Family of slain auto shop owner: ‘We are lost’
After Michael Kozel was shot in a hold-up robbery at his Gage Park muffler shop Wednesday, he reached out to his son, just hours before his death. "'They shot me...
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New vote sought for Illinois gay marriage law
— If anyone thought gay marriage legislation would pass easily in Illinois, the initial hiccup Wednesday in the state Senate illustrated how hard-fought the issue is likely to be every...
Bumpy first step in Illinois Senate for gay marriage bill
— If anyone thought gay marriage legislation would pass easily in Illinois, the initial hiccup Wednesday in the state Senate illustrated how hard-fought the issue is likely to be every...
Family of slain auto shop owner: ‘We are lost’
After Michael Kozel was shot in a hold-up robbery at his Gage Park muffler shop Wednesday, he reached out to his son, just hours before his death. "'They shot me...
Lt. Gov., TV star support ‘real families’ formed by gay marriage
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, a star of ABC's "Modern Family," joined Lt. Governor Sheila Simon this morning in Chicago to advocate for gay marriage in Illinois. Simon, Ferguson and other supporters...
Terry Glover, 1955-2012
Terry Glover combined her interests in the creative arts and black culture to forge a flourishing journalism career in Chicago. "She was really about moving the black community forward on...
Drought’s effects linger even in winter
As in Decembers past, corn and soybean farmer Joe White is busy hauling grain miles from his Kane County farm to sell at corn intake facilities in Chicago and elsewhere....
Son of dead mobster: He needed to be locked up
Frank Calabrese Sr., whose lifetime of murder, extortion, bookmaking and brutality as a member of the Chicago Outfit was laid out in chilling detail in 2007's Family Secrets trial, died...
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Please?
You can always count on Chicagoans to gripe about the snow. But you can always count on me to complain about the lack of it. It's been known to come...
Daring jailbreak kicks off manhunt
Minutes after being convicted of bank robbery last week, Joseph "Jose" Banks, the so-called Second Hand Bandit, warned the judge he'd have more to say later. "You'll hear from me,"...