In what seems like sort of an obvious story, the likelihood of getting a traffic ticket or walking away with just a citation in the Chicagoland area is based on where you get pulled over. more ›

To help keep Lincoln Park Zoo free, they will sell beer and wine this summer. You can enjoy a buzz to help you forget the ambivalence you feel while seeing cool animals ... locked up. The suspect arrested today who is accused of being "The Bishop," a man who sent threatening letters and mail bombs ... used to be a mail carrier. Dear Lord. What's up with the Post Office? Animals are crapping in... more ›

Velton Lacefield-Cole, a professor at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights, was shot dead last night in her South-Suburban home. Her estranged husband, Anthony E. Cole, allegedly killed her before turning the gun on himself, leaving their bodies to be discovered by Lacefield-Cole's 11-year-old son. Willie Cole, Anthony's brother, tells the Trib: "Initially, the thought that my brother did it is hard to believe. That's not the kind of person he is." This guy... more ›