Coach weakened by disease inspires wrestlers
The coach was sick, but he refused to stay home. And so, every day, the teenagers watched as he hobbled up the narrow staircase to the practice room, leaning on...
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Swamp vacation: Walk through water, muck reveals real Everglades
Stabbing my walking stick into the muck and sliding my feet forward, I waded into the swamp, one eye on the lookout for alligators, the other trying to spot the...
Swamp vacation
Stabbing my walking stick into the muck and sliding my feet forward, I waded into the swamp, one eye on the lookout for alligators, the other trying to spot the...
Swamp vacation
Stabbing my walking stick into the muck and sliding my feet forward, I waded into the swamp, one eye on the lookout for alligators, the other trying to spot the...
Blind couple step out as parents
Love is blind inside the two-story brick house on Mulligan Avenue. And that is why the microwave buttons are marked with Braille. The clocks in the home all announce the...
Stars abound in Chicago, you just have to look up
As a soft dusk falls over the city, Venus appears on the western horizon as a tiny pinprick of light. Soon other celestial objects flicker into view. "Saturn's up!" calls...
Space detective role could be in your stars
Calling all wannabe astronomers. The Adler Planetarium, in partnership with GalaxyZoo.org, has recruited 10,000 volunteers in recent weeks to help trace the history of the universe, and they're looking for...
For sale: Treasures from the ‘conscience of the city’
During his 20 years on the Chicago City Council, from 1955 to 1975, Leon Despres was called the "conscience of the city." The liberal 5th Ward alderman spent his life...
Sports fans shower boos on ban
Pity the organization that tries to restrict the public's right to tweet. Earlier this month, the Southeastern Conference -- among the most powerful leagues in college sports -- issued new...
Real debate about a mythical day
Here's a puzzler: In the 1993 movie "Groundhog Day," how many days did Bill Murray's character spend reliving the same 24-hour period? Believe it or not, one fan has attempted...