Artist "shrinks" historical rooms into miniature masterpieces
Chicago-based artist Henry Kupjack can shrink just about any room into an extraordinary, tiny work of art
Chicago
Report: Chicago man dies protecting mother
21-year-old was killed on a porch Saturday trying to protect his mother, who was wounded buy gunfire; woman sister's says she has now lost three children to violence
Miniature masterpieces
Artist Henry Kupjack shrinks rooms into beautiful ant-size reproductions
Man arrested for endangering safety of trans-Atlantic flight
42-year-old man in custody after allegedly disruptive behavior that diverted a Rome-to-Chicago flight to Northern Ireland
Driving too slow? You could be slapped with $1000 fine
If you're heading out on the highway, buckle up for change: More states are joining the 38 that already have laws for lingering in the left lane
One of America's most dangerous walks to school
"I don't think you can escape the violence unless you basically are in heaven," says teen from Chicago's Garfield Park
Judge upholds cop's firing for racially charged photo
Chicago Officer Timothy McDermott was fired over a photo that made it appear he and another officer had hunted and killed an African-American man
Chicago official wants to spike party for controversial film
An alderman on the city's South Side who objects to Spike Lee naming his new movie "Chiraq" wants to deny a permit for a block party for the film
Michelle Obama to H.S. grads: I know your struggles
First lady tells Chicago classmates of Hadiya Pendleton, honor student killed near Obamas' home, "Keep on fighting to fulfill your own dreams"
Robbers targeting Obama's Chicago neighborhood
A group of robbers allegedly held up victims six times on the same block in one week, not far from where President Obama still maintains a home
Patient may have spread rare drug-resistant TB
Health officials are trying to track anyone who came in contact with woman in three states
Squatter lived on man's boat, stole booze, used bed
Michigan man was none too pleased when he inspected his vessel at a Chicago yacht club; intruder had apparently just gotten out of jail
On Broadway: John Kander
At 88, the composer (a Tony-nominee for "The Visit") talks about his partnership with lyricist Fred Ebb, with whom he created such timeless classics as "Cabaret" and "Chicago"
Roman candle fight disrupts Chicago neighborhood
Video shows Roman candles, fireworks that include a small amount of gunpowder, used in "shootout" on Chicago street
9 people injured in Chicago bus crash
A rush hour accident involving a bus that jumped a curb and several vehicles took place as commuters were leaving work
Chicago Public Schools chief resigns amid federal investigation
Feds probing $20 million no-bid contract awarded to a training academy where Barbara Byrd-Bennett once worked as a consultant
Mother receives life-saving gift from son
"It's a sad story, with a very happy ending," says Illinois transplant doctor
Chicago cops pose with rifles over black man in photo
Photo believed to have been taken more than 10 years ago was recently made public
Teaching the blues to America's youth
Chicago blues musician embarks on mission to bring teach blues to school children across the U.S.
Chicago Memorial Day Weekend: 12 killed, 43 wounded
Unofficial start of summer riddled by bullets as Chicago police, emergency personnel scrambled to keep up
Boy, 5, mauled to death by dog in Chicago
Neighbors beat the dog to death with sticks and rocks in attempt to free boy from its grasp, but were too late
Girl, 5, killed in hit-and-run after stop at ice cream truck in Chicago
Chicago police seek help finding person who fled the scene after running down girl on Chicago's southwest side
Cops: Ill. man killed for not protecting murdered pal
Chicago police say David Stewart killed Demetrius Pitts in 2010, at a memorial for a friend who was recently murdered
Ex-cop Drew Peterson appeals murder conviction
Former suburban Chicago police Sgt. Drew Peterson seeks to overturn conviction for killing his third wife, claiming mistakes involving hearsay evidence and by his former attorney
Thief steals bees from Chicago farm
Three stolen beehives, home to hundreds or perhaps thousands of bees, can provide a honey of a profit according to some local beekeepers
Investigation
Is a bootleg weight-loss drug to blame for 2 reported deaths?
Guilfoyle has been asked to resign as ambassador to Greece
Supreme Court takes up dispute over access to DOGE records
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