Aurora’s boil order still in effect
With a vat of water boiling on the stove and a supply of already boiled water in the cooler, Nick Giannakaris hopes he has Aurora's precautionary boil order licked. But...
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Ex-De La Salle coach faces abuse suit
A Naperville middle school teacher was placed on leave Thursday after three men filed civil suits charging that he sexually abused them years ago when they were students at De...
Water main break closes high school
Students were sent home from St. Charles East High School Thursday after a water main break left the building without sprinklers. Classes are expected to resume Friday. No water got...
High school shut after hydrant hit
Classes were cancelled at Kaneland High School in Maple Park Wednesday after a sport-utility vehicle struck a fire hydrant and cracked the building's water main, officials said. A student driving...
Confidence may boost retailers
Kathy Ludwig's mission Friday morning was to snap up as many bargains as possible. Ludwig, 43, dressed in a "Shop Until You Melt" sweater, did just that at Carson Pirie...
Soldier died trying to save MP officer
Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Bellavia's family hoped his wish would never come true. Before his deployment, Bellavia, 28, told his wife, Christine, that he wanted to be buried in Arlington...
5 held in slaying, theft on West Side
Five people charged with killing a 40-year-old Austin man appeared in Cook County court Friday as a prosecutor described how three of them lured the victim into an alley, while...
Safety, cost duel it out in city sprinkler debate
The fire was down the hallway but the smoke settled like a dingy film on walls outside Sandra Richie's fifth-floor apartment, a pungent reminder that her North Side high-rise lacks...
Plans for a wedding gone in grenade attack
When Analaura Esparza Gutierrez wanted something, she went after it. That was true of her college education. She knew she needed a degree to become a psychologist. So she waived...
Fatal Loop blaze raises questions
As the search continued for the cause of the Loop high-rise fire that killed at least six people Friday, public officials and employees who worked in the 35-story building were...