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Gadhafi's son, 3 grandchildren killed

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 04:57 PM PDT

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi survived a NATO air strike on a Tripoli house that killed his youngest son and three grandchildren, a government spokesman said.

Prosectors: Man raped girl in front of her brother

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 04:55 PM PDT

A Chicago man raped a 6-year-old girl while her young brother watched from under his blankets, Cook County prosecutors said today in bond court.

Airstrike kills Gadhafi's son, 3 grandchildren

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 04:00 PM PDT

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi survived a NATO airstrike on Saturday night that killed his youngest son Saif al-Arab and three of his grandchildren, a Libyan government spokesman said.

Homeless tornado victims ponder next move

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 03:30 PM PDT

Kendra Coleman, her husband and sons awoke Saturday still homeless, hoping they would not have to spend another night in the cold, cavernous building where they have slept on cots since Wednesday. >> Photos

Bail set in fight between current and ex husbands

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 03:33 PM PDT

An altercation between a Chicago woman's ex-husband and current husband ended with one man stabbing the other in the face and torso, prosecutors said today.

Problem Solver: Car has permit, still gets towed

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 02:43 PM PDT

Lincoln Towing takes car, even though contract for apartment lot expired month before

Claudia Growney knew the routine.

Police accuse 3 men of selling hundreds of bogus Nikes

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 02:37 PM PDT

Chicago police arrested three vendors at a Southwest Side market selling nearly 400 pairs of counterfeit Nike athletic shoes, Cook County prosecutors said today.

Tornado victims ponder next move

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:48 AM PDT

In a Birmingham shelter, families are in limbo, awaiting help from FEMA after the devastating tornado outbreak made them refugees. A mother says, 'I just want to cry, because I have no idea where home is anymore.'

Kendra Coleman, her husband and sons awoke Saturday still homeless, hoping they would not have to spend another night in the cold, cavernous building where they have slept on cots since Wednesday. >> Photos

John Paul honored at vigil on eve of beatification | Photos

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 03:20 PM PDT

Thousands of young people flooded an ancient Roman field Saturday for an all-night prayer vigil honoring Pope John Paul II on the eve of his beatification, remembering his teachings, travels and his own suffering.

Daley: Transcending a birthright

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 04:56 PM PDT

A politician whose grand aims did not always match his reach

Richard Daley leaves office as one of the most ambitious mayors Chicago ever had, a political heir who embraced and transcended his birthright but whose drive to improve the city he loved did not always match his reach.

McCaskey to talk to Ravens owner about trade snafu

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 09:54 AM PDT

Chicago Bears vice chairman George McCaskey expressed disappointment Saturday in the comments made by Ravens owners Steve Bisciotti regarding the botched trade between the teams on Day 1 of the NFL draft.

In town and walking around: Johnny Depp, Kelsey Grammer

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 09:50 AM PDT

Newark police chief emerges as leading candidate for CPD

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 08:55 AM PDT

Garry McCarthy was finalist for Chicago top job in 2003

The last time Garry McCarthy was a finalist to become superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, he lost out to a local guy who had borrowed a few crime-fighting ideas McCarthy was using as deputy commissioner in New York.

Shoddy work found in home weatherizing program

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 08:01 AM PDT

1 in 7 inspections fail, reports federal audit of Chicago nonprofit, which says it has beefed up oversight

Martha Stevenson was out of work and behind on her mortgage payments when her furnace started to go.

Cardinal George vs. Rev. Pfleger

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 06:52 AM PDT

Cardinal's confrontation with Pfleger reinforces George's belief in obedience to church

Cardinal George's suspension of the Rev. Michael Pfleger could emerge as a pivotal moment for the future of the charismatic priest and for the legacy of the head of the Chicago Archdiocese.

Ravens owner 'disappointed' in McCaskeys over Bears deal

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 06:23 AM PDT

The criticism of the Chicago Bears for being asleep at the phone when they were supposed to confirm a trade to the NFL on Thursday night has expanded.

2 dead, 9 hurt in head-on crash; 11 people in SUV

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:39 PM PDT

Two people were killed and nine others were hurt--two with life-threatening injuries--in a head-on collision this morning in the Lawndale neighborhood. Authorities initially had said three people were died in the 3 a.m. crash

2 dead, 9 hurt in head-on crash

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 02:30 PM PDT

Two people were killed and nine others injured--two with life-threatening injuries--in a head-on collision this morning in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side, police said.

Man, woman charged in Harvey double murder

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:46 AM PDT

Harvey police have charged two people -- a 24-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man -- with the homicides of two men involved in a community football league in Harvey.

NFL lockout back on after court grants temporary stay

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:40 PM PDT

NFL lockout, briefly lifted, is back in place when appellate court grants a temporary stay while it considers whether to allow a longer stay.

Reporting from New York