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Officials: Door propped open for cat spread fire that killed woman - Chicago Sun-Times
“The wife said to me, 'Our house is on fire,'” said the man, who asked not to be identified. He grabbed his dog, and the three of them dashed down the hall, down 12 flights, and out of the building, he said. “They told me they had been watching a movie ...
AP Source: GM to call back 8000 Chevy Volts - Chicago Sun-Times
GM will ask Volt owners to return the cars to dealers for structural modifications, said the person, who did not want to be identified because GM executives plan to announce the repairs later Thursday. The fixes are similar to a recall and involve ...
Auto sales' growth reflects well on economy - Chicago Sun-Times
Union agreements give laid-off workers from other plants dibs on those jobs, but a source said most of the 1200 are expected to be local hires. Adding to the optimism was a report on retail sales Wednesday that quantified a binge of post-holiday deal ...
Auto sales' growth reflects well on economy - Chicago Sun-Times
Union agreements give laid-off workers from other plants dibs on those jobs, but a source said most of the 1200 are expected to be local hires. Adding to the optimism was a report on retail sales Wednesday that quantified a binge of post-holiday deal ...
Teen raped outside theater didn't have ID to get in, employee says - Chicago Sun-Times
The woman was found beaten, naked and bleeding on a residential sidewalk just up Rockwell Avenue from the theater on Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood, said the theater employee, who asked that his name not be used. ...
Highland Park teen found beaten, unconscious in Chicago - Chicago Sun-Times
The woman was found beaten, naked and bleeding on a residential sidewalk just up Rockwell Avenue from the theater on Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood, said the theater employee, who asked that his name not be used. ...
Teen raped outside theater didn't have ID to get in, employee says - Chicago Sun-Times
The woman was found beaten, naked and bleeding on a residential sidewalk just up Rockwell Avenue from the theater on Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood, said the theater employee, who asked that his name not be used. ...
Teen raped outside Congress Theater didn't have ID to get in, employee says - Chicago Sun-Times
The woman was found beaten, naked and bleeding on a residential sidewalk just up Rockwell Avenue from the theater on Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood, said the theater employee, who asked that his name not be used. ...
Source: Man in custody for Church's shooting that killed 2, hurt 5 - Chicago Sun-Times
But no charges had been filed as of Thursday afternoon, and the source said detectives are seeking more witnessed to the shooting. The shooting at Church's Chicken at 66th and Halsted happened Tuesday about 6:50 pm, during the dinnertime rush on a ...
Illinois football assistant coaches in legal fight - Chicago Sun-Times
Three other assistants — Jeff Brohm, Chip Long and Ron West — followed the guidelines of the Koenning/Petrino contracts, apparently without reading them closely, a source said. Now they'll only be paid through February. Four other assistants — Joe ...
Hope Fund having a record year - Chicago Sun-Times
Several large gifts have boosted the total, including $25000 from a Gurnee donor who asked to remain anonymous, and two $10000 donations, including one from local obstetrician and annual giver, Dr. Frank Sun. Richard Ribando of Gurnee, former News-Sun ...
Woman's death in Skokie home deemed suspicious - Chicago Sun-Times
Police deemed the circumstances surrounding her death suspicious and are questioning her boyfriend, a source said. Officials couldn't immediately say how she died, but said she was found with bruises on her face. An autopsy is scheduled for later ...
Whooping cough spreading throughout northern Illinois - Chicago Sun-Times
And I had no idea,” said the administrator, who asked that her name not be used. The illness knocked her off her feet for several days, its misery factor far exceeding the pneumonia she endured years ago. “It was like nothing I have ever experienced. ...
Bail set at $500000 in Aurora woman's murder - Chicago Sun-Times
“I told the police that they'd been fighting a lot, and I didn't see either of them after that,” said a next-door neighbor who did not want to be identified. “I knocked on the door Sunday but I assumed she left, that the officer had told her to leave, ...
Big whoop - Chicago Sun-Times
And I had no idea,” said the administrator, who asked that her name not be used. The illness knocked her off her feet for several days, its misery factor far exceeding the pneumonia she endured years ago. “It was like nothing I have ever experienced. ...
Dad charged with binding girl with tape 'feels awful' - Chicago Sun-Times
Curry, who turned himself in to Area 2 detectives Tuesday, is a “good kid,” said his grandmother, who asked that her name not be used. She dismissed the incident as a “joke.” “He's a big jokester. He's always laughing,” she said, adding that her ...
Dad charged with binding girl with tape 'feels awful' - Chicago Sun-Times
Curry, who turned himself in to Area 2 detectives Tuesday, is a “good kid,” said his grandmother, who asked that her name not be used. She dismissed the incident as a “joke.” “He's a big jokester. He's always laughing,” she said, adding that her ...
Johnny Knox has surgery, should be ready for camp - Chicago Sun-Times
The Bears wouldn't provide a timetable, but a source said Knox could be healed in three months. That meshes with comments from Neel Anand, the director of orthopedic spine surgery at the Cedars-Sinai Spine Center in Los Angeles. ...
US ready to donate food in N. Korea nuke talks - Chicago Sun-Times
... readmit international nuclear inspectors expelled in 2009, and resume a dialogue between North Korea and South Korea, according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of sensitivity of the negotiations. ...
Secret 'Santas' pay strangers' layaway balances at 2 area Kmarts - Chicago Sun-Times
The Naperville Kmart assistant manager, who also declined to give his name, said things took root there about a week ago. “We've had approximately a dozen yesterday and today,” the assistant manager said. Benefactors have tended to remain anonymous by ...
Secret 'Santas' paying strangers' layaway balances at 2 area Kmarts - Chicago Sun-Times
“I think it's a really neat thing,” said the assistant manager of the Montgomery store, who declined to be identified. “It's a blessing this time of year, and it's really nice to hear.” “We've got some layaway angels out there. ...
Source: Rod Blagojevich 'can't sleep without drinking' - Chicago Sun-Times
The backshot: “Rod can't sleep without drinking,” the source said. “So he drinks himself into a condition to do so, and it became an addiction. Considering what he has been through for the past few years, it became a problem. ...
Rip Hamilton brings playoff know-how - Chicago Sun-Times
A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, that the team has decided to part ways with Hamilton, and that terms of a buyout are still being negotiated. Hamilton spent the last nine ...
Rip Hamilton set to sign with Bulls - Chicago Sun-Times
The source, who asked not to be identified, said once Hamilton had been bought out by the Pistons and cleared waivers, he had narrowed his choices to three teams where he felt he would be the best fit. His top choice, however, was to play with Derrick ...
East Aurora mother: District failed my bullied son - Chicago Sun-Times
One Simmons teacher, who asked not to be identified, said the action taken by Simmons administrators in Vega's case is typical. “At every faculty meeting we are told to keep the number of referrals down,” the teacher said. “It's an image thing. ...