Patrick Kane is a star whose light reaches past Chicago

For about three hours last month, Patrick Kane sat in his full Blackhawks gear in a trailer in Cleveland, of all places, filming a national commercial for McDonald’s. He would come out every now and then to smile at the camera, juggle a wad of …Read More

Indy neighbors lived in fear of suspect in cop shooting

For two years, residents in the Indianapolis neighborhood lived in fear of the man with a Jekyll and Hyde personality. The picture emerging of Daniel Brown — wanted by Indiana authorities for a weekend shooting spree and also suspected of shooting a Chicago police captain Tuesday night — is that of a man who could be charming one minute, enraged the next.

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