Cook County's foreclosures backlogged

Sep. 22, 2011
A new study says Chicago-area foreclosure cases are taking longer to process. The data, compiled by Woodstock Institute, says the median time for a house to complete foreclosure in the second quarter of 2011 was 359 days.

For sale: Capone’s revolver

Jun. 21, 2011
A handgun once owned by notorious gangster Al Capone is going up for sale in London this week.Christie's auction house says the Colt .38 revolver is expected to garner between 50,000 and 70,000 pounds.

Al Capone signature up for auction

Nov. 10, 2010
When Geraldo Rivera went in search of buried treasure underneath Chicago’s Lexington Hotel what he found was, of course, nothing. But the former headquarters of Chicago’s most famous resident are back in the headlines. Or rather, on the block.