TALK BACK
Chris Karacic often talks on his cell phone while driving--whether chatting it up with friends about girls or letting his parents know what time he'll be home. But under a...
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A quarrel, broken glass, then gunfire
Seconds before shots rang out at a Near North Side nightclub early Saturday, Jamier Williams was trying to break up an argument between two groups of people. But then someone...
Naperville teenager has touch of gold at Physics Olympiad
It's not exactly an Olympic gold medal, but for a 17-year-old enthralled with physics, it was the highest honor he could have hoped for and one step closer to his...
Police seek 2nd driver in fatal car crash
While Glenbard North High School alumni grieved Wednesday for two recent graduates who died the night before in a car crash, Bloomingdale police searched for the driver of a vehicle...
Sick kids, families drawn to Lourdes
She's been through one of the most difficult challenges a parent can confront. Her sweet-faced little girl has one of the most aggressive forms of pediatric cancer. After five years...
U. of C. goes for big bucks, seeks $2 billion in 5 years
Launching an aggressive capital campaign on par with drives at Harvard, Duke and other elite schools, the University of Chicago announced Friday it is seeking to raise $2 billion over...
Families braced for closings
In response to mounting school deficits and declining enrollment, the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago is preparing for another round of school closings, among them Holy Innocents in the West Town...
Many stand by faith that gave comfort
Clutching her shopping bags, Angela Borosh slipped into a back pew at Holy Name Cathedral last Sunday for afternoon mass. The 30-year-old podiatrist got out of the habit of going...
U.S. educators give in on tracking plan
In the aftermath of the attacks on Washington and New York, schools and even national education groups that once opposed tracking foreign students are now accepting it as political reality....
U.S. educators give in on tracking plan
In the aftermath of the attacks on Washington and New York, schools and even national education groups that once opposed tracking foreign students are now accepting it as political reality....