Watch 2011 In Review
Take a look at the biggest stories of 2011. Watch »
CME, Sears Tax Break Fails
The Illinois Senate approved a package, but their colleagues in the house submarine it. Read »
1 Dead in Small Plane Crash Near Elgin
A small plane crashed in Kane County Sunday afternoon. Read »
4 Children Hurt in Rollover on Kennedy Expressway
The ramp at Armitage remains closed after a rollover crash on the Kennedy Expressway. Read »
N.C. Firefighter Collapses, Dies at Mile 26
Firefighter from North Carolina dies while running Chicago Marathon. Read »
1 Dead in Wreck on Dan Ryan
A man was killed, and three other people were seriously hurt in a three-car crash on the outbound Dan Ryan Sunday... Read »
Salmonella Concern Prompts Salad Recall
Garden, chef salads manufactured and distributed by Greencore U.S.A. to stores in five states. Read »
SAT Reading Scores Fall to Lowest Level on Record
Educators note more test-takers had a first language other than English. Read »
Mayor Meets With Family of Slain Girl
Suspect in custody, questioned in case. Read »
Experimental Plane Crashes, Killing Pilot
Single-engine plane crashes after leaving Aurora Airport. Read »
Go to there: TechWeek
Five big movers and shakers will be laying bare their management secrets later this afternoon. Read »
Inside the Deadly Mackinac Race
Greg Alm wore a helmet cam while taking part in the race aboard the J109 Realt Na Mara and said the only light... Read »
Live: Casey Anthony Murder Trial Closing Arguments
The trial of Casey Anthony, the Florida woman accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, continues. Read »
Japan to Nationalize Nuke Plants: Report
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku has hatched a plan that would slash Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s... Read »
"500-Year" Flood Overwhelms N.D. City
12,000 people in Minot, N.D., have been left homeless as the Souris River has risen to record levels. Read »
Syrians Flee to Lebanon as Army Approaches
Hundreds fled into Lebanon Saturday as the Syrian regime's military overtook a town near that border and another... Read »
Car Bomb Kills at Least 35 at Afghan Medical Center
Din Mohammad Darwaish, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said that many more could have died, too, as people... Read »
American Pilot Jailed Over Pirate Ransoms
$3.6 million are said to be at play. Read »
Yelena Bonner, Rights Activist and Sakharov's Widow...
Bonner rose to prominence through work with her husband in the Russian dissident and human rights movement. Read »


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