Rocio Munoz-Ramos said goodbye to her brother Jose before she left their Elgin home for work on Nov. 25, 2008. Neither knew this time would be different. Neither knew this time meant goodbye forever. The rest is here:  Hernandez guilty of murder in ex-girlfriend’s... 

A Lake County sheriff’s deputy who accidentally wounded herself with her own gun last year was placed on paid leave Wednesday after dropping her gun at the courthouse, authorities said. More here: Lake Co. deputy on leave after dropping gun at courthouse  Read More →

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/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... 

Photo by Steve Rhodes Cook County Judge Daniel Riley has lifted a temporary restraining order on the state’s controversial abortion notification law that requires doctors to notify the guardians of girls 17 years old or younger 48 hours before... 

Right around this time last year, we had just learned about World Theatre Day. The almost-50-year-old event will be celebrated once again this Saturday, and for the second year in a row, Chicago is joining the party – and throwing one. After the... 

Sup, Chicago venues? Want to get up on this DJ game, or what? Of the seven Weekend Dance Party posts we’ve run, three have been held at Smart Bar, which may make our readers question the time and effort we go to to determine what the best option... 

Valle’s mugshot, via NBC 5 More details have emerged in this week’s hammer attack on a CTA bus driver . 18-year-old Adan Valle has been charged with one count of aggravated battery of a government employee for the Tuesday afternoon attack... 

Photo by seng1011 . For local dogs, a round of good news hit the papers. Let’s take a look: For Butch, a Rottweiler from suburban Riverside, a microchip embedded in his body was the key to being reunited with his owners. Butch disappeared from... 

Photo via Joe M500 on flickr . Tuesday is National Pizza Pie Day. That’s separate from National Pizza Week which happened last month, or the Great American Pizza Bake next week, or National Cheese Pizza Day (September 5), or National Pizza Festival...