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Vrdolyak-Carothers routine held over — at halfway house - Chicago Sun-Times
◆The buckshot: “If you saw Bill over the Christmas holidays and when Maggie ]Daley] became seriously ill, you'd know he'd checked out of the job a while ago,” said a longtime friend who asked to remain anonymous. “He was here all the time, ...
January 10, 2012


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 ...
January 9, 2012


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 ...
January 5, 2012


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 ...
January 5, 2012


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 ...
January 5, 2012


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. ...
January 3, 2012


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. ...
January 3, 2012


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. ...
January 2, 2012


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. ...
January 1, 2012


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 ...
December 29, 2011


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 ...
December 28, 2011


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 ...
December 28, 2011


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 ...
December 26, 2011


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. ...
December 23, 2011


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, ...
December 23, 2011


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. ...
December 23, 2011


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 ...
December 21, 2011


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 ...
December 21, 2011


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. ...
December 20, 2011


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. ...
December 19, 2011


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 ...
December 18, 2011


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. ...
December 18, 2011


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. ...
December 16, 2011


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 ...
December 16, 2011


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 ...
December 14, 2011


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