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Other states snag Illinois’ gambling dollars

— October 16, 2019

(Third in a series looking at Illinois’ gambling expansion) Despite Illinois having nearly double the population of neighboring states, its casinos are not reaping the rewards. Casino…

Artists, again, skew Halloween landscape at Ragdale event
— October 16, 2019

Halloween conjures up spooky images that accompany the chilly fall weather along with barren trees, and things that go bump in the night. Something odd is again happening on the grounds…
Congressional reps hear ideas to curb gun violence
— October 15, 2019

Brenda Mitchell sent one of her sons, Kevin, off for a tour of duty in Afghanistan. It was her other son, Kenneth — living in south suburban University Park — whose life was tragically…
Chicago man ran sports book, laundered money
— October 14, 2019

A Chicago man has been charged with conducting an illegal sports gambling business and concealing the income in a bankruptcy proceeding. Michael Frontier, also known as Ira Goldberg,…
Chicago man charged with murder in death of River North bar employee
— October 13, 2019

A Chicago man has been charged with murder and mob action in connection with the March death of a bar employee in Chicago’s River North area. Michael Matthews, 41, a resident…

Leavitt: Remembering a great American in a season of drought
— October 16, 2019

My friend Jimmy Warner was less than five feet tall, had only one eye, scant education and no money in the bank. But he was a great American. Jimmy served in the World War II Navy,…
Jack Coombe, Pearl Harbor survivor, remembered as ‘wonderful, caring’
— October 15, 2019

Jack Coombe, one of the last American survivors of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, and one of Northbrook’s first citizens, died Oct. 9. Coombe was 97. Coombe had a long history in…
Full search warrant suggests broad corruption probe of Sen. Martin Sandoval
— October 13, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — Senate Democrats on Friday released copies of the full, unredacted search warrant that was executed on state Sen. Martin Sandoval’s office Sept. 24, and it reveals…