Translated prescriptions often wrong
Martha Jimenez was worried when the antibiotic she was giving her 8-year-old daughter, Linda, ran out a day early. "I got scared," said Jimenez, who usually sees a doctor who...
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Bad economy is good for resale, consignment shops
Resale stores once were thought to be the turf of vintage-clothing fans and penny-pinching shoppers. But with the economy in a recession and unemployment on the rise, shopping resale has...
Mall threats downplayed by officials
Law enforcement officials Thursday downplayed the significance of an "uncorroborated" threat that terrorists may attack Chicago shopping centers during the upcoming holiday season. Arthur Everett, assistant special agent-in-charge of the...
New CTA bailout plan stalls
Less than two weeks before the latest "doomsday" deadline for the Chicago Transit Authority, a House Republican bailout plan funded by a cigarette tax hike and vehicle title fee increase...
10-year-old fatally shot while trying to run home
Arthur Jones, a 5th-grader at Holmes Elementary School, was headed to a convenience store with his best friend after school Wednesday to buy soda pop and candy. They were only...
In theory, Chicago is leader in economics
Roger Myerson spent the bulk of his career as an economic theorist at Northwestern University, but when the telephone call came from Sweden, he was on the faculty of the...
State tiff delays tax bills in Cook
Cook County property tax bills will be further delayed after Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Thursday overhauled legislation designed to extend relief on rapidly increasing home values. The governor's action would...