Governor allots funds for equal pay
After taking effect Jan. 1, a new state law meant to remedy instances of unequal pay for women and men who do comparable work has drawn just 17 complaints--and two...
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Despite technology, Utica tornadoes proved a surprise
Armed with advanced radar, satellite images and other high-tech tools of the modern meteorologist, weather forecasters knew conditions were ripe Tuesday for thunderstorms to sweep through Illinois and Indiana. But...
For soldier, joining Army led to `real positive change’
When Pvt. Dustin Kreider dropped his mother off in Pekin, Ill., in November he couldn't help but cry. "I said, `I have to go somewhere I don't want to go,...
Protest asks fast action on brutality
Two dozen demonstrators rallied Tuesday outside the offices of special prosecutors investigating alleged police torture under former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge to pressure them to accelerate the nearly two-year-old...
For 6 years, soldier `breathed the Army’
Army Spec. Tracy Lee Laramore-West of Royse City, Texas, planned to get married in about six months, as soon as he was given leave from his duties with Operation Iraqi...
Teen attacked after crash
Two girls were injured after being struck by an out-of-control car Monday afternoon in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, leading a crowd to carry out what witnesses said was...
Truck hits man, mob beats driver
A young father's death beneath the tires of an 18-wheeler Tuesday night led to a rampage against the truck's driver, as a mob wrested him from his cab and pummeled...
Man arrested in 2 sex assaults
DNA evidence combined with a pattern followed by the rapist who attacked several Chicago-area women while they slept in their unlocked apartments led to sexual assault charges against a self-employed...
Hynes’ loss puts machine in doubt
In the end, Dan Hynes' political pedigree did him remarkably little good in his quest for the U.S. Senate, providing what Democratic politicians said Wednesday was just the latest bit...
Candidates hopeful to the end
Amid anticipation of a low-turnout election compounded by iffy weather, candidates for Illinois U.S. Senate nominations wound up the final campaign day Monday with cross-state marathons. Also facing voters on...