Monday, March 17, 2025

Search results for keyword: writing found in 181 News.

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
Outlaws biker gang 'enforcer' admits grisly killings in failed bid to get out of prison

Seeking a compassionate release, Randall "Madman" Miller acknowledges committing three killings cited in his 1997 racketeering case, including Morris and Ruth Gauger in McHenry County. "I was surprised that he took the blame finally," says son Gregg Gauger.

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
Ex-Ald. Edward M. Burke used Catholic card in bid to soften sentence in corruption case

It's unclear whether Catholic figures appealing for leniency in letters to the judge affected the two-year sentence given to Burke. But priests, nuns and lay church leaders went to bat heavy for him — after years of the ex-alderman funneling campaign cash to Catholic causes.

obituaries
  • by david hall
Don De Grazia, 'American Skin' author, Columbia College Chicago teacher, dead at 56

His acclaimed novel was published when he was 30, and he'd been guiding young writers ever since. He collapsed during a softball game and died.

real-estate
  • by david hall
Walmart donates academy building in Chatham to Chicago Urban League

The building, according to the Chicago Urban League, is one of the most significant donations in its history and will help bolster its entrepreneurship and workforce development training.