Families, friends remain true to loved ones’ traditions
Cecile Caguicla Three months after Cecile Caguicla's death, her friend and roommate for the last 25 years still catches herself driving to the station to meet her train. "I forget--it's...
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Husband’s voice, young man’s dream
Patrick J. Buhse Though Susan Buhse's memory of her final phone conversation with her husband is horrible, she takes some comfort from a subtle change she noted in his voice....
Parade offers respite and a rise
The high school marching bands in festive gear, smiling soap stars, miniature horses, glittering floats, bare-chested men twirling batons of fire--that was all great. But for the children lining State...
Holiday revelers savor magnificent light show
Despite mild November weather, the holiday season arrived on schedule Saturday in downtown Chicago, drawing large crowds to greet Mickey Mouse as he waved a wand to light up North...
Pair sought in fatal robbery
Chicago police were searching Tuesday for a couple suspected of killing a 61-year-old man and critically wounding a second while robbing a South Side grocery store Monday night. Mohammed Rihan,...
Fears, protests, patriotism arise as air attacks begin
Marie Marsalli marched in the Columbus Day parade. Tourist Matt Dunn stared at the John Hancock Center and wondered whether to go up to the observatory. Marco Belmontes gave blood...
Fears, protests, patriotism arise as air attacks begin
Marie Marsalli marched in the Columbus Day parade. Tourist Matt Dunn stared at the John Hancock Center and wondered whether to go up to the observatory. Marco Belmontes gave blood...
Police-fire game has extra meaning
Chicago police officers will take the field against Chicago firefighters at Comiskey Park Saturday to raise money for the families of New York firefighters and police officers who died during...
Some city cabdrivers feel the pinch as bias rises, fares decline
The silent stares from the backseat in the last two weeks finally got to cabbie Sokhi Singh. So Singh, who wears a turban and a beard in observance of his...
Chaplains shine on front lines
Sometimes, when a child has burned to death in a fire, or thousands are killed in the collapse of a skyscraper, there is little to remind firefighters and paramedics of...