Map: Contested Democratic Senate seats in 2014
With five retiring senators among the 21 Democratic Senate seats up for election in 2014, it could be difficult for Democrats to retain control of the chamber.
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Shape of the church: Two views of the Catholic world as cardinals get closer to choosing a new pope
Diagram: Work begins Friday on Wells Street Bridge.
Story: Crews prepare for intensive surgery on Wells Street Bridge
Chart: How the S&P 500 reacts to public sentiment
Story: MarksJarvis: Sequestration likely to halt growth, upset market
Phony fish: You may not be getting the fish you paid for.
Charts: Illinois roadway fatalities have declined steadily since the 1970s. In 2009, the Illinois Department of Transportation adopted a “zero deaths” safety campaign.
Timeline: How a college student from South Holland bought numerous handguns in Indiana and tried to illegally sell them on Chicago’s most violent streets.
Story: Federal case outlines how guns made their way from Indiana to Chicago
Diagram: What buffered and barrier-protected bike lanes look like.
Chicago Transit Authority plans to spend up to $2 billion on as many as 846 next-generation rail cars. Here’s a look at the current CTA rail fleet.
$57.3 million stolen: Highlights of ex-Dixon comptroller spending, and Dixon budget cuts.
