chicago

Extreme Hoarders Buried Inside Own Home

Jeff Neumann · 05/26/10 05:14AM

An elderly Chicago couple was rescued from beneath piles of junk inside their home where they were trapped for two weeks and may have been bitten by rats. The smell was so bad that firefighters had to wear hazmat suits.

Trial of Sadistic Chicago Torture Cop Ramps Up

Ravi Somaiya · 05/23/10 01:08PM

Lt. John Burge and his men electrocuted, suffocated and beat confessions out of black suspects in Chicago for 20 years, until 1993. Some of his victims ended up on death row. Jury selection has begun in his trial.

Obama's Date with Billy Graham

Max Read · 04/25/10 08:57PM

President Obama met with Billy Graham for the first time ever on Sunday, kicking it with the legendary pastor in his log cabin for a half hour in a special top secret Jesus meeting. What did they talk about?

Brawl at Chicago Public Aid Office Turns Into Gay Voguing Match

Matt Cherette · 03/27/10 09:58PM

Well, this is strange. Two men brawl at a Chicago government office as horrified onlookers gawk before the presumed victor starts voguing away with struts fit for a Queen, honey, and sashays right out the front door. *Snaps* Video inside.

Barack Obama is Pro-Sea Monster

Pareene · 02/01/10 05:15PM

Giant, killer Asian carp are going to take over the Great Lakes, because of the Supreme Court and Chicago. The carp can jump ten feet in the air when agitated, they breed like crazy, and basically they will destroy the earth in 2012. They are 100 times more dangerous than the killer bees! [Isthmus]