Paralyzed athlete gets $12.5 million payout
A former Rolling Meadows High School football player who gained widespread sympathy and attention after he was paralyzed from the neck down during a 1999 practice has won a $12.5...
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Now it’s Ponce de Stroger
A few eyebrows were raised on word this winter that Cook County Board President John Stroger had purchased a condominium near Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Some questioned whether it was a...
Politics 101: County is not City Hall
A rare moment in Chicago politics unfolded recently when Cook County commissioners stepped into the boardroom for a final budget showdown. The 17-member panel was deadlocked. President John Stroger lacked...
Police: DNA matches
A day after Bart Ross shot himself during a traffic stop outside Milwaukee, police said DNA tests had definitively tied him to the murders of U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow's...
State may lose Medicaid cash
Illinois could lose up to $500 million a year in federal funds under Medicaid reforms being discussed in Washington, state officials said Tuesday. The proposed cuts could be devastating to...
With health czar gone, budget meets ax
Ruth Rothstein retired last year after more than a decade at the helm of Cook County's health system, but her legend looms large among her former bosses. Rothstein's strong personality...
Spouse’s love, mom’s pride remembered
Parishioners called Rev. Jeannette DeFriest throughout the day Tuesday struggling with the same question: Don't all these good deeds mean anything? Their question reflected the pain they felt at the...
Trucking firm’s owner 16th charged in probe
In the latest charges stemming from the federal probe of the city's scandal-plagued Hired Truck Program, a former suburban Democratic politician has been accused of fraud for falsely claiming his...
In battle vs. coach, jury calls dad out
Everybody agrees the press release was a fake--a bogus announcement that a high school baseball coach was under investigation for fighting, ordering his pitchers to throw at opposing batters and...
Official’s tax cut disputed
The Cook County state's attorney's office is reviewing Robert Shaw's involvement as a county Board of Review commissioner in approving a hefty tax break for his brother, Mayor William Shaw...