Third person arrested in fatal shooting of retired police sergeant
A third person has been arrested in the March home invasion and slaying of a 73-year-old retired Chicago police sergeant. The man was taken into custody in Hammond, Ind. and...
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Japanese consulate: Human remains sent in mail were ‘treated properly’
The Japanese consulate in Chicago says it properly handled a box of human bones that was sent to the consulate this past summer but was not turned over to the...
Mechanical, health issues force O’Hare flight to Brussels back to Chicago
A United Airlines plane bound for Brussels was diverted to Maine and then returned to O'Hare International Airport early Wednesday morning because of medical and technical issues, according to the...
Encyclopaedia Britannica editor Daphne Daume dies
For nearly 45 years, Daphne Daume scoured the drafts of entries to the Encyclopaedia Britannica searching for flaws. She fixed misspellings, perfected grammar and fine-tuned content until it was ready...
‘Genius grant’ winners from 3 Illinois universities
Among the 21 winners of this year's MacArthur Fellowships, or "genius grants," are three from Illinois universities. The awards, presented by the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation,...
Tenants ordered out of building where 4 kids died in fire
A Cook County Circuit Court judge on Tuesday ordered that tenants be vacated from a South Side apartment building where four children died in a fire, while the owner made...