Franchezka Velez, 21 had returned from a deployment in Iraq. She was to return to Chicago with the news she was pregnant. But Velez was mortally wounded in the rampage of fellow U.S. Army soldier Nidal Malik Hasan. Also among Hasan's 13 murdered victims was 21-year-old Bowlingbrook Army soldier Michael Pearson.

Chicago - Federal authorities said Friday they believe the person responsible for robbing a River North bank Thursday afternoon is the Citibank Bandit -- already wanted for seven bank robberies and one attempted robbery in the past eight months.

I don't know about you, but I've been victimized by the street sweeping operation a few times too many. Once I got there 10 minutes after the deadline to move my car. The cop was still there and watched to see my reaction when I saw my ticket waiting for me. Anyway, everyone that parks on the street in Chicago should read this story.

Matthew Nolan, brother of 'The Dark Knight' director Christopher Nolan, had hopes of being the first person to escape the MCC. In his cell, officials found a razor, a harness, a metal clip (to unlock handcuffs), and 31 feet of rope made from bedsheets. What, no Batarang?

Fort Hood's Texas tragedy took on a local slant with the reported death 21 year old US Army Private Michael Pearson. The former Bolingbrook High School graduate wasn't one to shy away from danger as he planned to defuse bombs in Baghdad.