Chicago branch libraries find budget cuts stacked against them
Walking through the doors of the Edgewater Library, the first thing you notice are the books, piled a foot high on counter tops and crammed into more than a dozen...
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80-year-old recounts Loop attack
The lunchtime shooting in the Loop Thursday unfolded so quickly that 80-year-old Vasken Bayenderian never realized a knife had even been placed against his throat. A panhandler being chased by...
‘Am I Shot?’
The lunchtime shooting in the Loop Thursday unfolded so quickly that 80-year-old Vasken Bayenderian never realized a knife had even been placed against his throat. A panhandler being chased by...
Groucho glasses mark a new record for city
Chicago has overtaken the Cardinals ... though not in baseball. The city has wrenched the Guinness World Record for "most people wearing Groucho Marx glasses" from an event held by...
‘Wearing Groucho glasses’ record holder, Chicago is
Chicago has overtaken the Cardinals ... though not in baseball. The city has wrenched the Guinness World Record for "most people wearing Groucho Marx glasses" from an event held by...
Jack Bivans, 1925-2009; radio voice of Captain Midnight’s sidekick
Jack Bivans' voice was a staple of radio in old-time programs like "Captain Midnight," "Guiding Light," and "The Shadow." "It was his whole life," Paul Bivans said of his father's...
Express Stamps program gets food to the hungry faster
Liz Bryant didn't think she had the time to apply for food stamps. The thought of waiting in line for hours at a bureaucratic state office -- then another month...
Chicago Air & Water Show will be a 2-day event this year
For 51 years, the Chicago Air & Water Show has been roaring up and down the lakefront. This year's event is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday --...
Cook County to ban smoking on all hospital grounds
Cook County government's medical system will ban smoking entirely at all its hospitals and clinics in November, stubbing out outdoor smoking on its properties, officials said Wednesday. Smoking has long...
Now, no smokes outside county hospitals either
Cook County government's medical system will ban smoking entirely at all its hospitals and clinics this November, stubbing out outdoor smoking on its property, officials said Wednesday. Smoking has long...