FBI denies account of Sears Tower attack plot
Even though the FBI in Chicago on Monday labeled "absolutely false" a news account claiming agents had broken up a terrorist cell that may have plotted an attack on the...
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MAURICE KRASNER, 90
Maurice Krasner, 90, one of the original members of the senior theater troupe Acting Up! and a college graduate at age 78, died of pneumonia Sunday, Sept. 30, at ManorCare...
Back to normal for some, but what’s normal now?
Crowds are staying away from popular attractions. Shopping malls have fewer customers. Planes take off half full--or less. Jittery about the economy and their own jobs, many are keeping cash...
700 attendants, pilots weep, pray at service
Like a mourning corps in pressed navy blue, Chicago flight attendants and pilots crowded the pews of St. James Cathedral downtown Wednesday night to remember the crews they lost Sept....
Protesters turn anger on Muslim Americans
Zeinah Elayyan prays at a mosque a half-block from her house in southwest suburban Bridgeview, but on Thursday she said she was too fearful to step out her front door...
Chicagoans flocking to give blood, offer help
At City Hall in Chicago on Wednesday, people waited as long as three hours to donate blood. Hundreds of doctors and nurses, meanwhile, offered their services in the event they...
Muslims brace for misplaced blame
As news of Tuesday's terrorist acts spread among Chicago-area Muslims, their reaction was twofold: horror and outrage at the devastation, and concern that they would somehow be held responsible--no matter...
Jews all too familiar with pain of atrocities
Chicago-area Jews on Tuesday declared high security alerts at synagogues and schools and said they felt some of the terror their Israeli brothers and sisters have known for years. Although...
Deluge takes city by storm
The day after a storm dumped more than 4 inches of rain on the Chicago area, homeowners on Friday were again mopping up and weather forecasters were puzzling over how...
Cop shot, fights for life
A bank robbery suspect shot and critically wounded a veteran Chicago police officer Tuesday, holding the bleeding detective hostage for more than two hours and touching off a tense police...