Islamic charity founder is sent back to Lebanon
The co-founder of a Chicago-area Islamic charity suspected of funneling money to Al Qaeda was deported to Lebanon this week after being detained for 19 months, his family and officials...
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2 suspended cops win jobs, back pay
An arbitrator ruled Monday that two South Side police officers can return to work, a year after Police Supt. Terry Hillard moved to fire them for their allegedly slow response...
Freight train kills Lake Forest boy, 11
An 11-year-old Lake Forest boy was killed Saturday afternoon when he was hit by a train as he and a friend tried to cross the tracks on their way to...
Coattails can’t carry all aldermanic allies
Even as they handed Mayor Richard M. Daley an overwhelming electoral mandate on Tuesday, voters flashed their independence in a few aldermanic contests as they dispatched a long-time mayoral loyalist...
Tax increase squeezes smokers
As Jason Mead fished extra change out of his pocket, he noted with irony the sign outside that read "Cigarettes Cheaper!" On Monday morning, the state enacted a 40-cent-per-pack cigarette...
Victims’ families still suffer anguish of losing loved ones
Emmanuel Castro's painful vigil continues. The wounds of Jan. 8, 1993, are still fresh for the father of 16-year-old Palatine massacre victim Michael Castro, and he took little solace in...
Cook County Board shaken
Several incumbents on the Cook County Board were defeated Tuesday in a primary election that could give rise to a strong independent faction as the county wrestles with problems such...
It looks as if dream winter will be buried
After being pampered by a balmy, dry winter, officials at Chicago's Snow Command Center Tuesday were closely monitoring Doppler radar for the first signs of a hefty snowstorm expected to...
State fights to buy more of Lincoln
Kim Bauer's job is to try to buy Lincoln artifacts in a robustly competitive marketplace, where prices can often seem as overwhelming as Grant's army at Appomattox. As curator of...
Long Grove, Kildeer open to housing plan
The new owners of 533 acres near Long Grove and Kildeer want to build hundreds of luxury homes in an area where residents often oppose new development and local school...