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Parents, educators left with questions after Maine West hazing verdict

December 23, 2018 at 3:18 p.m.

When explosive allegations surfaced in the fall of 2012 that Maine West High School soccer players had assaulted younger athletes as part of a hazing ritual, few could have predicted...

Baby born with brain tumor celebrates 2nd birthday

June 17, 2018 at 5:44 p.m.

Matthew Erickson just turned 2, a milestone remarkable for the other numbers that have defined his young life: Six brain surgeries. Five rounds of chemotherapy. Thousands of blood draws. Nearly...

Baby born with brain tumor celebrates 2nd birthday

December 23, 2018 at 3:12 p.m.

Matthew Erickson just turned 2, a milestone remarkable for the other numbers that have defined his young life: Six brain surgeries. Five rounds of chemotherapy. Thousands of blood draws. Nearly...

Late-weekend cold front may push temps below zero for 2 days

May 16, 2019 at 3:04 p.m.

Repercussions from the heavy snowfall started to sound like the punch line to a joke Thursday:It snowed so much, Chicago closed its outdoor ice skating rinks. Elmhurst began dumping its...

Long day in hospital produces 1st area infant of 2014

December 23, 2018 at 3:04 p.m.

Only 30 seconds past midnight Wednesday at Presence Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago, Luis Anthony Marquez clocked in as the region's first baby born in the new year. No one...

Evanston celebrates 150-year anniversary

November 3, 2021 at 7:47 p.m.

As Evanston turns 150 years old Sunday, the city reflects on a rich history as the one-time flagship for the temperance movement, the seat of a world-class university, the site...

Evanston celebrates 150-year anniversary

December 24, 2018 at 6:10 a.m.

As Evanston turns 150 years old Sunday, the city reflects on a rich history as the one-time flagship for the temperance movement, the seat of a world-class university, the site...

How not to end up on the houseguest black list

September 8, 2018 at 2:43 p.m.

Our summer houseguest promised to send us a bottle of wine from his country after he arrived home. We're still waiting. We had tried to be polite hosts during his...

Richard Miller holds a photograph of his cousin, 11-year-old Donovan Turnage, who died Saturday afternoon after a traffic crash involving a stolen vehicle.

Manhunt continues for suspect in carjacking spree

May 16, 2019 at 3:02 p.m.

A community gathered at a Southwest Side elementary school Monday to mourn the death of an 11-year-old student with thick glasses and a fondness for Flamin' Hot Cheetos as police...

Manhunt continues for suspect in carjacking spree

December 24, 2018 at 6:09 a.m.

A community gathered at a Southwest Side elementary school Monday to mourn the death of an 11-year-old student with thick glasses and a fondness for Flamin' Hot Cheetos as police...

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