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Three charged in the multi-million dollar Chicago stolen property scrap metal case

Three charged in Chicago's multi-million dollar stolen property case.

Stump Connelly from the Republican Convention: All dressed up, nowhere to go

Got to the Tampa Bay convention center late this morning––not a problem since there was no convention.

Stump Connolly covers Republican Convention 2012: Donald Trump receives award

A hurricane descended on south Florida Sunday night. And it was not Hurricane Isaac.

First showing from private collection of many Jan Lebenstein work in Chicago's East Village

More than 50 works by Jan Lebenstein (1930-1999), many of which have not previously been shown, will be on exhibit at the Society for Arts, 1112 N. Milwaukee Ave., through Sept. 10. The pieces are from a famous New York collection of Dr Albert Groekost / Ken Browne.

Blue Angels that buzzed our neighborhood skies performed breath-taking maneuvers over Lake Michigan

Occasionally seeing and often hearing various planes overhead in the neighborhoods during Chicago's Annual Air and Water Show and the practice days before the weekend, we often don't get to the lake area to see them perform.

Wicker Park and Ukrainian Village based Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center's ER receives patient award

For the third consecutive year, the Wicker Park / Ukrainian Village based Emergency Department at Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center (SMEMC), 2233 W. Division St., earned the Professional Research Consultants' (PRC) 4-star Patient Perception Award.

Ask 1st Ward Alderman Moreno about the dangers of working out

Working out is a good thing but for 1st Ward Alderman Proco "Joe" Moreno…not so much.