No laughing matter: Club gets new name after Olympian spat
When the owner of Chicago's ImprovOlympic Theater received a letter from the U.S. Olympic Committee ordering her to change the name of her comedy club, she didn't think it was...
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No laughing matter: Club gets new name after Olympian spat
When the owner of Chicago's ImprovOlympic Theater received a letter from the U.S. Olympic Committee ordering her to change the name of her comedy club, she didn't think it was...
Uninsured get health care and other assistance at clinic
Modesta Casteneda balanced a red heart-shaped stress ball on her thigh, then jabbed it with a needle, pressing on a syringe to release insulin. The 60-year-old grandmother was afraid of...
Kids to sing to support tsunami aid
An Arlington Heights-based cast of "Annie" will be belting out heartfelt renditions of "It's the Hard-Knock Life" and "Tomorrow" to help victims of the Southeast Asian tsunami. Members of Stonegate...
Cop hurt in fight near Wrigley
An off-duty Chicago police officer was seriously injured Sunday night during a fight with three men near Wrigley Field, police said. The fight took place at 6 p.m. in the...
Cover charge hits sour note
A much-anticipated poetry reading turned sour Monday night. But the words didn't get in the way -- it was the cover charge. Neo-soul singer Jill Scott, in town to promote...
Death stuns zoo, riles protesters
The third and last elephant in the recent care of Lincoln Park Zoo was euthanized Sunday after it fell ill en route to a new zoo home in Salt Lake...
Joliet dump owner alleges state `blacklist’
Frank Schmidt, whose Joliet dump was temporarily shut down by the state earlier this year and sparked a public feud within Gov. Rod Blagojevich's family, said Wednesday that Blagojevich is...
`Image’ seen giving occasion to pray
Fresh from his whirlwind visit to Rome, Chicago's Cardinal Francis George on Monday offered his thoughts about an event closer to home: a stained underpass many locals believe is an...
Missing boy calls friend, cops say
A 13-year-old boy who disappeared three days ago called a friend Thursday who then contacted the boy's mother to report the teen is fine and has not been abducted, a...