`It felt like an avalanche’
One moment, they were sipping beer and cocktails on a Lincoln Park porch on a summer night--dozens of people in their 20s shining with promise. The next moment, the floor...
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Body of Berwyn man recovered in Wolf Lake
Police and volunteer divers, aided by a cadaver-sniffing police dog, found the body of a Berwyn man Wednesday who disappeared 24 hours earlier under the murky surface of Wolf Lake...
Skydive death inquiry continues
Authorities continue to investigate the accidental skydiving death of Roger Nelson, while a spokesman for the former world champion's Skydive Chicago said Sunday that the Ottawa-based drop zone would stay...
Teen’s arrest dashes hopes of businessman-benefactor
Patrick Arbor, a titan in Chicago's business community, did all he could for 17-year-old Angel Serrano, the only child of the longtime housekeeper whom he considers family. After Serrano joined...
Yellow ribbons tied around St. Charles
With yellow ribbons on their lapels and, in some cases, tears on their faces, hundreds visited a St. Charles funeral home Sunday to remember 24-year-old Staff Sgt. Jacob Frazier, who...
Daley rips up Meigs runways in surprise raid
Mayor Richard Daley launched the surprise closing of Meigs Field at a secret meeting over the weekend where he huddled with top aides to solidify a strategy designed to strike...
Utah case gives mom of missing girls hope
The safe return of Elizabeth Smart from a nine-month kidnapping ordeal in Utah has given the mother of two missing Chicago girls renewed hope her children may still be found...
For some, street beats shelter
Not counting the windchill factor, it's about 20 degrees outside on this night as J.J. Keller gets ready for bed in a small alcove next to a ramp on Lower...
Coattails can’t carry all aldermanic allies
Even as they handed Mayor Richard M. Daley an overwhelming electoral mandate on Tuesday, voters flashed their independence in a few aldermanic contests as they dispatched a long-time mayoral loyalist...
Standoff ends in apparent suicide
Although the hunt for a man suspected in six murders ended Sunday morning in a South Side motel room, where the 18-year-old allegedly shot himself, police were searching for another...