isolation in a strange country. They also know the joy of finding kindred spirits--adventurous, educated, resilient....
Bears fans get a taste of new digs
Minor plumbing problems and ticket glitches aside, Bears fans greeted the $632 million renovation of Soldier Field with praise Saturday at an open house and rededication ceremony marked by patriotic...
Indiana makes Lt. Gov. Kernan acting executive
The Indiana Supreme Court on Wednesday moved to formally designate Lt. Gov. Joe Kernan as acting governor Wednesday as state leaders were heartened by uplifting news from Chicago about Gov....
Family owners, loyal crew
Three were the core of a family business that had been around for two decades. One was an immigrant who worked long days and late nights to support his wife...
Memorials celebrate 5 lives cut short
In Barrington Hills they remembered Kelly Jean McKinnell's bright smile and infectious laugh. In Winnetka they recalled the incomparably big heart of "gentle giant" Shea Fitzgerald. In Naperville they looked...
Potter fans get 5th dose of magic as book debuts
And at the stroke of midnight, out came the magic plastic. It was the culmination of weeks of hype--or expectation, depending on how you look at it. At 12:01 a.m....
Ford Heights fires acting police chief, deputy
The acting police chief of southwest suburban Ford Heights, who had clashed last year with a village trustee, was fired last week along with the deputy chief, the village attorney...