Chicago meteor ushers in peak stargazing season
In a few days — barring cloud cover — the night skies will present one of the more arresting displays of meteors streaking through space. Known as the Lyrids, the...
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Meteor dazzles stargazers: ‘This thing just split the sky’
Dan Joyce was headed west with a buddy and a big telescope, hoping to take advantage of the "beautiful night" when a slash of brilliant green shot across the evening...
Meteor dazzles stargazers: ‘This thing just split the sky’
Dan Joyce was headed west with a buddy and a big telescope, hoping to take advantage of the "beautiful night" when a slash of brilliant green shot across the evening...
Crowd at ‘new Jim Crow’ meeting applauds arrest of Trayvon Martin shooter
Stephen Watts was glad to hear Wednesday that murder charges were filed in the death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, if only because he hoped an investigation of his son's...
Local reaction to Trayvon Martin case at discussion panel
An audience of more than 100 people at a panel discussion tonight in Chicago about the Trayvon Martin case applauded enthusiastically when the moderator mentioned that second-degree murder charges had...
Rapper sued by family of bodyguard who died in tour bus crash
The family of a bodyguard who was killed in a 2004 tour bus crash is suing Chicago-based rapper Twista and his management companies. Arthur "Butch" Dixon, 45, died of multiple...
Condo association accused of discrimination for banning poodles
A 67-year-old painter has sued his Lakeview condominium association for discrimination because it refused to allow him to keep his pet poodles to help him deal with depression. A lawsuit...
Thousands jam Chicago Park District website as summer camp registration opens
Tricia Poreda thought she had done everything she needed to do to get her three children into a Chicago Park District summer camp. The Old Irving Park single mom had...
Chicago Park District website again plagued by woes on program sign-up day
Tricia Poreda thought she had done everything she needed to do to get her three children into a Chicago Park District summer camp.The Old Irving single mom had dutifully read...
Chicago Park District website again plagued by woes on program sign-up day
Tricia Poreda thought she had done everything she needed to do to get her three children into a Chicago Park District summer camp. The Old Irving single mom had dutifully...