A dream delayed, but not dead

Support pours in for blind street musician

By the time Juan Hernandez, a blind street musician, set up at his spot on the Blue Line to perform last Wednesday, people all over the city...

Whippet sprints to an early win at Westminster

Ever since little Vivi ran away, whippets have been sentimental favorites at America's most prestigious dog show. This year, the Madison...

Patients line up at free dental clinic

For Valentine's Day, Kaurina Crisanti got her impacted molars extracted, courtesy of Big Smile Dental. Dentists with Heart has treated...

10 things you might not know about lovers

It's Valentine's Day, a time for feelings of romance. Or if you're actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, it's time to take legal action...

Kansas shelter dog gets new home in St. Charles

Covering almost 650 miles, Ranger's trek required the cooperation of several pilots, a Kansas shelter, rescue organizations and one...

OMG, puppies join Twitter craze!

Twitter Inc. has gone to the dogs.

Donated toys comfort child cancer patients

Rounds of chemotherapy and spinal taps aren't easy for a 5-year-old boy. But knowing afterward he will be able to choose a toy from a...

Theft doesn't stop blind musician

Some 40 feet below Dearborn Street, somewhere near Washington Street, Juan Hernandez had just finished his day's work along the Blue Line...

Northside College Prep hopes garden will bring joy

From their classroom window, students with severe and profound disabilities at Northside College Preparatory High School have been...

Customer to donate kidney to cashier

Two years ago Dan Coyne met Myra dela Vega while grocery shopping. When he learned she was starting dialysis for kidney failure, he asked...