Sadness, regret for woman whose stepdad died in heat wave
The heat that seared the city left at least 23 people dead. Among them was a man whose body was found in a tiny, sweltering room he rented for roughly...
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The fierce love of family helps Evanston teacher to heal
His daughter had been moved to the intensive care unit. And so he sat there next to her, a powerfully built man with shoulders like a linebacker who, day after...
Against backdrop of Memorial Day, Wheaton couple prepare to bury their serviceman son
While the nation marked Memorial Day on Monday, Susan and Thomas Watts prepared to bury their son, Army Spc. Samuel T. Watts, who died earlier this month in Walter Reed...
$4.1 million settlement for pregnant inmates who say they were shackled
A federal judge today granted preliminary approval to a $4.1 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of a group of female detainees at the Cook County Jail...
$4.1 million settlement for pregnant inmates who say they were shackled
A federal judge today granted preliminary approval to a $4.1 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of a group of female detainees at the Cook County Jail...
$4.1 million settlement set for pregnant inmates who said they were shackled before giving birth
A federal judge on Tuesday granted preliminary approval to a $4.1 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of a group of female detainees at the Cook County...
Flowers for Justyna: Friends’ tribute to tour bus accident victim never withers
After the accident on that May evening in downtown Chicago, a young woman came to the corner with flowers. In the fog of grief, she found comfort in this small...
Reporting the extent of a family’s love
In April of 2010, the brutal mugging of Irish exchange student Natasha McShane was a big story in Chicago, covered heavily by television, radio and newspapers. Now, two years later,...
Two years after attack, Bucktown beating victim cannot speak or walk
Her world — once filled with possibility — has shrunk to the size of her parents' living room, where, in the afternoons, she sits in a chair by the window....
Reporting the extent of a family’s love
In April of 2010, the brutal mugging of Irish exchange student Natasha McShane was a big story in Chicago, covered heavily by television, radio and newspapers. Now, two years later,...