A 67-year-old man whose body was found burned in a Southwest Side residence Friday was beaten to death, the Cook County medical examiner's office revealed today.
An autopsy performed on William Hallin, 67, of the 6100 block of South Kenneth Avenue, showed he died of blunt head trauma from an assault, and his death was ruled a homicide, the medical examiner's office said.
Hallin's body was found burned in the basement of…
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Because some things are better from afar, here's a slideshow of the food, crowds and fun (?) at Taste of Chicago. If you're actually heading to Grant Park for the festivities (or at least the liquid nitrogen-dipped popcornsicle- see last slide), use this map to find your favorite restaurants and the music lineup. And be sure to check The Parking Ticket Geek's handy holiday weekend traffic guide.
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Six people were arrested on charges of illegally carrying guns and two others face charges of illegally carrying knives at the Taste of Chicago and in Grant Park on Friday, authorities said.
from HuffPost Chi Read full articleMARION, Ill. — Once the nation's most secure prison, the federal lockup in southern Illinois has housed everyone from spies to a Colombian druglord to dapper mob boss John Gotti.
Now the mayor of Marion hopes to roll out the welcome mat for a new set of accused criminals: Guantanamo Bay terrorism suspects.
While other cities across the U.S. have balked at taking in…
Gov. Quinn is bypassing House Speaker Michael Madigan and other legislative leaders and appealing directly to lawmakers in hopes of getting his proposed income-tax increase approved.
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In spite of the weather, the grills are warming up, the beers are getting cold, and these bottlerockets aren't going to light themselves. We're off to enjoy the rest of the holiday and we hope you are, too. Have a safe and happy holiday celebrating our nation's independence and we'll see you right back here tomorrow morning.
Part of the tradition of July 4th is watching the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog eating contest and this year was no different. Not only did defending champ Joey Chestnut win again and also notch a new world record with 68 hot dogs downed, but Chicagoan Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti finished third overall behind Chestnut and Kobayashi (64.5) - with 55 hot dogs put away. You may remember we…
Sure, we could have gone with the obvious pick for today's diversion. But instead, we decided to go with something a bit more historic. Mark it down: this was the moment the Cold War ended. (bonus videos after the jump)
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Death threats, vandalism and unrest are expected to climb along with the mercury this summer at Cook County's juvenile detention center.
from Sun Times Read full article>A man was arrested just before Friday night’s fireworks display after attempting to bring a sawed-off shotgun into the Taste of Chicago, less than a week after a northwest Indiana man was arrested for carrying a loaded handgun near a Grant Park security checkpoint, police said.
from Sun Times Read full articleSome people seem to have taken the "blow stuff up" aspect of the holiday a bit too far. Chicago Police are still looking for the person who used explosives to blow up a porta potty at the Lakefront yesterday morning before the crowds showed up. Police say no one was injured and only the toilet was damaged. [WBBM]