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David 'Honeyboy' Edwards dies at 96; Chicago bluesman

2011-08-30 00:00:00

David "Honeyboy" Edwards, the son of a sharecropper, the grandson of a slave and — for an extraordinary 80-plus years — the voice of the Delta blues, died Monday at his home in Chicago, said his longtime manager, Michael Frank. He was 96 and...

Radiohead releases free stream of 'King of Limbs' remixes

2011-08-01 16:35:51

Wilmette, Winnetka, Kenilworth police blotter: June 18

2013-06-18 13:08:00

The following items were taken from police reports. Wilmette On June 15 an Evanston resident reported that she left her wallet at Panera Bread, at 1199 Wilmette Avenue. When she returned it was gone. On June 15 a resident in the 500 block of...

Merrionette Park firefighters charged with attempted sexual assault at party

2013-06-17 00:00:00

Two south suburban firefighters face charges over allegations that one of them tried to rape a passed-out woman at a party Friday while the other was on lookout. Merrionette Park firefighters and Chicago residents Marvin Buhle, 24, and Michael Haas, 20,...

"The most vulnerable times of their lives": Medical reporting, experts, and patients

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Like most people who go into journalism, I have an insatiable curiosity about our world. The desire to learn how things work is especially satisfying when it comes to health and science reporting. What a responsibility it is to have some of the nation&...

Mother's quest to find treatment for son highlights mental health system's limitations

2013-05-06 00:00:00

When Chris Marciano was 4 years old, he would have a blistering tantrum whenever music came on the radio. By the second grade, his teacher described him as "not with us." At age 11, he was kicked out of school. "The pediatrician said he was just...

Part 2: History, grown locally

2013-04-12 00:00:00

Historical societies perform a balancing act between preserving a community's past while connecting the threads to the current social fabric. This is the second in our two-part series on historical societies in Chicago and the suburbs. Ridge...

Northbrook, Glenview police blotter: Feb. 25

2013-02-25 00:00:00

The following items were taken from Northbrook and Glenview police records. NORTHBROOK •On Feb. 24 a 37-year-old Elgin man was arrested in the 4000 block of Commercial Avenue and charged with domestic battery. •On Feb. 24 a 25-year-old...

Garden Gallery works get serious praise from art lovers

2013-02-26 09:43:00

Kathy Guthrie is an artist with Down syndrome who had few opportunities for creative expression prior to an area social service agency blazing a new trail. Guthrie, 45, has come a long way from the less-demanding jobs assigned to her as part of the day-...

Cops: Driver's medical condition caused school bus crashes

2013-01-30 09:37:00

A 77-year-old school bus driver left a trail of damage Tuesday afternoon after she suffered a “medical condition” while driving and hit several vehicles along Oakton Street on the Park Ridge and Niles border. The driver, identified by police...

2 dead, 1 hurt after head-on crash on Far South Side

2013-01-13 16:19:00

A head-on crash killed the drivers of two cars early this morning in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood on the Far Southwest Side, authorities said. The crash occurred about 2:20 a.m. in the 3400 block of West 115th Street, Chicago Police Department...

John C. Linck

2013-01-14 07:09:00

John C. Linck, of Petoskey, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. John was born May 5, 1929, in Ravenna, Mich., to Sylvester and Maud (Finkler) Linck. John attended Michigan State University, where he graduated...

Mary Gabel, of Chicago's Mount Greenwood neighborhood, has struggled for years to find adequate treatment for her mentally ill son Chris Marciano.

2013-05-05 16:48:20

Alyssa Gonzales fled her pursuer and ran into this Family Dollar store in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood of Chicago.

2010-11-21 00:00:00

Newly arrived from Detroit, Keegan-Michael Key creates a Pakistani taxi driver who has turned his Chicago vehicle into a patriotic shrine full of flags and paraphernalia, and who answers awkward questions about his ancestry by turning up the Lee Greenwood or Neil Diamond and lip-syncing. It's a

2009-12-04 07:23:18