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Hopkins had 10 minutes to answer questions from Illini aerospace engineering students at the University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing Applications. He is a 1991 engineering graduate and was co-captain of the Illini football team.
The top five milkshakes in Chicago hail from diners, hot dog stands and ice cream shops.
Kevin Culverson, 20, was charged with first-degree murder for firing a handgun into a crowd of people in the backyard of a home in the 5000 block of South Evans Avenue on April 22.
Evanston police have opened an investigation into a 26-year-old woman's claims that she was the victim of an unwanted sexual act by an on-duty Evanston firefighter early Saturday at one of the northern suburb's fire stations.
Officers found Steven Noble, 33, inside a vehicle in the 3300 block of West 16th Street.
Kathleen Barth also was ordered to pay $1.5 million in restitution to Kraft Chemical Corporation after she pleaded guilty to theft.
A moving gunfight between two speeding cars in Gary, Ind., ended without any injuries. But five people, including two women, were arrested and a Gary police squad car was damaged by bullets.
Kauai is the place to visit if you like your slice of paradise served with a healthy dose of well-earned cuts and bruises, and a sore muscle or two. It's an amazing, exotic place that's definitely worth the visit, but if you're going to attempt it -- you should do it right. And here is how.
The story stunned anyone who heard it. A young boy was tortured, caged, killed and buried for years before being discovered -- all done by members of his own family. When the public learned the story of Christian Choate, the outrage was so intense, a gag order was issued.
Hundreds of Chicago moms are taking their concerns about concussions to the commissioner of the NFL at the home of the Bears.
A pedestrian died when he walked in front of a Metra train in northwest suburban Park Ridge.
A 12-year-old southwest suburban girl was beaten by a man who tried to abduct her and force her into a car as she was going home from school on Monday afternoon, according to police.
It's an unexpected side effect of the Affordable Care Act. Like it or not, you could lose your current health insurance plan.
Inside was the announcement, outside was the protest over plans to move the CPS Military Academy into the Ames Middle School.
A Wisconsin man has been charged with murder after his girlfriend was found beaten to death in the trunk of a car Sunday night near the Chicago Greyhound Station on the Near West Side.
