A Chicago marathon in Afghanistan
The Chicago marathon already has one winner.William "Billy" Boland, an Air Force captain and ROTC instructor at Chicago's Illinois Institute of Technology, was the first of some 70 troops to...
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2 Fenger coaches removed as beating of student investigated
Patricia Thurmond-Jones opened her front door Saturday morning and saw more than a dozen teenage boys beating her son and grandson, bringing back memories of her daughter's violent death four...
Man charged in slaying of mother of 3 at 2009 Halloween night party
Nearly two years after her daughter was shot and killed at a Halloween party, Janice Clark McGilberry watched in a Cook County courtroom Saturday as the only person charged in...
Jury finds man guilty of murder in officer’s slaying
A Cook County jury tonight convicted a reputed gang member charged in the 2009 murder of a Chicago police officer. After deliberating for nearly 2 1/2 hours, the jury found...
Bail denied for 2 men in 2009 double slaying
A Cook County judge denied bail Saturday for two men charged in a 2009 drive-by shooting that killed two other men on Chicago's South Side. Barron C. Brown, 23, and...
Man freed from death row now charged with retail theft
A former death row inmate whose release from prison in 1999 provided a crucial spark in the push to abolish Illinois' death penalty was back behind bars today, accused of...
Feds fault department in deaths of two Chicago firefighters
Poor communications and an insufficient number of radios were among shortcomings within the Chicago Fire Department that contributed to the deaths of two firefighters in a fire at an abandoned...
Space junk to hit Earth, but where?
NASA officials know exactly what to expect when a defunct science satellite falls to Earth on Friday, except for the most important information - precisely where and when its scattered...
Joliet man accused of slaying gun-sale customer
A Joliet man was ordered held in Cook County Jail without bail today after he allegedly chased down and killed a man with the same gun he had agreed to...
No bail for man charged in 2 shooting deaths
A Chicago man charged with helping a friend kill a man on the Northwest Side last week was ordered held without bail Saturday.Miguel Ruiz, 20, of the 4600 block of...