Tuesday, September 20, 2011

2 questioned in teen's beating / Wrigley Building overhaul / Plainfield's Melissa McCarthy

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2 questioned about beating of boy, 14, in Logan Square

Two people are in custody this morning for a brutal beating that left a 14-year-old high school freshman in a coma, police said.

Chicago architect Jeanne Gang wins MacArthur Fellowship Chicago architect wins MacArthur Fellowship

Jeanne Gang, the architect of the 82-story Aqua building on North Columbus Drive, was among the 2011 MacArthur Fellowship winners. The honor comes with a $500,000 prize.

Plea deal expected today in Darien triple slaying Plea deal expected in Darien triple slaying

A Countryside man is expected to accept a negotiated plea Tuesday in the March 2010 slayings of Jeffrey and Lori Kramer and their son, Mike, 20, during a break-in at their Darien home.

Wrigley Building buyers plan an overhaul Wrigley Building buyers plan overhaul

As part of the deal, the new owners have committed to a significant renovation of the building's two interior towers.

Bears' 52 pass plays, 11 handoffs doesn't cut it Martz's run-pass ratio doesn't cut it

Bears coach Lovie Smith says of 52 pass plays to 11 handoffs: 'We can't win football games with that kind of balance.'

Older drivers' safety gains top middle-agers When should older drivers give up the keys?

On one side of the delicate topic of elderly driver competence is Marvin Kruse, 89, who quit after his wife of 51 years was killed nearly 10 years ago when their car was struck as he made a left turn in North Riverside.

This doesn't help Obama, Boehner ultimatums get us nowhere.

The two most visible figures in the U.S. debt crisis, House Speaker John Boehner and President Barack Obama, are busy playing 2012 politics.

Obama's deficit proposal marks a move away from compromise Obama's deficit proposal a move away from compromise

Over the summer President Obama pushed a "grand bargain" that called on Republicans and Democrats to forge a compromise: Each would agree to painful sacrifices that would slash the nation's deficit and shore up the social safety net for decades.

Friends deliver onstage laughs, wisdom about life with cerebral palsy Friends deliver laughs, wisdom about cerebral palsy

The friendship between Mike Berkson and Tim Wambach formed over a soft taco that exploded on first bite, leaving Berkson covered with bits of beef, cheese, onions and lettuce.

Pressure defenses can be beat with reliable No. 1 receiver Bowen: Bears need No. 1 receiver to beat pressure

Want to beat a pressure defense in the NFL?

Emmy winner Melissa McCarthy prompts Plainfield pride Melissa McCarthy the pride of Plainfield

Actress Melissa McCarthy's legend is growing in her hometown.


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