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Eaglets’ rescuer to be retried in February on conservation violation charge

June 17, 2018 at 5:14 a.m.

UPDATE: Wildlife enthusiast Steve Patterson has a second trial set for February in the case of his eagle rescue. LaSalle County Judge Daniel Bute on Wednesday morning set the trial...

Towns let DUI drivers keep licenses — for a price

June 17, 2018 at 5:30 a.m.

Robert Daly was an unlikely candidate to keep his driver's license. The Downers Grove man was charged with drunken driving in the west suburb in 2011 under a state law...

2011 ALS ‘breakthrough’ recirculates hope on social media

June 18, 2018 at 7:30 a.m.

An article announcing the discovery of a cause of ALS, the fatal neurodegenerative affliction commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, has been the most clicked-on story this month at chicagotribune.com....

Judge orders Crystal Lake South bleachers razed

June 17, 2018 at 6:02 a.m.

The towering bleachers at Crystal Lake South High School must be dismantled starting Dec. 1, a McHenry County judge ordered Thursday. Judge Michael Chmiel's decision, made during a 10-minute hearing,...

After a century, bison return to Illinois

June 17, 2018 at 6:22 a.m.

The hulking animals that stepped from trailers to corrals here late at night drew a hushed, attentive audience of about 25 people. The reason for the reverence: wild bison have...

NU grad school asks applicants’ sexual identity

June 17, 2018 at 7:23 a.m.

Starting this year, applicants to Northwestern University's graduate school will be asked about their sexual orientation. The optional question asks whether applicants consider themselves to be members of the lesbian,...

Author Ray Bradbury chatted about one of his classics, "Dandelion Wine."

Bradbury estate auction brings nearly $500,000

December 17, 2018 at 8:47 p.m.

Those looking for a herringbone sport jacket with a story to tell can still buy Ray Bradbury's version, some of his jewelry, even a set of oil paints. But a...

Prescription drug take-back program wraps Saturday

June 17, 2018 at 7:22 a.m.

Beyond the thorny problem prescription medicines pose in drug abuse, traces of the meds show up in drinking water supplies. To fight both issues, the federal government began National Prescription...

Arboretum to host craft beer festival in October

June 17, 2018 at 8:12 a.m.

Sure, beer has hops, yeast and various grains, which give the ale a strong link to plants. But placing a beer fest in an arboretum might strike many as slightly...

‘John Oliver bounce’ benefits Chicago-based women’s engineering group

June 17, 2018 at 8:14 a.m.

Call it the power of investigative comedy. Or, as the Chicago-based Society of Women Engineers refers to it, "the John Oliver bounce." On Sunday night, Oliver, the host of the...

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