Wade’s ex-wife holds personal protest
The ex-wife of NBA basketball player Dwyane Wade sat on a piece of cardboard outside the Daley Center on Friday holding a sign that read: "Miami Heat Star Mother of...
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Heat advisory issued for Thursday, Friday
The weather Wednesday was perfect — if you live on the Florida coast. But in Chicago and its suburbs, officials urged caution and opened cooling centers as mid-90s temperatures combined...
Miracle ‘hits home’ as rescued boy expected to recover
Six-year-old Nathan Woessner was halfway to the top of the 126-foot-high Mount Baldy sand dune in Indiana when he vanished. "The earth gobbled him up," said the Rev. Don Reul,...
Miracle ‘hits home’ as rescued boy expected to recover
Six-year-old Nathan Woessner was halfway to the top of the 126-foot-high Mount Baldy sand dune in Indiana when he vanished. "The earth gobbled him up," said the Rev. Don Reul,...
Mark R. Ferdinand, lawyer who backed libertarian causes
Mark R. Ferdinand was an attorney and an early backer of The Heartland Institute, a Chicago-based organization whose mission is to "promote free-market solutions to social and economic problems" Mr....
Lincoln Park soccer field scorched, closed
Soccer matches at a popular Lincoln Park neighborhood pitch have been canceled after officials learned that it was burned over the Fourth of July weekend, evidently by fireworks, officials said....
‘Saint John Paul’ sounds good to Polish-Americans
The portrait of Pope John Paul II hangs on the left side of the sanctuary at Holy Trinity Polish Church in Noble Square. The painting, always adorned with fresh flowers...
Stars, stripes and standards of patriotism
The star-spangled banner does more than wave over the home of the brave these days: Images of the American flag adorn boxer briefs, emblazon sofas and bedazzle Ryan Lochte's teeth....