Herbert Channick, 1929-2011
Herbert Channick's self-written obituary is not especially long, and he omitted details others might have included. For example, that he held a pilot's license into his 80s, drove horses in...
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Tribune analysis: Drug-sniffing dogs in traffic stops often wrong
Drug-sniffing dogs can give police probable cause to root through cars by the roadside, but state data show the dogs have been wrong more often than they have been right...
Rockford woman pardoned by Obama
Though she was released from federal prison in 1985, Floretta Leavy's drug conviction the year before has long hung over her head. So, the Rockford woman was still beside herself...
SUV plows into apartment, kills sleeping woman
Startled awake by a thunderous crash early Saturday, Juan Nicolas Bernal stared up at the greasy black object pressing down on him inside his Bolingbrook apartment. Thinking the ceiling had...
Local Jewish group in spotlight after terror plot from Yemen
About two dozen members of the Congregation Or Chadash were enjoying their usual Friday evening dinner before services at their Edgewater neighborhood headquarters when they got the startling news that...
Hoosiers facing hefty bills for missed Illinois tolls
Trying to clear a two-year backlog of violation notices, the Illinois Tollway says it is willing to forgive some hefty fines accrued by Indiana motorists who didn't pay their tolls....
Edward Gregoire Sr., park supervisor, mentored youths
Edward Gregoire Sr. was a fleet-footed and soft-handed wide receiver on high school and semi-professional football teams in the 1940s, an undersized but agile player whose impressive catches earned him...
Friends of missing boater keep vigil
Friends of Christopher Gary seemed unsure Saturday if they should refer to him in the past or present tense as police continued to comb Lake Michigan for signs of the...
Colonic providers apparently violating state law
A controversial health therapy that involves flushing the colon with water — it's called a colonic or colon hydrotherapy — can cure constipation and a host of other maladies, say...
After 43 years, cop killer set to walk free
When Robert Nagle learned recently that the man who murdered his father was scheduled to be paroled, Nagle's first thought was about whether Henry Michael Gargano was still a cold-blooded...