Activism blossomed in college
Barack Obama's interest in political activism took root at Occidental College, a small liberal arts institution in this city's hilly Eagle Rock section. He was barely 18 when he arrived...
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Bones linked to jailed hit man
Just days after his cousin, reputed mob hit man Harry Aleman, was sentenced for a murder, Robert Charles Cruz disappeared from his Kildeer home. For nearly 10 years, authorities suspected...
The troublesome return of a long-lost classmate
In the introduction to his 1995 memoir, "Dreams from My Father," U.S. Sen. Barack Obama noted that except for his family and several public figures, he had changed the names...
An old friend’s troublesome return
In the introduction to his 1995 memoir, "Dreams from My Father,'' U.S. Sen. Barack Obama noted that except for his family and several public figures, he had changed the names...
Quarter century ago, dad was in spotlight
The charges against Deputy U.S. Marshal John Ambrose of leaking sensitive information to organized crime evoked memories going back a quarter of a century when his father was one of...
Report: Inmate wrongly executed
Four of the nation's top arson experts have concluded that the state of Texas executed a man in 2004 based on scientifically invalid evidence, and on Tuesday they called for...
Judge doubts lip print, orders retrial in murder
A Kane County judge has ordered a new trial for a man serving 45 years in prison for murder after finding a "grave question of reliability" about a lip print...
DNA tests sought for executed man
Attorneys on Tuesday plan to ask Texas Gov. Rick Perry to order DNA testing in the case of a man executed nearly five years ago, when George W. Bush was...
DNA in girl’s slaying disputed
Two of Lake County's top law-enforcement officials insisted Monday that Juan Rivera is guilty of the 1992 sexual assault and murder of an 11-year-old baby-sitter in Waukegan despite new DNA...
Fellow jurists won’t let fear stand in way of justice
In the wake of a colleague's unimaginable loss, judges at U.S. District Court in Chicago on Tuesday continued with the day-to-day matters of jurisprudence. One held closing arguments in a...