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12 days of disaster that changed Chicago forever

Author Gary Krist looks back at 1919 and the blimp crash, murder, and race riot that made the Chicago the metropolis we know today.

'Island of Vice' author Richard Zacks on Teddy Roosevelt's crusade to clean up NYC

Richard Zacks talks about the remarkable Teddy Roosevelt and his failed attempt to take the vice out of New York City.

1918 World Series: was the famous Red Sox win fixed?

1918 World Series: new information about the 1918 World Series points at strong influence from gamblers, and the possibility that the Cubs threw the game against the Red Sox.

Tina Fey thanks Sarah Palin for top comedy award

Tina Fey is the youngest (and the third woman) to win of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Murderesses Row: guns, gams, and glamour in 1920s Chicago

Douglas Perry, author of "The Girls of Murder City," talks about the true cases that inspired the musical "Chicago."

Rod Blagojevich was almost convicted by jury

Rod Blagojevich was one juror short of being convicted of a 'political corruption crime spree' that would have sent yet another former Illinois governor to prison.

Tina Fey to get prestigious Mark Twain humor prize

Tina Fey joins the ranks of Bill Cosby, Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin and others who have won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Rahm Emanuel: Chicago mayor swagger, but local sway?

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said Monday he would like to run for Chicago mayor if Richard M. Daley doesn't seek reelection. How would his Washington credentials and caustic style mesh with Chicago's political machine?

Changes to USPS Letters to Santa program upend charities' plans

USPS aims to protect privacy of needy Letters to Santa writers, after an incident last year in which a registered sex offender obtained the address of a child. Charities scramble to adjust.

Blagojevich is still everywhere – and some can smile about it

Illinois' ex-governor, the subject of a hit musical, is relentlessly seeking the limelight. Will it help him if he ends up going to trial?

Live blogging Blago's radio show on Chicago's WLS

Blago gets offered acting role in Blagojevich musical

Good Morning Chicago! The Rod Blagojevich show airs tomorrow

Chicago mulls Olympic costs as it makes 2016 final four

Public transportation and long-ignored neighborhoods would need to be overhauled.

Who needs a new TV? Not me.

Columnist Tom Regan discovers what his children already knew: You don't need cable when you can watch your shows on the Internet.