German-Americans buoyed, but celebration low-key
It wasn't plumes of white smoke at the Vatican but the pealing of the bells of St. Alphonsus Church in Lakeview that signaled the choice of a new pope to...
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Water parks aim to saturate market
Six Flags' new 15-acre water park in Gurnee boasts 25 slides, a river churning with waterfalls, a 500,000-gallon wave pool, a tiki bar and one thing sure to warm the...
REMEMBERING POPE JOHN PAUL II
As news spread of the death of Pope John Paul II, people across the Chicago area talked with Tribune reporters about the man who held the papacy since 1978. On...
Pope John Paul II
In bakeries, churches, shops and cafes, Poles and Polish-Americans throughout the Chicago area stopped to mourn the passing of a man they revered, a man they credited with helping banish...
Police: DNA matches
A day after Bart Ross shot himself during a traffic stop outside Milwaukee, police said DNA tests had definitively tied him to the murders of U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow's...
Spouse’s love, mom’s pride remembered
Parishioners called Rev. Jeannette DeFriest throughout the day Tuesday struggling with the same question: Don't all these good deeds mean anything? Their question reflected the pain they felt at the...
Group to look into Navy homes
Local,county and state officials have banded together to try to mitigate the impact of the Navy's plan to rebuild military housing at Ft. Sheridan. The task force will consist of...
School janitor charged in drug sales
A janitor at an Evanston elementary school sold crack and powder cocaine on school property after school hours, according to a federal charge made public Friday. Robert Crayton, a janitor...
Voting initiative targets disabled
Determined to vote in the primary elections earlier this year, Darrell Price said he had to climb out of his wheelchair and crawl down a flight of steps to his...
Flu-shot gap worries parents
Laura Lutton sat with her 2-year-old son, Ted, and looked out over the noisy pediatrics waiting room crowded with squirming children. "We came today because I'm concerned they're going to...