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  • Young mother denied bail in infant daughter’s death

    A young mother accused of killing her infant daughter in their Far Southeast Side home last summer fought back tears Saturday after a Cook County judge denied bail. more

  • Scene still green, family fest keeps it clean

    Thousands of green-clad revelers lined downtown streets Saturday for the annual St. Patrick's Day parade as South Side residents adjusted to a more "family-friendly" atmosphere than previous years. more

  • Authorities: Teen driver in Tinley Park crash was intoxicated, texting

    It was a balmy Wednesday afternoon last November when Phillip "Willy" Rangel decided to walk from his job in Tinley Park to the town's 80th Avenue Metra station. more

  • Dealing with death keeps doctor going

    Dealing with death keeps doctor going Video

    As Dr. Richard W. Byrne labored for more than three hours to remove a malignant tumor from his patient's brain, he knew his efforts would not defeat the deadly cancer. more

  • Troubled nursing home closed

    State authorities decline to move forward on civil allegations by whistle-blowers that one of the nation's largest pharmacy companies allegedly paid a multimillion-dollar kickback to Chicago nursing home operators. According to a civil lawsuit by two health care industry insiders, pharmaceutical... more