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The Chelsea Milling Co. is known as the manufacturer of Jiffy baking mixes: for muffins, cakes, biscuits and more. Here's how the family-owned manufacturer has managed to thrive for generations.

Shacki Kamara went out to buy his aunt some tea. Then she heard from the neighborhood kids: "They shot Shacki." He died the next day. Eva Nah is still asking why.

Singer-songwriter Meg Duffy pays scrupulous attention to detail in transfixing songs that function like intricate dioramas.

When Spirit Airlines stopped flying last weekend, it left more than 90 planes scattered across the country. Many will go back to the companies that own them, while Spirit tries to monetize the rest.

Earlier this month, 8-year-old burn victim Safyre Terry shared a Christmas wish: to fill her Christmas card holder with as many cards as she could. After her request went viral, she received some 300,000 cards and gifts from around the world.

Officers on the South Side are believed to have abused scores of people in the '70s, '80s and '90s. The council vote sets aside $5.5 million for the victims and provide education and counseling.

The storm made landfall a second time early Sunday, this time near Biloxi, Miss., with winds of 85 mph.

Now sentenced to 10 years in prison and hard labor over espionage charges, Kim Dong-chul, 62, is reportedly a former resident of Fairfax, Va.

One week ago, 20 children and six adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Also today: The National Rifle Association holds a news conference; President Obama says hundreds of thousands have signed petition seeking "serious steps" to end gun violence. and the first lady writes to Newtown.

Former Vice President Joe Biden has had a busy public schedule lately. It's fueling speculation about ambitions to run for the White House in 2020.

For more than 100 years, voters have been able to pick U.S. senators themselves. Some conservatives think the country would be better off if state legislators made the choice.

Many communities have enacted nuisance laws to make sure renters aren't disturbing their neighbors. Trouble is, victims — especially of domestic abuse — often end up penalized for calling the police.