Holding on tight to one another, the parents of a 5-year-old boy who was recently killed by gang violence in Elgin watched the boy’s grandmother tearfully kiss his photo. A silent crowd of adults and children surrounded them. Denisse and Eric Galarza... 

THE TWILIGHT OF THE FESTIVAL by Barry A. Sanders The final notes of Gotterdammerung sounded on Saturday evening. Fittingly, the Wagner Society of Southern California presented the final Ring Festival LA symposium on Sunday at the Goethe Institute while... 

When our twin girls were first born, we didn’t expect to sleep.  We knew we’d be up most of the time feeding, changing diapers, etc.  Once someone asked me how much sleep I had gotten the night before.  I hesitated and said, “About... 

AP Photo/M. Spencer Green This photo of Oliver Purnell being introduced as the new men’s basketball coach at DePaul University – with team mascot Dibs – is a fair representation to the monster task of turnaround that awaits Purnell.... 

AP Photo/Mike Fuentes Blackhawks Outshine Stars The Blackhawks cruised to a 5-2 victory over Dallas and with the victory set a franchise record for most wins in a season (50) and tied the team record for most points in a season (107). Marian Hossa scored... 

Some brazen thieves have made off with a Midlothian man’s custom-made velociraptor sculpture . Gary Crawford said he found the sculpture – which is three feet by six feet, weighs 150 pounds, and is made of twisted steel and sex appeal –... 

Thomas A. Durkin, attorney for Raja Lahrasib Kahn speaks to members of the media as Kahn’s family and friends listen behind, after a hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Geraldine Soat Brown in federal court last week in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer... 

AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh The Blackhawks had won their first division title since 1993 before the puck even dropped in their game against Calgary yesterday afternoon. That was thanks to a Detroit loss but the ‘Hawks went out and won 4-1 over the Flames... 

AP Photo/Beth A. Keiser According to reports, former Bulls star Scottie Pippen has been elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame . Joining Pip are former Jazz power forward Karl Malone, late Celtics guard Dennis Johnson and famed high school coach Bob... 

AP Photo/Gerald Herbert Gov. Quinn celebrated Good Friday by issuing 147 pardons and allowing two people who had already been pardoned to seek expungement. None of the pardon recipients were in prison and most of the original sentences were probation....