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Zion police announced today that a local woman was arrested last week after authorities said they found "evidence of a marijuana grow operation" in her basement.

The woman, Candace Blanton, 38, is a dean at Zion-Benton Township High School, three school employees confirmed today.

Zion police said Blanton, 38, of the 2700 block of Emmaus Avenue, was charged Feb. 1 with unlawful possession of a marijuana plant, unlawful possession of cannabis and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, along with felony obstruction of justice.

A woman by the same name is listed on the Zion school's staff directory as a dean, and three employees of the high school said school officials informed them of Blanton's arrest at a staff meeting Monday.

Reached late Monday, Loren Karner, a Zion-Benton High School District 126 school board member, declined comment and referred questions to district administrators, who could not be reached.

In a statement, Zion police said th...

Bus and train riders who encountered the CTA at far less than its best on the first weekday of major service cuts should prepare themselves to slog through snow during Tuesday's commute.

The CTA implemented a winter action plan Monday to ensure that bus motors start in the morning and that the fleet -- downsized by almost 290 buses because of the service cuts -- can get out of garages and storage yards and onto streets.

Snow-sweeper trains were to have operated through the night to make sure tracks are plowed for the approximately 130,000 CTA passengers who travel by train from 6 to 9 each morning, officials said.

Riders voiced frustration after putting up today with longer waits at bus stops and at rail station platforms, as well as enduring crowded conditions and longer travel times.

Carolyn Ephraim, who is financially supporting five grandchildren, said she worries that the CTA cuts will make her late for work at the Daley Center downtown.

"That...

For nearly 26 years, the family of Sheila Johnson, a pregnant mother of four who was stabbed to death in her North Side apartment, has wondered and waited for answers about her murder.

Today they saw the man who investigators allege raped her and was present when he says another attacker stabbed her 27 times as two of her young children slept in a nearby room.

Melvin Green, 44, briefly appeared at a court hearing on charges of aggravated criminal sexual assault and first-degree murder. He is being held without bail.

"This is the first time I've laid eyes on him, this ghost,'' said Jerry Johnson, the victim's oldest son, as he walked out of the Cook County Criminal Courts Building.

Green was charged after evidence from the scene that had been stored by Chicago police for decades was retested and compared with a national database. Green's DNA was stored in the database because of past felony convictions.

The testing was done after Johnson's family cal...

Source: Interviewed by Karen Roche, Publisher, The Gold Report Not only does Chris Potter stand by his claim that India’s big gold buy late last year was a game-changer, the way he explains it in this exclusive Gold Report, interview, it’s a 21st century take on the classic alchemist’s quest of old—transforming lead into gold. Nowadays, the alchemists are the central bankers of the world, and they’re successfully managing to turn the paper money their countries are producing (their devaluating currencies, that is) into the precious metal. Poof. There’s gold in them there rupees,… ...

Visceral Games' Dead Space 2 may not be the next game you play in the sci-fi franchise. Recent surveys point to an Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network port of Wii misfire Dead Space Extraction and something brand new, Planet Cracker.

One survey's description of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 port of Dead Space Extraction indicates that any planned port of the game would feature the same on-rails "guided first-person experience" gameplay, pitched as an "interactive horror experience" in "full HD." A tentative price of $15 USD was mentioned in the survey forwarded to Kotaku.

Another title, known as Planet Cracker, was potentially more interesting. Described as a "resource strategy game where players will manage a CEC Mining operation," Planet Cracker focuses players on attempting to "maximize their daily profit" and "defending their hard-won o...

In a conference call Q&A after their earnings report, Electronic Arts executives waxed about recent successes and strategies with downloadable content.

EA CEO John Riccitiello shared the motivation behind their inclusion of paid DLC in all their titles this year. "We sort of initiated our approach here originally with NBA Live with Dynamic DNA almost a year-and-a-half ago. In every case, what we've seen is a very positive response from the consumer and in each case, particularly with Dragon Age, a strong pickup in revenue per user. By and large, they like the extra content and we think it's a strong positive move...we've got similar strong PDLC programs with all of our titles this year."

COO John Schappert embellished on the success of Dragon Age DLC. "We had downloadable content in addition to the pack-in content, if you will, available for purchase on day one. The first week, we did over a million dollars in sales on that title - that's just ...

Three children and an adult were injured in a two-vehicle crash on the city's Southwest Side.

The crash happened at about 6:45 p.m. near the intersection of the 43rd Street and Pulaski Road.

Three victims were taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, while a fourth victim was taken to Stroger Hospital, according to a fire department spokesman. Three of the victims were children and one was an adult, the spokesman said.

A police spokesman said they were notified of only two child victims, but added that none of the crash victims appeared seriously injured. Details of how the crash occurred weren't available.

--Staff report

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An area winter storm warning has been issued for late Monday through early Wednesday with up to 12 inches of snow expected to blanket the area, according to the National Weather Service.

WGN-TV's Tom Skilling thinks there's a possibility the final totals could be closer to 14 inches, making this storm the worst of the winter for Chicago. According to the WGN Severe Weather Blog, the storm could last 35-40 hours, affect three rush hours, and generally make life unpleasant until at least Wednesday.

The warning takes effect at 9 p.m. and will continue until 4 a.m. Wednesday. The heaviest snowfall is expected Tuesday afternoon and early evening. Blowing and drifting snow with near blizzard conditions in open areas can be expected Tuesday night, the weather service said. Both surface and air traffic are expected to encounter severe difficulties.

By Tuesday night, snowfall will generally be in the 6- to 12-inch range, with some locally higher totals possible, especial...