NILES, Ill. — An 81-year-old former Marine from suburban Chicago used his grandfather’s antique Irish walking stick to chase off three burglars and deliver one a thump in the head for his trouble. Dan ...

NILES, Ill. (WLS) -- Dan Donovan has a new appreciation for his family's heirloom Irish walking stick, after it helped him fight off burglars disguised as utility workers. The shillelagh was his ...

An 81-year-old former Marine from suburban Chicago used his grandfather's antique Irish walking stick to chase off three burglars and deliver one a thump in the head for his trouble. Dan and Barbara ...

A man wearing a mask, reflective vest and carrying a toolbox knocked on Dan and Barbara Donovan's door Nov. 4 claiming to be a utility worker, telling them he needed access to their "fuse box," the ...

It was quite the fashion statement during the 19th century for a man to carry a cane. Just as it was trendy for a woman to carry a parasol, the stylish young man had a walking stick as part of his ...

A team of burglars was no match for the fighting Irish. Dan Donovan, an 81-year-old former Marine, used his grandfather’s old shillelagh walking stick to drive a gang of goons out of his Niles, Ill., ...