Forecasts — now with more accuracy
By the time you read this you'll know whether the stronger, faster computers of today are any better at predicting severe storms than the weather balloons and pen on paper...
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CPS’ gifts to charities under scrutiny
In an era marked by spending cuts, layoffs and budget anxiety for Chicago Public Schools, district records show that former school board Presidents Michael Scott and his protege Rufus Williams...
CPS passes free breakfast program for all students
Chicago's school board on Wednesday adopted a sweeping new program to offer free breakfasts in the classrooms of Chicago Public Schools' 410,000 students, expanding a federally funded initiative aimed at...
Law student dies in fatal fall at Union League Club
Last Thursday night was Eric Fatla's chance to have an elegant meal with his father, Edward. Fatla, the 26-year-old director of operations for an influential Washington-based lobbying and consulting firm,...
2 firefighters killed, 17 hurt when roof collapses
It would have been safer for Chicago firefighters Edward Stringer and Corey Ankum to battle the burning building from a distance Wednesday morning, to shrug it off as a long-abandoned...
Judge refuses to release George Ryan
The federal judge who sentenced former Gov. George Ryan to 61/2 years in prison in 2006 refused Tuesday to release him early from custody, saying that while she was saddened...
Carmen Greco Jr., 1958-2010
His family jokes that Carmen Greco Jr. was something of a late bloomer. He was 30 before he landed his first full-time job in journalism at a small newspaper in...
Man offers to return Marine’s personal items
Not since his days as a Marine in combat in Iraq has Matthew Winters Jr. felt a call of duty like the one he embarked on Tuesday, trying to recover...
Leonard G. Ginger, 1918-2010
For a man with such serious academic pursuits, Leonard G. Ginger loved to tell a good joke. Sometimes they were his own, often they were somebody else's. The best jokes...
3 killed in Harvey shooting
Nate Davis is an affectionate 4-year-old who neighbors called "little man." His 9-year-old sister, Clarisma Torrey, had just learned to ride a small pink bike and was known to cruise...