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'If it costs me my life to protect our land and people then that is a small thing...'
Stream, killed in Afghanistan Tuesday (Family photo)

'If it costs me my life ...'

On New Year's Eve, Illinois National Guard Sgt. Scott Stream wrote a letter to a friend. After his death in Afghanistan on Tuesday, his mother shares that letter with the Tribune -- and with you.


Man, beloved puppy killed by train

Man, beloved puppy killed by commuter train in Des Plaines

Peter Walczak and his 10-month-old Rottweiler were inseparable — a familiar sight walking through their Des Plaines neighborhood.

Former Bulls star dies

Former Bulls star Norm Van Lier dead at 61

Norm Van Lier was found dead in his Chicago apartment today. He was 61.
Van Lier remembered
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