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Beaches, ballparks and cemeteries are among the places our readers have worked summer jobs in and around Chicago.
His acclaimed novel was published when he was 30, and he'd been guiding young writers ever since. He collapsed during a softball game and died.
With property tax bills set to hit mailboxes next week, the median bill jumped a record high 19.9% across the southern portion of the county, including bills that more than doubled in Dixmoor and Phoenix.
A water main break Wednesday morning at Heartland Animal Shelter left 2 feet of water in the building and displaced rescued dogs and cats. No animals were hurt.