A holiday display for the rest of us
The debate over religious displays in the Illinois Capitol's rotunda took a farcical turn this week when a student at a Lake Forest boarding school put up an aluminum pole...
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‘Salty’ to get his gravestone
At least two generations of Peoria children whiled away the dead hours after school watching "The Captain Jinks Show," which aired from the 1950s to the 1970s. But few heard...
Brutal plunge, miraculous landing
A man who lost control of his car overnight on a Dan Ryan Expressway overpass was recovering from his injuries Tuesday after sailing more than 100 feet out his car...
In this economy, even Santa has little job security
Times are tough for just about everybody these days, including Santas. White-bearded Elmhurst resident Bernie Johnson, 75, who has been working as Santa for a decade and whose wife appears...
At $6,000, it’s no trifle of a truffle
For all the dire economic news, not everyone is cutting back. Earlier this week, a $6,000 mushroom -- said to be the largest white truffle shipped to the U.S. in...
Fur lovers–kinky or not–gather in Wheeling
Nearly 2,000 people from around the world have descended on a Wheeling hotel for what's billed as the "third-largest" gathering on Earth of "furry fandom." These are devotees of anthropomorphic...
Does Obama still smoke?
On Thursday, as thousands of Americans, theoretically, gave up cigarettes for at least a day as part of the American Cancer Society's annual Great American Smokeout, some surely wondered if...
Obama may be hot right now, but is he smoking?
On Thursday, as thousands of Americans, theoretically, gave up cigarettes for at least a day as part of the American Cancer Society's annual Great American Smokeout, some surely wondered if...
Archdiocese defends chaplain
With one of their highest profile priests under fire, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago shot back Thursday, saying abuse victims' advocates have crossed a line. Colleen Dolan, communications director...
‘Lobster Bailout’ swims along
While the Treasury Department heaps billions on highly leveraged banks and mortgage companies, Chicago's own Dan "The Lobster Man" Zawacki has launched his own slightly smaller bailout package to stimulate...