Chicago man drowns in Lake Michigan
Three young men from the Chicago area had just arrived in Stevensville, Mich., on Friday when they decided to begin their holiday weekend with a swim in Lake Michigan. Ignoring...
Home > Reviews
All Stories
Girl, 4, injured in West Englewood house fire
Diontae Bronson was drawing in his upstairs bedroom early Saturday evening when he heard the smoke alarm in his West Englewood house. Bronson, 18, ran downstairs through billows of black...
7 puppies die after flight to O’Hare
The mysterious deaths this week of seven puppies shortly after landing at O'Hare International Airport on a plane from Tulsa, Okla., rattled the nerves of animal lovers. But there is...
‘We will make him proud’
Chicago police recruits at the West Side training academy are preparing to graduate next week without one of the instructors who helped sharpen their skills — Officer Thor Soderberg, who...
Liquor cart idea takes flight
Taking the edge off those pre-flight jitters by pounding a few beers soon could become a bit more convenient at O'Hare International Airport. Mayor Richard Daley floated the idea Wednesday...
Homicide in Maywood ends yearlong streak of peace
It had been more than a year without a slaying in Maywood, a rare 375 days of relative peace in a tiny near west Chicago suburb that once averaged a...
Tornadoes rip through central Illinois
The storm sirens went off Saturday night as Janet Kresl sat in the living room of her house in Dwight, watching the news. The sirens often sounded with little consequence,...
Ordained against all odds
Janine Denomme wouldn't give up on the Catholic Church. She had wanted to be a priest all of her life. But she knew the church wouldn't ordain her as a...
Probe urged of Metra bonus
Phil Pagano, Metra's boss of commuter rail operations for the past 20 years, is under scrutiny for possible financial irregularities involving an alleged "bonus" of $56,000, officials said Wednesday. Metra...
Teen dies in Chatham home fire
A 16-year-old girl died Sunday after suffering numerous burns and smoke inhalation from a house fire, authorities said. Cierria Thomas, of the 8300 block of South Lafayette Avenue, was found...