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An Illinois man convicted in the baseball bat killing of his ex-wife's boyfriend in Arizona has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.Click to Continue »

Attorney General Chris Koster has filed a lawsuit accusing a small southeast Missouri meat-processing plant of polluting a steam with slaughterhouse waste.Click to Continue »

Pope Francis says he had "great esteem" for Chicago Cardinal George and was very close to him during his suffering.Click to Continue »

A judge has sentenced two brothers to prison for digging up graves, dumping human remains and reselling plots at a suburban Chicago cemetery.Click to Continue »

Chicago Catholics are remembering Cardinal Francis George as a compassionate and courageous leader.Click to Continue »

Disgraced Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge is expressing disbelief the city has established a fund to compensate alleged victims of torture at his hands.Click to Continue »

A federal appeals court has upheld the convictions of three men who were involved in 2008 arson fire that destroyed an iconic Kansas City restaurant.Click to Continue »

Civic and political leaders are reacting to news that former Chicago Cardinal Francis George has died after a long battle with cancer.Click to Continue »

Victor Thomas Lee Buford hasn't been born yet. His mother calls him "the jackhammer" on nights he can't stop kicking.Click to Continue »

The Missouri University of Science and Technology has started a crowdfunding website, and its first project is to send students to a Mars rover design competition.Click to Continue »