Woman's Efforts To Honor Her Slain Soldier Son Fall Apart
A Chicago woman whose son took his own life after serving in Afghanistan says her heart has been broken again - because plans have been scrapped to honor her son's memory.
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A Chicago woman whose son took his own life after serving in Afghanistan says her heart has been broken again - because plans have been scrapped to honor her son's memory.
WBBM's Steve Miller continues his series about Chicago Animal Care and Control. This is the fourth part.
Chicago Animal Care and Control receives a lot of calls; approximately 58,000 requests for service a year.
Doing a public reading isn't easy for some people -- especially for adults who are still learning to read. WBBM's Steve Miller reports.
It was a message written in the snow on the roof of a parking garage across from a Chicago hospital, and now the staff is trying to find the person it was intended for.
The general managers of two Chicago bars have a bet with each other on the Super Bowl. WBBM's Steve Miller explains.
It was between zero and 5 degrees when the pit bull was out in the cold, abandoned in his cage in the parking lot of the MacNeal Professional Building in Riverside.
Aaron Hamm, 29, hopes to be aboard the first four-person mission of Netherlands-based Mars One in 2025.
In late November, John Wall was arrested and accused of pointing a gun at his wife. He was on a leave of absence when he rammed his minivan into his home on Dec. 10.
Birders out yesterday for Chicago's Christmas lakefront bird count documented a few unusual sightings.
A Libertyville fire official says the first-responders worked for about 40 minutes to free the employee.
One of the new citizens is 31-year-old Alain Uy, who came here from the Philippines more than 20 years ago - and last year opened a restaurant, Jellyfish, on Rush Street.
Washington Ald. Tyler Gee said the weather means real reconstruction will be delayed for hundreds of families.
A Michigan man who claims he gave the FBI information on Osama bin Laden's whereabouts has retained the services of a Chicago Law firm to help him get the $25 million reward offered by the federal government.
Frustrated and angry, a 19-year-old Chicago woman who had her almost-new $700 bicycle stolen this week has posted a very public note near the bike rack where the crime was committed.
"We found that eye contact was really important for perceptions of empathy, so physicians that made more eye contact with their patients tended to be rated as more likable and empathetic," said assistant professor Enid Montague.
Gov. Quinn says the commission's director, David Thomas, should step down because of a "gross failure to follow the law."
Ellen Saracini's husband, Victor, was the pilot of United Flight 175, which crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center on 9/11.
The markers, installed in 1999, are now missing huge hunks of stars, letters -- even the centerpiece word "Theatre."
What may be different about this year is a lot of kids showed evidence of head lice well before the start of school.
Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez has written a scathing letter to Gov. Pat Quinn, saying the state board that looks into police torture allegations has acted illegally.
A 20-year-old student was hit with a blow dart Tuesday night. And about an hour and a half later -- and a few blocks away -- a 35-year-old man was also hit with a blow dart.
In February, Nayembi suffered a facial injury. Lincolns Park Zoo temporarily cared for the gorilla.
About 15 employees of Whole Foods - and a few dozen supporters - demonstrated outside the Whole Foods store on Halsted Street in Lakeview on Wednesday, calling for better pay, and an end to what they believe is unfair policies.
