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Prairie Paradise Artists have been flocking to the Shaw House since the Ragdale Foundation turned architect Howard Van Doren Shaw's retreat in Lake Forest into an artists' space. more >

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Link of the Week Play online games with the gang from the Electric Company like Great Escapes. Help Special Agent Jack Bowser crack the code by filling in missing words. more >

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Chicago's Marie Owens Could Have Been The Nation's First Female Cop

Her story had been lost amid dusty records that were long ago stashed in deep storage and forgotten. Forgotten until a retired federal agent, researching...

John Walker Lindh, American Taliban, Asks Judge To Pray WIth Other Muslims In Jail

INDIANAPOLIS — American-born Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh and another Muslim inmate have asked a judge to order a federal prison to allow them and...

David Yen Lee Stole Trade Secrets From Valspar To Bring To Chinese Competitor

CHICAGO — A New Jersey man who was a chemist for a suburban Chicago-based paint company has pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets. Federal prosecutors...

Another offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, sending rescuers racing to the scene to save 13 workers who are reported to be in the water.One person was reported to be injured, but there were no deaths."Thirteen out of 13 are accounted for and it's still burning," a spokesman for the Eighth District Coast Guard Command Center in...

Obstacles Appear on Road to Progess in Mideast Talks

The first direct peace talks in 20 months between Israelis and Palestinians began Thursday, but two major hurdles have arisen already, casting doubt on prospects for success. And other challenges loom on the horizon, analysts tell the NewsHour. To begin with, on the eve of the talks, Hamas took responsibility for an attack on Israelis in the...