Cats almost home for the holidays
This holiday season could have gone very differently for two cats who found themselves far from home just before Christmas. Tapioca, a quiet feline with white and orange spots and...
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A kidney donor gets plenty back
I am not brave. I'm not noble. I'm not the nicest person anyone knows. I am, however, uncontrollably soft-hearted. This is why when I announced one morning that I'd signed...
Kicking a mascot. Bringing in pot. Here’s why people have been banned for life from Six Flags Great America — and why the theme park might need to do it.
Brian Gill stood near the gates of Great America in Gurnee on a recent afternoon — unable to set foot inside. With the American Eagle roller coaster looming overhead, and...
Kicking a mascot. Bringing in pot. Here’s why people have been banned for life from Six Flags Great America — and why the theme park might need to do it.
Brian Gill stood near the gates of Great America in Gurnee on a recent afternoon — unable to set foot inside. With the American Eagle roller coaster looming overhead, and...
New rollercoaster for Six Flags in 2012
Six Flags Great America will open a new rollercoaster for its 2012 season, park officials said this morning. The new wing-style rollercoaster, X-Flight, will feature suspended seats, a 12-story initial...
Police: Man tried to bring gun into Willis Tower
Bail was set today for a Crestwood man charged with trying to bring a gun into the Willis Tower's Skydeck.Christopher Irving, 27, of the 14000 block of South Willow Lane...
No bail for man charged with killing Lawndale activist
A judge today ordered a Chicago Lawn man accused of bludgeoning a Lawndale activist to be held without bond on a first-degree murder charge.Richard Charles, 21, of the 3300 block...
Suspect arrested after 1 killed, 1 hurt near car dealership in Gurnee
A suspect is in custody after one person was killed and another seriously hurt during a dispute inside a car traveling down Grand Avenue in Gurnee. Police said they were...
Hospital: Landscape worker was close to lightning but not hit
The north suburban landscape worker who initially was believed to have been hit by lightning this morning actually was opening a garage door that was struck by a bolt, a...
Home destroyed by 3-alarm fire in Kildeer
One firefighter was injured and a home was destroyed by an extra-alarm fire in north suburban Kildeer Monday evening.The firefighter suffered minor injuries while fighting the fire, on the 21000...