Lakeview apartment fire kills 3
Three young men died during a fast-moving apartment fire in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood Tuesday that spread to a neighboring building before fire crews could contain it, officials said. Residents at...
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Lakeview apartment fire kills 3
Three young men died during a fast-moving apartment fire in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood Tuesday that spread to a neighboring building before fire crews could contain it, officials said. Residents at...
Baby found unharmed in trash can
Chicago police were questioning at least two people Sunday, hours after a baby who was alleged to have been snatched from his mother's arms was discovered inside a trash can...
This teacher’s pet is the real thing
Amanda Rosenthal-Matthews struggles against her cerebral palsy as she sounds out words from flash cards at her West Side school. But something happens to the 6-year-old when she spots Star....
Jury urges death for killing woman
A Cook County jury recommended Thursday that an alleged high-ranking gang leader should be sentenced to death for the attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend and the slaying of her sister...
Texas criminal record shows a temper boiling over to rage
Jerry Branton Hobbs III always had a hot temper, but on a summer night in Texas, he finally exploded. After fighting with Sheila Hollabaugh, the mother of his three children,...
`We have not forgotten them’
Former Chicago police Detective Walter Dudycz will never forget fellow Officer Joseph Cali or the beautiful May evening 30 years ago when a sniper's bullet took Cali's life. But others...
Stickney boy killed in shooting accident
A 3-year-old boy who apparently found a loaded gun was shot to death in his father's home in Stickney Wednesday in what authorities say was a tragic accident. A spokesman...
Strict leader may deepen rift in U.S. flock, some fear
In his new role as spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church in America, Pope Benedict XVI takes on a divided flock, with some believers fervently clinging to fundamental church...
Prayers, hope are with pope
The selection of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany as Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday was marked by ringing bells and grateful prayers in Illinois--but also by worries about where he...