Alice Stevens 1949-2010
For her family's pleasure, Alice Stevens compiled one collection of her poems and another of old recipes, and both times the reception was so enthusiastic the work was published for...
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Chicago cab rides going up 50 cents
Taxi driver A.J. Osunde said he isn't sure if the additional 50 cents he will charge passengers who hop into his cab will help or hurt business. "The economy is...
Pioneer in infertility treatments
Every year during the holidays, Dr. Melvin R. Cohen, an infertility specialist, would receive dozens of cards and letters updating him on the children he helped bring into the world....
Gouging while hanging garland generates lawsuit
Despite the good tidings and cheer of this time of year, the holiday season also brings with it certain dangers. Think frostbite, ice-covered sidewalks or unattended fireplaces. Now, a Highland...
Protests don’t slow airports’ holiday traffic
Fliers who arrived at O'Hare International Airport on Wednesday fearing the worst — long lines and protests — were pleasantly surprised to find relative calm on what's traditionally the busiest...
Five students with Chicago ties are awarded Rhodes scholarship
A few months ago, Alice Baumgartner was volunteering at a clinic in a remote town in Bolivia when a woman walked in with her mother and 7-year-old daughter. The child...
Stanley ‘Sarge’ Davis, 1947-2010
Stanley "Sarge" Davis could usually be found perched on a barstool, microphone in hand, welcoming visitors to his club, Lee's Unleaded Blues. Using the microphone, Mr. Davis conversed with the...
Up in arms over airport security
If you could put three faces on the emerging public reaction to new government procedures for screening airline passengers, they'd be anger, resignation and confusion. Next week, Thanksgiving travelers who...
Major U.S. study on children’s health seeks families
Researchers working on a massive national study on children's health that will follow children from womb to adulthood today launched their search for 2,000 participants from the Chicago area. The...
Cold case: The disappearance of Donna Doll
Doreen Vogt was watching the evening news when tragic scenes from Northern Illinois University filled her with a pain she's spent the last four decades trying to forget. It was...