Southwest Side fire visible from Stevenson Expressway

Dec. 21, 2011
The Chicago Tribune is reporting injuries in a commercial building that's up in flames on the Southwest Side right now. Our reporter Jennifer Brandel spotted the fire on her way to a Dick Durbin press conference driving down the Stevenson.

Assumed Gacy victim found alive

Dec. 21, 2011
A man thought to be a victim of John Wayne Gacy has been found alive. Ted Szal went missing in the Chicago area in the 1970s.

After theft, donor saves Toys for Tots with $25,000

Dec. 20, 2011
CHICAGO — An anonymous donor has contributed $25,000 to Toys for Tots Chicagoland to cover funds missing in an alleged embezzlement.The Chicago Tribune reports that the donor insisted on remaining anonymous when he came in with a check.

Schaumburg gets funds to assess site cleanup

Dec. 20, 2011
Illinois officials have awarded the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg a $43,000 grant to assess contamination at a plot targeted for redevelopment.The Environment Protection Agency's Municipal Brownfields Redevelopment Grant will determine the extent of environmental hazards after years of commercial ope

Quinn stays quiet on future of Chicago speed cameras

Dec. 20, 2011
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For Korean-Americans, a mix of hope and worry

Dec. 19, 2011
Korean-Americans in the Chicago area are having mixed reactions to the death of North Korea's long-time dictator Kim Jong Il.News of Kim Jong Il's death after 17 years in power seems to be bringing both worry and hope to some Korean-Americans.

Post Office: Monday biggest mailing day

Dec. 19, 2011
It may be a little crowded at the post office.U.S. Postal Service officials anticipate that Monday will be the busiest mailing day of the holidays.

A Cold War-era leader in modern times

Dec. 19, 2011
Even as the world changed around him, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il remained firmly in control, ruling absolutely at home and keeping the rest of the world on edge through a nuclear weapons program.Inheriting power from his father in 1994, he led his nation through a devastating famine while frust

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