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Worker hurt in building collapse
Emergency personnel rushed to a building on Chicago's South Side this afternoon after receiving word its roof collapsed, leaving at least one worker seriously injured, CLTV reported.
Court overturns sentence of Baptist principal for molestation
A federal appeals court has overturned the 15-year prison sentence a former Baptist school principal was given after he was convicted of molesting a student.
Grateful patient gives hospital $20 million
Ten years after undergoing life-saving heart surgery at Rush University Medical Center, John M. Boler and his wife, Mary Jo, today gave the Chicago hospital $20 million, the largest single donation in the institution's 168-year history.
3 hurt in Wrigleyville fire
An extra-alarm blaze early this morning on Chicago's North Side sent three people—including a firefighter—to local hospitals, damaged two apartment buildings and left a number of families homeless, WGN-Ch. 9 reported.
Top court ruling uncorks interstate sale of wine
The Supreme Court handed a major victory to wine producers and consumers Monday, striking down as unconstitutional state laws that had blocked out-of-state wineries--but not in-state ones--from shipping directly to residents.
Blagojevich blames probe on family feud
Gov. Rod Blagojevich went on the counterattack Monday, claiming that his refusal to let his father-in-law cash in on connections is to blame for a grand jury investigation that the governor insists will vindicate his administration of allegations of wrongdoing.
Federal judges feel left in dark over safety
Angered at what they say is an unwillingness by the Justice Department to include them in planning for their own safety, federal judges have turned to Congress to prod the executive branch to collaborate with them on security measures.
Police say mom strangled son, 4
The death of a 4-year-old boy that police initially thought was a tragic accident turned out to be something more sinister--the alleged murder of a child by his mother, officials said.
Tots face high expulsion rate
Because prekindergartners are expelled at more than three times the rate of other school children, youngsters needing early intervention are most likely to be shut out, according to a report to be released Tuesday by Yale University's Child Study Center.
State has $1 billion budget problem
Two weeks before the scheduled adjournment of their spring session, state lawmakers are facing a hole of at least $1 billion in the upcoming budget and are beginning to acknowledge the possibility of a summer overtime session for the second year in a row.
Duff admits addictions, begs court for mercy
James M. Duff, the politically connected businessman who got more than $100 million in city contracts by falsely portraying his companies as being woman- and minority-controlled, has sought counseling for gambling and alcohol problems, his lawyers say.
Prosecutor looks into Lincoln Park Zoo deaths
The Cook County state's attorney's office announced Monday it is looking into a recent spate of animal deaths at Lincoln Park Zoo after an animal rights group expressed concerns about zoo conditions.
Program calls on many to aid cops
Less than a month ago, Round Lake Beach police Lt. Mike Scott took a call from a parent frantically searching for her daughter when she didn't come home after school.
Advocates fear loss of mental center funds
Keith Kemp wants to be optimistic. As legislative chairman of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of the South Suburbs, he believes in a proposal to eventually close the Tinley Park Mental Health Center and move more money into outpatient programs.
Schaumburg state senator plans to retire
Northwest and west suburban politicians are scrambling for position this week in the wake of a veteran legislator's announcement that she plans to retire.
`Finest hour' still ahead for faithful Churchill backers
For the crowd at the Pritzker Military Library, a handsome, two-story research facility in the Near North Side building that once housed the old Chez Paree nightclub, there was no doubt who was The Man.
Girl, 12, charged in attack on pupil
A 12-year-old girl was charged with attempted first-degree murder Monday in the stabbing of a classmate with a kitchen knife last week in a classroom at a Buffalo Grove junior high school.
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