Boaters honking mad about concert noise
As Snoop Dogg took the stage Sunday night at Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island, boaters in Burnham Harbor blew their horns to protest the booming music and obscenity-laced lyrics...
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Chicago’s Greeks ache for homeland
From her home in the Chicago suburbs, Helen Varvaressos always saw Greece as a touchstone. The 70-year-old immigrant returned every year to the three-room country home where she and eight...
‘Purple’ actor plans return
Actor Rufus Bonds Jr. is expected back onstage for the Tuesday evening performance of "The Color Purple" at the Cadillac Palace Theatre after suffering from dehydration during Friday night's show...
Money talks, Jackson to Jackson
Rev. Jesse Jackson said Sunday that he has counseled Michael Jackson -- whom he has known since the early 1970s, during the days of the Jackson 5 -- financially and...
Activist’s murder charge stuns neighbors
Many people who knew Gail Bullock as a longtime South Side community activist said they were shocked after he was charged with killing his estranged wife and injuring his stepson....
Massive, smoky fire engulfs warehouse
A massive extra-alarm fire erupted in a warehouse building on Chicago's Northwest Side on Saturday afternoon, emitting black smoke visible for miles and halting several Metra trains in the area....
Bus victim hailed as hero
Tiara Reed was sitting near her friend Blair Holt on the bus packed with Julian High School students when the man started shooting. As the bullets flew, Reed got up...
Police seek clues on missing woman
The husband of a Plainfield woman missing since Monday said he believes an unknown person picked her up at the house. Plainfield police are searching for Lisa Stebic, 37, who...
DCFS probes juvenile center
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is investigating an allegation of abuse at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, which is already under court supervision for past...
Stow shorts, strap on skis–winter’s back
They put their wool coats and sweaters away, bidding farewell to winter. Now they are cold. Winter's surprise reappearance Wednesday sent folks scrambling to pull their cold-weather gear out of...