Contractor with Blagojevich links to plead guilty
A former state contractor with close ties to ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich plans to enter a guilty plea Monday, more than four years after she was charged with bilking the state...
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Following the information in a terrible murder
The killings of Krystal Tobias, 9, and her 8-year-old best friend, Laura Hobbs, continue to trouble the people of Zion, and the Lake County justice system has yet to put...
Music goers, sun seekers, brave high, humid temps
Hundreds of teenagers and 20-somethings queued up along Ashland Avenue before the gates opened at the Pitchfork Music Festival, enduring a relentless midday sun in exchange for the best vantage...
It’s summertime, and the beaches are trashy
As dawn broke over Lake Michigan on a recent weekend morning, the sun glinted off the water, off the sunglasses of joggers and bicyclists and — unfortunately — off the...
Thaddeus Kowalski, 1931-2011
Cook County Judge Thaddeus Kowalski cooperated with federal authorities who took down a raft of corrupt judges during Operation Greylord in the 1980s. Judge Kowalski knew his cooperation endangered his...
Blago jurors’ verdict: ‘Likable,’ but guilty
Describing Rod Blagojevich as a "likable person," jurors in his corruption trial said they could not overlook evidence that painted a clear picture of a scheming politician. "The evidence was...
Vandalism mars Pride Parade: Tires punctured on 51 floats
Chicago's 42nd annual Pride Parade got off to a rocky start this morning after 51 floats were vandalized overnight. But by day's end, the event had drawn a huge, perhaps...
Vandalism mars Pride Parade: Tires punctured on 51 floats
Chicago's 42nd annual Pride Parade got off to a rocky start this morning after 51 floats were vandalized overnight. But by day's end, the event had drawn a huge, perhaps...
Vandalism mars Pride Parade: Tires punctured on 51 floats
Chicago's 42nd annual Pride Parade got off to a rocky start this morning after 51 floats were vandalized overnight. But by day's end, the event had drawn a huge, perhaps...
New DNA test in 1994 Waukegan killing fails to match man convicted of crime, lawyer says
A new DNA test of blood evidence from the 1994 murder of a prominent Waukegan businessman has been found to match someone other than the man who has served 15...