A cry parents pray they never hear
For Cindy Sanaghan, the excited chatter, the loud radio music and the happy giggles late Sunday night were only mildly annoying and predictable--her 11-year-old twin daughters had invited two friends...
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A cry parents pray they never hear
For Cindy Sanaghan, the excited chatter, the loud radio music and the happy giggles late Sunday night were only mildly annoying and predictable--her 11-year-old twin daughters had invited two friends...
Anger over war in Iraq has thousands on march
Alex Enriquez, an office manager from Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood, said he isn't the type who usually takes part in political rallies. But the war in Iraq has upset him...
Chicago poet seized as fugitive killer
Poet Norman A. Porter Jr.'s greatest work might be his creation of J.J. Jameson, an anti-war, pro-labor Chicago poet who has been spinning and spouting his verses in the city...
Vote for teachers union boss tossed out
The results of the recent Chicago Teachers Union runoff for president, in which special education teacher Marilyn Stewart appeared to have narrowly won, were declared null and void Tuesday by...
Governor to name casino investigator
Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday will name a former deputy U.S. attorney general as special investigator to look into the Illinois Gaming Board's decision to give a casino license to...
Governor to name casino investigator
Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday will name a former deputy U.S. attorney general as special investigator to look into the Illinois Gaming Board's decision to give a casino license to...
Cop shoots man near gas station
A man who had been sitting in front of a North Side gas station was shot early Wednesday in a struggle with a police officer who had stopped to see...
Tuesday’s drenching falls short of record
Tuesday's 1 1/2 to 2 inches of rain fell short of breaking the record for this time in November, but the steady dousing was enough to inconvenience hundreds of area...
For roads, streets, one rain too many
Already soggy from two days of off-and-on rain, the Chicago area was drenched again Tuesday evening with reports of up to 1 1/2 inches of rain in some places, turning...