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city-hall
  • by david hall
Former City Council colleagues credit judge with striking right balance for Burke

Many current and former City Council members said U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall's sentence struck the appropriate balance between discouraging political corruption and showing the mercy they believed Burke had earned from his many acts of kindness.

columnists
  • by david hall
Ed Burke sentenced to prison: 'There's more to life than a little money, you know'

A beautiful early summer day in Chicago sees the former lion of the City Council get a two-year prison term.

news
  • by david hall
Four 'plucked' from Lake Michigan after Jet Ski accident near Monroe Harbor

None of the four adults was injured in the accident, which happened about 1:45 p.m. Monday, according to officials.

health
  • by david hall
Northwestern surgeons perform one of the first 'awake' kidney transplant surgeries

Doctors used a spinal anesthetic to numb the patient from the chest down, eliminating the use of narcotics and general anesthesia, cutting recovery time. The patient, John Nicholas, was released within 24 hours of the procedure.