One man’s efforts untangle WWII prisoners’ Catch-22
— The last Illinois survivor of a mostly forgotten World War II prisoner-of-war saga lives in a white farmhouse 7 miles north of town. Retired from grain farming since 1988,...
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Push to lower legal limit of intoxication to 0.05 stirs debate
— Timothy Brown has put hundreds of drunken drivers behind the wheel. In the research center where he works, the drivers ingest vodka or 151-proof alcohol and get behind the...
Hands-free cellphones for drivers may not be attention-getter
Terry Amanti said he supports banning drivers from using hand-held cellphones. A driver on a cellphone rear-ended his car in May and caused $4,000 damage, he said. "She got out...
A stubborn, deadly one-third: Drunken driving fatalities
Justin Duncan was arrested on charges of driving under the influence twice in two years and landed in Judge Kim Kelley's courtroom, the trenches in the war against drunken driving....
Mooseheart still the home of ‘Mighty Orphans’
Harry Childress' father died in the coal mines of Clinchco, Va., in the 1930s. U-Conjay Nelson was born homeless in New York in 1994. Harry is white and 82 years...
The daguerreotype and the X-ray: A deep look
Scientists guess that the faded photograph of the young woman was taken in the 1840s. But that is conjecture, and, like everything else about her, the date of the photo...
Fight against DUI gets technical
Starting Monday, just in time for Fourth of July celebrations, Illinois will add a high-tech tweak to its fight against drunken driving: a camera installed near the dashboard of motorists...
Stanley Cup tickets stir wheeling and dealing
Jessica Raye is one of those fortunate Chicago Blackhawks fans who snagged a pair of tickets to a Stanley Cup game at the United Center. She bought them Monday for...
Blackhawks fans find creative ways to score tickets to the Stanley Cup finals
Jessica Raye is one of those fortunate Chicago Blackhawks fans who snagged a pair of tickets to a Stanley Cup game at the United Center. She bought them Monday for...
Truckload of concerns after lawmakers OK higher speed limit
Illinois drivers soon could roll along rural interstates at 70 mph after House lawmakers Wednesday approved a higher speed limit on nonurban highways despite safety concerns and a possible veto...