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Driver charged with DUI in crash that killed Richmond motorcyclist, 26

May 22, 2019 at 10:20 p.m.

A memorial service is planned for Thursday for a McHenry County man who died after his motorcycle collided with a car whose driver was under the influence of alcohol, authorities...

Safety groups, grieving mom call for stricter furniture safety standards

May 22, 2019 at 10:18 p.m.

Consumer safety advocates are calling for stricter and enforceable standards for furniture after a report shows current criteria do not keep children safe from dresser tip-overs. The 21-page report released...

Lincolnwood gun range cleared to open after decades-long fight for permit

May 22, 2019 at 10:17 p.m.

After nearly three decades, several attempts, a court battle and opposition by some nearby residents, a Lincolnwood gun shop has been cleared to open a shooting range. Under court order,...

Sharon Tassone with her son Nicholas at their home in Tinley Park.

Kids harmed by alcohol in the womb find haven in mom’s suburban camp

June 10, 2018 at 10:48 a.m.

Campers take turns scaling a climbing wall nestled among the trees. In between climbs, they listen to music, laugh and dance the Nae Nae. They seem like typical adolescents, and...

Woman charged with stealing $370K from Lincolnwood assisted living company

May 22, 2019 at 10:01 p.m.

A Des Plaines woman faces felony charges after prosecutors said she embezzled more than $370,000 from her employer. Shawna Wolff-Giesler, 41, has been charged with theft and engaging in a...

20 years ago this weekend, Princess Diana wowed Chicago in Northwestern purple

May 12, 2019 at 1:11 p.m.

When Henry Bienen greeted Princess Diana at the foot of the Field Museum's grand staircase during her visit to Chicago 20 years ago this weekend, he got a chance to...

Participants discuss the rules before The Battle of Smolensk during the 2016 Little Wars Historical Miniatures Games Convention at the Westin in Lombard, Ill. on Apr. 30, 2016.

Miniature war gaming is big with history buffs

June 10, 2018 at 1:24 p.m.

A group of men gathered around a table, discussing their next moves in the midst of an invasion. In this case, the table was also the battlefield, and the soldiers...

Judy Wing and Mike Pamonicutt, descendants of famed Native American chief Alexander Robinson, hold a piece of gravestone from the Robinson family on Thursday in Schiller Park. The gravestones were rediscovered last year after being in a Cook County Forest Preserve District facility for years.

Headstones of Native Americans missing for decades returned to relatives

May 22, 2019 at 9:48 p.m.

For more than a decade, Norridge resident Verlyn Spreeman has sought information to learn more about his ancestors, most notably Alexander Robinson, a famed Native American chief who is said...

A group wants to revive Illinois' so-called "public duty rule," which dates to the 1800s and provides firefighters and paramedics broad immunity from lawsuits stemming from their on-the-job actions.

First responders want law to protect them from ‘frivolous’ lawsuits

May 22, 2019 at 9:46 p.m.

A group representing firefighters and municipalities hopes to revive a law that protects first responders from getting sued by people they try to help. The so-called "public duty rule" dates...

Nuns: We have to lock doors during Mass because of strip club next door

February 14, 2020 at 5:47 p.m.

Using graphic detail about the alleged exploits of several exotic dancers, a group of west suburban nuns is continuing a legal fight to shut down a strip club next to...

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