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U.S. Supreme Court justice: 'Constitution is a static being'
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Monday touted his approach to interpreting the federal Constitution that focuses on the original intent of the Founding Fathers. Scalia, a former University of Chicago law professor, called the "originalism" method "the lesser evil." "I don't have to prove [it's] perfect. The question is whether it's better than everything else," said Scalia, who… → Read More
Chicago actress Molly Glynn dies after being struck by falling tree
Longtime Chicago theater actress Molly Glynn died Saturday, a day after she was hit by a falling tree while biking on a north suburban forest preserve trail, officials and Glynn's husband said. → Read More
Bride's special wedding guest: The cop who saved her life as infant
A New York police officer who saved the life of a baby girl over two decades ago is going to be a guest at her wedding Sunday in the southwest suburbs. Shammah Hamideh was just 2 months old in 1993 when Joe Barca, a captain at the Yonkers Police Department, helped her escape death after she had stopped breathing. Sunday the 20-year-old, who considers Barca her second father, is marrying Mohammed… → Read More
Two dead, 7 hurt in city shootings since Friday afternoon
Two men were killed and seven other people, including a 16-year-old boy, were injured during shootings throughout the city since Friday afternoon. A 22-year-old man was shot to death and three other people were wounded in a shooting during a party about 1:10 a.m. Saturday at a beauty salon in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side, authorities said. The man, who was identified as… → Read More
7 die in plane crash returning from NCAA final
Two members of Illinois State University's athletic department were among the seven people killed when their small plane crashed near the Bloomington airport. → Read More
Family of missing medical student 'distraught'
A 28-year-old medical student has been missing from the South Side for over a week and half, and police and his family are asking the public to help find him. → Read More
5 wounded in separate shootings on South, West sides
Five people have been wounded in separate shootings on the South and West sides since Monday afternoon. → Read More
Chicago passes another grim milestone: More than 3,000 shot this year
More than 3,000 people have been shot in Chicago so far this year, more than all of last year, with 30 percent of the shootings in just three police districts on the West Side, according to data collected by the Tribune. → Read More
Man found dead with throat slit in West Garfield Park
A man was discovered dead with his throat slit Sunday evening in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side, according to police. → Read More
Police: Girl, 16, dies after South Side shooting during vigil for earlier slaying
A 16-year-old girl has died and two other people were wounded during a vigil for a person shot the night before, police said. → Read More
After reports of rapid fire shooting dispatcher says: "You wanna hear some more bad news?"
Two hours had passed since two boys were shot in Rogers Park late Monday and the city hadn’t seen a shooting during that period. → Read More
1 dead, 1 hurt in crash on I-294
A person was killed and another person was critically hurt in a single-car crash near the tollbooth on Interstate 294 near southwest suburban Hickory Hills early Monday morning. → Read More
2 shot in West Lawn, neighbor says: 'We need the National Guard here'
Josephine Camarillo was driving down Marquette Road late Wednesday when the black sedan in front of her lost control, veered onto a lawn and crashed into the porch of a small brick house. → Read More
At least 9 people shot at Englewood intersection this summer: 'People always hang out here'
Beat 0725, 10:10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30 Two wounded women on a blood-stained section of sidewalk flagged down a police cruiser near 69th Street and Ashland Avenue. They were two of four people shot there Tuesday night. Had it been another intersection, perhaps the officers would've been surprised. "I can tell you several people have been shot on this block in the past couple of months," an… → Read More
At least 7 hurt in shootings on South, West sides
At least seven people, including a 14-year-old boy, have been wounded during shootings on the South and West sides Tuesday, police said. → Read More
Car hit by gunfire on Dan Ryan Expressway
A car was hit by gunfire on the Dan Ryan Expressway late Sunday evening but there were no reports of injuries, according to authorities. → Read More
6 hurt in pileup on Eisenhower Expressway
Six people were hurt after a pileup on the Eisenhower Expressway on the West Side of the city Sunday evening. → Read More
3 dead, 8 others wounded during city shootings
A woman and two men were killed and at least eight other people were wounded Tuesday in separate shootings, according to police. → Read More
Anger after fire kills 3 kids, man; arson suspect's family defends him
The man said nothing as he stood on the sidewalk across from the charred apartment building. He kept his arms at his side as a relative gave him a long hug. He turned his face away from where his 7-year-old daughter had just died. → Read More
Baby dead, 3 missing after extra-alarm fire in South Chicago
A 3-month-old baby died and three people, including two children, are still missing after an extra-alarm fire broke out at a three-story apartment building Tuesday morning in the South Chicago neighborhood on the South Side. → Read More