Mitch Smith

Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in Maywood.

Hines hospital, 4 other Illinois VA facilities cited in patient-access audit

May 21, 2019 at 4:17 p.m.

A suburban Veterans Affairs hospital where widespread scheduling misconduct has been alleged was among dozens of facilities flagged for "further review" in a federal audit released Monday. The national investigation...

Hines hospital, 4 other Illinois VA facilities cited in patient-access audit

December 24, 2018 at 12:07 a.m.

Louis Reinhart, poses for a photograph during pre-game activities prior to a game between the Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins.

Cubs honor centenarian at last

August 18, 2019 at 4:33 p.m.

Two months late, but a century in the making, Louis Reinhart crossed the Wrigley Field grass Sunday and dropped the game ball on the pitcher's mound. The 100-year-old retired farmer,...

Cubs honor centenarian at last

December 24, 2018 at 12:07 a.m.

Two months late, but a century in the making, Louis Reinhart crossed the Wrigley Field grass Sunday and dropped the game ball on the pitcher's mound. The 100-year-old retired farmer,...

Man charged in Northwest Side shooting that left man paralyzed

May 21, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

A man accused of paralyzing a 21-year-old in an April shooting in the Hermosa neighborhood was ordered held Saturday in lieu of $1 million bail. John Christopher Vazquez, 26, is...

Prosecutors: Pawn shop robbers caught after changing clothes

May 21, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

Three armed robbers made off with thousands of dollars in cash and jewerly from a Southwest Side pawn shop Friday morning, but two suspects were caught with their loot after...

Prosecutors: Teen shot man in South Side playlot

May 21, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

The Gage Park neighborhood playlot was bustling with kids and adults when a teen stepped out of a van and opened fire Thursday evening, police and prosecutors said. Servando Medel,...

Customs agents find condom-wrapped cocaine in women at Midway

May 21, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

After a trip to Jamaica, a pair of local women landed at Midway International Airport on Friday with about $36,000 worth of cocaine wrapped in condoms and stored in body...

Customs agents find condom-wrapped cocaine in women at Midway

December 24, 2018 at 12:05 a.m.

After a trip to Jamaica, a pair of local women landed at Midway International Airport on Friday with about $36,000 worth of cocaine wrapped in condoms and stored in body...

Prosecutors: Teen shot man in South Side playlot

December 24, 2018 at 12:06 a.m.

The Gage Park neighborhood playlot was bustling with kids and adults when a teen stepped out of a van and opened fire Thursday evening, police and prosecutors said. Servando Medel,...

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