The family of William George Bundy finally have closure after DNA samples they provided to Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart's office matched samples extracted from the unidentified remains earlier this year. more ›

Since its publication in 2003, Erik Larson's The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America may just win the prize as the book most often seen in the hands of CTA riders. Its the 1893 Chicago World's Fair setting, visionary Daniel Burnham, and a charming serial killer have proven an irresistible mix to more than just commuters, propelling the book from regional phenomenon to bestseller status. more ›

With all the hoopla that surrounded Y2K festivities, you might remember the news story of Brian Welzien. Welzien wandered away from the Ambassador East hotel on New Year's Eve of 1999 and did not return. At the time police speculated that he may have possibly been drunk, fell into Lake Michigan and drowned. That scenario seemed to be correct when Welzien's body was eventually found in March of 2000 along a Gary, Indiana beach. more ›