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Two convicted killers and a third man have escaped the maximum-security Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, and authorities say all three men should be considered dangerous.

Six months into Barack Obama's presidency, his Democratic allies are pushing for twin investigations into Bush-era torture and anti-terrorism policies.

The office will no longer take in-person requests for information so they can begin processing graves.

Simeon Sanders was killed on Friday in south suburban Harvey while out with his cousin.

Chicago Police are once again looking for Bear, a police dog who went missing for the second time in two months.

Two Republican senators on Sunday said they will press Sonia Sotomayor at her Supreme Court confirmation hearings this week to explain public comments that they say raise doubts about her ability to judge cases fairly.

A bomb blast killed two U.S. Marines in Afghanistan's dangerous south, where thousands of American troops have deployed in a massive operation to oust Taliban fighters from the country's opium poppy region, officials said Sunday.

Another diver has died in Lake Michigan near Port Washington.

Chicago's lakefront is at its best during the summer months, especially when you can enjoy 26 miles of beaches. Many of them are now accessible for people with disabilities.

Thousands of people spent the night touring the city of Chicago on their bicycles.

The addition of numerous red light cameras is changing the number of people who run lights.

Thunderstorms forced NASA to call off Sunday evening's launch of shuttle Endeavour, the fourth delay for the space station construction mission.

Gunmen boldly attacked federal forces across the western state of Michoacan on Saturday, killing five federal agents and two soldiers after the capture of a suspected drug cartel operative.

Government sources say Vice President Dick Cheney directed the CIA not to inform Congress about a nascent counterterrorism program eight years ago that CIA Director Leon Panetta terminated in June.

Foreign Secretary David Miliband defended Britain's role in Afghanistan on Saturday after fighting claimed eight soldiers' lives in 24 hours.

Investigators say more than 100,000 gravesites will need to be inspected at Burr Oak Cemetery.

The U.S. Postal service dedicated a new stamp to its black heritage series Saturday at the DuSable Museum.

A 19-year-old pregnant woman remained in critical condition Saturday after she was shot while driving Friday night.

North Korea appears "seriously interested" in releasing two convicted American journalists but first wants the United States to acknowledge what Pyongyang sees as their "hostile acts," a U.S.-based scholar who visited Pyongyang said Saturday.