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An estimated 1.7 million Cambodian citizens died under the Khmer Rouge regime between 1975 and 1979.  It has taken almost 30 years to bring those responsible for the atrocities in the killing fields of Cambodia to justice.  But a legal landmark was reached today. The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, also known as [...]

Inside a small classroom in the basement of St. James Presbyterian Church on Chicago’s North Side, a centuries-old language is finding new voice. Once a month, about 30 people gather here to learn to speak their families’ native language of Ojibwe. It’s a language that has been in danger of being lost. “The native languages [...]

The Field Museum of Natural History will open an exhibit this week of a reincarnated Sue — their iconic Tyrannosaurus rex — as a lifelike animatronic creature that turns its head to track visitors’ movements and lets out a loud roar.

As the Young Women’s Leadership Charter School of Chicago on the South Side reaches its ten-year anniversary, its mission to educate young ladies remains unwavering and in demand.

Nearly two years ago, the Obama administration passed the federal Housing and Economic Recovery Act. With that came some $4 billion for state and local governments to buy and rehab foreclosed properties.

Fifteen or twenty years ago, this would have been an unlikely sight. Dozens of American white pelicans, or rough-billed pelicans, as they’re also known, are currently resting at Nelson Lake in Batavia. The lake has become an annual stopover for these birds. Their visit to Kane County is temporary as they migrate north for the summer. [...]

Home prices in the Chicago area are down – and for those looking to make a move, it’s a buyer’s market.