Islamic State terror arrests in perspective
Islamic State occupies swaths of territory across Syria and Iraq. Operating as a rebel army and an international terrorist organization, the shadowy force is engaged in a multisided conflict with...
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Have your keys? Phone? Umbrella? A look at lost and found in airports, train stations
Did you forget something? Got your wallet, purse, phone or diaper bag? Lose a glove? Credit card missing? Where's your laptop? If you were a traveler or explorer in the...
How a Chicago microbiologist is helping lead a huge scientific effort
Raise your right hand. Stick up your index finger. There are as many as 10 billion microbes on your fingertip, more organisms than there are people on earth. And you...
158 years, 862 Illinois firefighter deaths in the line of duty
The death of firefighter Daniel Capuano is especially tragic for the Chicago Fire Department's Tower Ladder 34. (Read the story here.) In 2010, Corey Ankum, from the same company, was...
Guide to area winter ice skating rinks (city and suburbs)
Though the weather continues on a mild streak, it's now skating season. Outdoor rinks are open and will be through March, in most cases. There are plenty of outdoor and...
When Bears play Packers, which fans travel more? (Answer: Bears fans)
There's no question that when the Bears play the Packers at Lambeau Field on Thanksgiving night there will be more green-and-yellow clad fans in the stands than orange and blue....
It takes 25 Bears QBs to stack up to careers of Peyton Manning, Brett Favre
The Bears host the Broncos on Sunday, minus an injured Peyton Manning, and then five days later venture to Lambeau Field on Thanksgiving to face the rival Packers, the day...
How much will your Metra fare rise? (chart)
Metra approved a fare increase that will take effect in February. It boosts monthly passes by $2.50, 10-ride passes by $1.75 and one-way tickets by 25 cents. The increase raises...
Imagine that, a wind-proof umbrella (diagram)
Hedgehog Products Inc. Many Chicagoans know the frustration that comes from having an umbrella (a cheap one or a sometimes-not-so-cheap one) bent, torn, flipped inside out or altogether destroyed in...
Construction closings and lane reductions (maps)
Ongoing reconstruction of the interchange between the Stevenson Expressway and Lake Shore Drive accelerates Monday, coupled with repaving of a section of northbound Lake Shore Drive. Drivers should expect delays....