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Ray Bradbury dies at 91; author lifted fantasy to literary heights

2012-06-06 11:43:00

Ray Bradbury, the writer whose expansive flights of fantasy and vividly rendered space-scapes have provided the world with one of the most enduring speculative blueprints for the future, has died. He was 91. Bradbury died Tuesday night in Los Angeles,...

Book review: 'Hot Pink' by Adam Levin

2012-03-11 00:00:00

Hot Pink Adam Levin McSweeney's Books: 211 pp., $22 In the nine years it took Adam Levin to write his 1,030-page novel "The Instructions" (2010), he was also publishing short fiction. Those pieces, plus a few more, are gathered in the trim collection...

Ray Bradbury's close encounters with W.C. Fields, George Burns and ... Bo Derek?

2010-08-18 16:33:59

Ray Bradbury's 90th birthday celebration begins

2010-08-16 16:33:52

Ray Bradbury hates big government: 'Our country is in need of a revolution'

2010-08-16 16:33:32

Camping

2013-05-21 20:29:00

It’s finally camping season. But before you pack up your car and head to the campgrounds, there are a few things you need to know to make sure this trip goes off without a hitch. The first rule of camping is to leave all your technology behind,...

Deerfield firefighters mark centennial

2013-05-22 06:05:00

One hundred years ago, volunteer firefighters in Deerfield had two ways of hauling their "fire cart" to a blaze. They could attach the two-wheeled cart to a horse-drawn buggy — or to a car, if available. The cart carried a single coil of hose,...

Illinois poised to let 17-year-olds vote in primaries

2013-05-16 00:00:00

— Gov. Pat Quinn and other prospective governor candidates might be targeting a new voting group during the primary elections next year: 17-year-olds. On Wednesday, the Senate voted 43-9 to allow 17-year-olds to vote in primaries, but only if they...

Lake Bluff OKs incentive package for target

2013-05-14 14:59:00

The Lake Bluff Village Board is giving a proposed Target store some extra incentives to move into the west side of town. "The idea of a Target store and the additional out lot buildings will help generate revenues that aren't currently here," said...

Bethalto airport tower to remain open

2013-05-11 07:14:02

Control towers at St. Louis Regional Airport in Bethalto and four other Illinois airports will remain open, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said he learned Friday. Durbin, D-Ill., said the U.S. Department of Transportation confirmed to him that control towers...

Man pleads guilty to being ringleader in Waukegan man's revenge killing

2013-05-07 18:33:00

The ringleader of four people accused of beating and torturing to death a Lake County man pleaded guilty to murder today. Roberto Guzman, 25, of Waukegan, described in a statement in court how he planned the revenge killing of fellow Waukegan resident...

Regional airport towers to stay open

2013-05-10 18:17:00

Federal aviation regulators will keep 149 contractor-staffed airport towers open at least through Sept. 30 after Congress authorized budget transfers to stave off planned closings. The move affects several Illinois airports whose towers were set to...

Ronald Stolberg reacts as Dr. Manny Montez, a forensic pathologist, goes over the details of the autopsy he performed on Stolberg's wife, Rachel Stolberg, in 2011. Stolberg is on trial for the murder of his wife in the courtroom of Judge Mark Levitt in Lake County, Waukegan.

2013-05-22 00:00:00

Ronald Stolberg, of Vernon Hills, listens during his murder trial in the courtroom of Judge Mark Levitt in Lake County in Waukegan. Stolberg is on trial for first degree murder of his wife, Rachel Stolberg.

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Timothy Morrow, 43, of Round Lake Beach, sits in the court room of Lake County Judge Brian P. Hughes during his sentencing hearing Wednesday in Waukegan. Hughes sentenced Morrow to 13 years for his 8th DUI conviction.

2013-05-01 00:00:00