Peoria jolted by alleged 9/11 link
Ali S. Al-Marri's acquaintances here find it hard to believe that the man they knew briefly this fall--a graduate student, husband and devoted father of five small children--might have a...
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Cook County Board shaken
Several incumbents on the Cook County Board were defeated Tuesday in a primary election that could give rise to a strong independent faction as the county wrestles with problems such...
Computer whiz to `Dr. Chaos’
When Joseph Konopka was in middle school, he was so good with computers that school officials referred teachers with computer problems to him. But in his freshman year of high...
Argonne workers show exposure to toxic metal
Seven current or former workers at Argonne National Laboratory have blood abnormalities caused by exposure to the highly toxic metal beryllium--the first such cases at the facility. The cases were...
Agents say priest sold, made drugs
A 31-year-old Roman Catholic priest known as "Father Jeff" was arrested at the old red-brick church he leads in this little farm town and charged with helping to make and...
Parties, prayers usher in 2002
On a night when many people aimed to spill a little champagne in a show of exuberance, many other Chicago-area residents searched for reassurance. From a remembrance of lives lost...
No white Christmas, but weather outside will still be frightful
Chicagoans longing for a white Christmas probably will have to settle for flurries and stinging cold. Christmas is expected to be a repeat of Christmas Eve, with a dreary sky,...
Public to get advice on handling mail
With businesses and families across the country worried about the possibility of finding anthrax in the mail, the U.S. Postal Service said Thursday it will send a postcard "to every...
Sense of necessity tempers the fear
They found out about the new war after running the Chicago Marathon, as they shopped at a flea market at the Bridgeview mosque and just before they boarded airplanes at...
Threat scenarios spur new alerts
Crop-dusting airplanes were grounded across the country Monday for a second straight day and trucking companies were on high alert as the FBI continued to investigate whether terrorists planned to...