Crowd-sourcing a cold case
When my editor handed me a flyer about a group of people trying to figure out what happened to two teenage girls found dead more than fifty years ago, the...
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Crowd-sourcing a cold case
When my editor handed me a flyer about a group of people trying to figure out what happened to two teenage girls found dead more than fifty years ago, the...
Murders of 2 sisters in 1956 getting new look
In December 1956, teenage sisters Patricia and Barbara Grimes slipped away from their home in Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood to see an Elvis Presley movie at a nearby theater, but...
Memorial Day 2013: Keeping the memories alive
As soldiers in blue uniforms marched around Daley Plaza Saturday, Carlos Vazquez, 28, couldn't help but think about his 20-year-old brother who died in combat nearly three years ago. His...
Protesters target genetically modified food
About 700 protesters gathered at Federal Plaza Saturday calling attention to the potential dangers of genetically modified food. The "March Against Monsanto" activists are part of dozens of protests taking...
Decision to spare 4 schools delights some parents
For weeks that became months, parents at Garvey Elementary School protested its possible closing at community meetings, signed petitions and hoped against hope that they wouldn't have to send their...
Chicago-area dogs comfort tornado victims
Money, personnel and supplies have poured into Oklahoma from across the country after Monday's devastating tornado, but one Chicago-area church is sending a different kind of assistance — a team...
Illinois comfort dogs head to Oklahoma in wake of deadly tornado
Money, personnel and supplies have poured into Oklahoma from across the country after Monday's devastating tornado, but one Chicago-area church is sending a different kind of assistance — a team...
Illinois comfort dogs head to Oklahoma in wake of deadly tornado
Money, personnel and supplies have poured into Oklahoma from across the country after Monday's devastating tornado, but one Chicago-area church is sending a different kind of assistance — a team...
Bill allows tougher penalties in social media based mob attacks
Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law Saturday legislation that calls for stiffer penalties on people who text or use social media to organize mob attacks. Social media has made it...