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The sun rises behind Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio.

Despite pre-Olympics bad press, beautiful Rio is a winner

August 23, 2019 at 2:14 p.m.

It's been a rough stretch for Rio de Janeiro, and Brazil in general. Zika virus. Economic recession. Political turmoil and corruption. Pre-Olympics unpreparedness. The world's fifth-most populous country and its...

Water tank tumbles 8 stories, injures 3

December 24, 2018 at 3:31 a.m.

A water tank that toppled from the top of a landmark eight-story building near Diversey Harbor on Wednesday morning injured three people, one critically, and rattled a city that has...

Water tank tumbles 8 stories, injures 3

December 24, 2018 at 3:31 a.m.

A water tank that toppled from the top of a landmark eight-story building near Diversey Harbor on Wednesday morning injured three people, one critically, and rattled a city that has...

Don Reul, left, the grandfather of 6-year-old Nathan Woessner, and Dr. Tracy Koogler of University of Chicago Medicine now have hope that Nathan will recover after four hours buried in sand at Indiana Dunes.

Miracle ‘hits home’ as rescued boy expected to recover

November 3, 2021 at 6:32 p.m.

Six-year-old Nathan Woessner was halfway to the top of the 126-foot-high Mount Baldy sand dune in Indiana when he vanished. "The earth gobbled him up," said the Rev. Don Reul,...

Miracle ‘hits home’ as rescued boy expected to recover

December 24, 2018 at 3:09 a.m.

Six-year-old Nathan Woessner was halfway to the top of the 126-foot-high Mount Baldy sand dune in Indiana when he vanished. "The earth gobbled him up," said the Rev. Don Reul,...

Federal emergency warnings triggered by storms

December 24, 2018 at 2:48 a.m.

If the thunderstorms that rolled through the Chicago area early this morning didn't wake you up, chances are your cellphone did. That's because most cell phones are now capable of...

Mary Gabel visits briefly with her son Chris Marciano last month at Chicago Read Mental Health Center on Chicago's Northwest Side.

Mother’s quest to find treatment for son highlights mental health system’s limitations

June 18, 2018 at 9:50 p.m.

When Chris Marciano was 4 years old, he would have a blistering tantrum whenever music came on the radio. By the second grade, his teacher described him as "not with...

Mother’s quest to find treatment for son highlights mental health system’s limitations

November 3, 2021 at 6:02 p.m.

When Chris Marciano was 4 years old, he would have a blistering tantrum whenever music came on the radio. By the second grade, his teacher described him as "not with...

Mother’s quest to find treatment for son highlights mental health system’s limitations

May 13, 2019 at 11:41 p.m.

When Chris Marciano was 4 years old, he would have a blistering tantrum whenever music came on the radio. By the second grade, his teacher described him as "not with...

Three Will County residents charged in separate heroin overdose deaths

August 24, 2021 at 12:38 a.m.

Three Will County residents have been charged in separate cases in the heroin-related deaths of three people, authorities said. One of the overdose deaths occurred in 2011, while the other...

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