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Medicine collection drive on tap
The realization that household medicines tossed into the garbage or flushed down the drain pose serious risks to groundwater, has caused government agencies to rethink disposal methods.
Sharp drop in home sales in Chicago
The Illinois Association of Realtors is blaming low consumer confidence and a troubled economy for a nearly 28 percent decrease in home sales in the Chicago metropolitan area for June.
Search continues for man and dead woman's children
The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a Chicago man wanted for murder and kidnapping.
Tattoo parlor faces second lawsuit
A Chicago man with a misspelled "tomorrow" in a tattoo on his forearm has filed a negligence lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court against the tattoo parlor where the work was done.
Man accused of torching baby raccoon
A Cook County judge has ordered a Chicago man held in lieu of $250,000 bail for allegedly torturing a live baby raccoon by pouring gasoline on it and lighting it on fire.
Immigrant workers sue staffing company
A group of 10 immigrant workers filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming they were exploited by a staffing firm and several companies that employ temporary laborers at O'Hare International Airport.
Report criticizes Cook County Jail conditions
FEDERAL ALLEGATIONS: A 17-month federal investigation says problems at the nation's largest single-site county jail range from lack of medical care to organized beatings of prisoners who clash with guards.
Chicago police investigate girl's stabbing death
Chicago Police detectives are investigating the stabbing death of a young girl whose father found her in an alley near his South Side home.
Lawsuit filed in nursing home beating death
Relatives of a nursing home patient who was beaten to death while at the facility have filed a negligence lawsuit.
Suspicion of Border Patrol along Gunflint
A highway accident involving a U.S. Border Patrol agent, that killed a local doctor, has inflamed tensions between residents in this far northern corner of Minnesota and the federal agents that patrol the nearby international border.
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