Staff report 4:40 p.m. CST, February 21, 2012 Three people were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital this afternoon following a crash involving three taxis on Michigan Avenue. The crash happened about 2:30 p.m. on the 500 block of North Michigan Avenue, according to Chicago Fire Department officials. The three injured people were hospitalized with non life-threatening threatening injuries, officials said. It was not clear if the injured were drivers or passengers of the taxis. As of 3 p.m., there was no immediate information available from police about the accident.chicagobreaking@tribune.com Twitter: @chicagobreaking Continue reading →
By William Lee Tribune reporter 6:09 a.m. CST, February 21, 2012 A 16-year-old boy suffering from autism and Down's Syndrome fell down a trash chute to his death at a Gold Coast highrise, authorities said this morning.The boy's parents discovered him missing from their home at the 48-story building in the 1500 block of North Astor Street late Monday, officials said.After searching the building and contacting police, the boy's body was discovered inside the building's trash compactor just after 11 p.m. The boy -- identified by the Cook County medical examiner's office as Charlie Manley -- was dead at the scene, but investigators were still trying to piece together exactly how the teen got there, said Officer Ron Gaines, a police spokesman.Authorities believe Manley fell ... Continue reading →
MESA, Ariz. — With a history of ineptitude on the franchise's rap sheet, the idea of writing a manual about the "Cubs Way" might seem like an invitation to a punch line. But as pitchers and catchers reported to camp for spring training Saturday, new Cubs President Theo Epstein stressed the collectively-written manual as a way to get the entire system on the same page, from the Dominican Republic summer leagues to the majors leagues. Epstein called it a "living, breathing thing" that will grow every year, emphasizing the team's philosophy on playing the game. "You can't figure this game out," he said. "There are things that we learn every year that we'll make modifications to our teaching approach, so the manual will continue to ... Continue reading →
Despite growing up nowhere near an ocean, Rex Flodstrom fell in love with surfing at an early age on trips to the West Coast. It's a spiritual experience, pushing the Chicagoan to brave even the punishing snow and ice on Lake Michigan for the thrill of a winter wave. But a chilly ride last month landed Flodstrom, 40, in trouble with police. He was arrested Jan. 17 near Oak Street Beach on misdemeanor ordinance violations of surfing more than 50 yards from shore, unlawful presence on a closed beach and jeopardizing the safety of others on the beach. Flodstrom will avoid the bummer of a criminal record after agreeing Thursday to do 20 hours of community service in exchange for prosecutors dropping charges, he said. ... Continue reading →
The Chicago area logged the most public corruption convictions of any federal jurisdiction in the United States during the past 36 years, according to a report released today by the University of Illinois at Chicago. Federal prosecutors secured a total of 1,531 public corruption convictions in the Northern District of Illinois since 1976, said Dick Simpson, head of the university’s political science department. Meanwhile, Illinois logged 1,828 public corruption convictions, the third most of any state, according to the report. Only California and New York had more. But those states are much larger than Illinois. On a per-person basis, only the District of Columbia and Louisiana had more convictions than Illinois, according to the report. Four governors, two congressmen, a state treasurer, an attorney general, ... Continue reading →
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