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Convicted Indiana murderer mistakenly released from Cook County Jail

May 16, 2019 at 12:31 p.m.

An Indiana man convicted of murder has been on the loose since Wednesday evening after Cook County Jail officials mistakenly released him, authorities said. The Sheriff's Office confirmed that Steven...

Indiana murderer mistakenly released from Cook County Jail

August 23, 2021 at 10:28 p.m.

An Indiana man convicted of murder has been on the loose since Wednesday night after Cook County Jail officials mistakenly released him, authorities said. The sheriff's office confirmed that Steven...

Convicted Indiana murderer mistakenly released from Cook County Jail

December 23, 2018 at 11:57 p.m.

An Indiana man convicted of murder has been on the loose since Wednesday evening after Cook County Jail officials mistakenly released him, authorities said. The Sheriff's Office confirmed that Steven...

Crowds line up to enter the Shedd Aquarium, in 2012.

Shedd says it draws most visitors of any U.S. aquarium

May 16, 2019 at 12:30 p.m.

The Shedd Aquarium reclaimed its attendance title among the nation's major non-profit aquariums after trailing the relatively new Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta for the last five years.Nearly 2.17 million people...

Shedd says it draws most visitors of any U.S. aquarium

December 23, 2018 at 11:56 p.m.

The Shedd Aquarium reclaimed its attendance title among the nation's major non-profit aquariums after trailing the relatively new Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta for the last five years.Nearly 2.17 million people...

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire on the seventh and eighth floors of a high-rise apartment building in the 6700 block of South Shore Drive in Chicago.

Evidence in fatal South Shore fire ordered preserved

May 16, 2019 at 12:29 p.m.

A Cook County judge ordered a condominium association, property management company and the city of Chicago to hold on to potential evidence in what could turn out to be a...

4 protesters arrested at U. of C. hospital

December 23, 2018 at 11:52 p.m.

Protesters marched into the University of Chicago's new $700 million hospital unannounced Sunday, shouting and holding signs demanding an adult trauma care center for the city's South Side. Four people...

Evidence in fatal South Shore fire ordered preserved

December 23, 2018 at 11:53 p.m.

A Cook County judge ordered a condominium association, property management company and the city of Chicago to hold on to potential evidence in what could turn out to be a...

4 protesters demanding trauma center at U. of C. arrested

May 16, 2019 at 12:28 p.m.

Protesters marched into the University of Chicago's new $700-million hospital unannounced on Sunday, shouting and holding handmade signs demanding an adult trauma care center for the city's South Side. Ultimately,...

Local female veterans take sides on women in combat

December 23, 2018 at 11:48 p.m.

The Pentagon's decision to give women the chance to serve in front-line combat drew mixed reactions Wednesday from female veterans. Veterans such as U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth — the first...

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