Ex-Winnetka students say they complained about sex abuse decades ago
More than 45 years after William Bricker's supervisors at a Winnetka school heard claims that he had molested boys, the former teacher and Scout leader is due to appear in...
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Too late to sue for teacher’s alleged abuse?
While newly released documents show a Winnetka school system was made aware of a gym teacher's "irregular behavior" with students as early as 1968, but kept him on as an...
Claims against ex-Winnetka teacher started as early as ’68
Winnetka school officials heard complaints as early as 1968 that a popular gym teacher showed signs of "irregular behavior" with young boys — but appeared to take little action and...
Suit: FBI took assets owed for child support
A man who helped the FBI build a criminal bankruptcy fraud case against his ex-wife is now suing the federal agency, claiming it kept nearly $150,000 in cash and jewelry...
Indiana, Wisconsin proceed with same-sex marriages
Bonnie Everly and Lyn Judkins of Chesterton, Ind., will soon be tying the knot. So will Bill Hetland and Phillip Anderson of Kenosha, Wis. The couples were elated to hear...
Woman, girl dead in domestic-related slaying on NW side
A woman and a girl were found dead in a home Sunday morning on the Northwest Side and a man is in custody after he claimed that he killed his...
FAA hopes to restore full service at damaged facility by Oct. 13
The number of flights in and out of Chicago airports was steadily rising Sunday after a fire at an Aurora radar facility wreaked havoc on the nation's air-travel system, federal...
Student computer use raises privacy questions
As more and more students take home a school-issued tablet, iPad or laptop, they might think twice about what websites they visit, what they post on social media and the...
Excessive child discipline disturbs bystanders
I stood frozen in a parking lot one day as a middle-aged woman screamed at a child she was extracting from a car seat. She used expletives. She called names....
Seminary student seeks to leave state before child solicitation trial
A seminary student accused of indecent solicitation of a child wants to return to his Ohio hometown while he awaits trial. Dario Spasic, a student at St. Sava School of...