Lawsuit: Mentoring volunteer sexually abused 3 brothers
Three siblings said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that they were sexually abused by a Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteer as boys in the 1990s. The suit alleges that supervisors...
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Powerful storms, heavy wind batter Chicago area
A violent line of storms pounded the Chicago area late Monday, bringing torrential rains and powerful wind gusts and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without power. The storm system...
Police: Charges filed in death of teen killed during cell phone robbery
A South Side man is charged with murder in connection with a January robbery that went wrong and led to the shooting death of a 19-year-old, Chicago police announced Monday...
Prosecutors announce guilty pleas in human trafficking ring
Ten human traffickers snared by a wiretap three years ago have pleaded guilty to prostituting girls and young women in the Chicago area, said prosecutors, who on Monday touted the...
Winnetka hiker falls to his death in Utah, police say
A Winnetka man hiking near Salt Lake City fell hundreds of feet to his death last week, Utah authorities said Sunday. William Pierce was on a business trip to the...
Sufi Muslims protest perfume maker in Chicago
A group of Sufi Muslims took to Chicago's streets Sunday to say an emblem used by Italian perfume-maker Roberto Cavalli smacks of insensitivity and is an affront to their faith....
World Cup viewing party moved to Soldier Field
Soldier Field will host a free viewing party Tuesday when the U.S. takes on Belgium in the World Cup, officials announced Sunday. After huge turnouts and limited space at public...
Winnetka hiker falls to his death in Utah, police say
A Winnetka man hiking near Salt Lake City fell hundreds of feet to his death last week, Utah authorities said Sunday. William Pierce was on a business trip to the...
World Cup viewing party moved to Soldier Field
Soldier Field will host a free viewing party Tuesday when the U.S. takes on Belgium in the World Cup, officials announced Sunday. After huge turnouts and limited space at public...
Leukemia patient sues Trader Joe’s, supplier over infection
A cancer patient who shopped at a Northbrook Trader Joe's is suing the grocer and one its suppliers, saying it sold him tainted food that was later recalled and caused...