Alison Neumer

Age: 32 Neighborhood: Lakeview/Roscoe Village Job: Natural Areas Manager, Chicago Park District Why is your job cool? Since my husband and I don't have a yard, it's great to have...

It's spring, and a new generation of business leaders are walking away with their MBAs and into a world rocked by accounting scandals and unethical business practices. A world where...

Raise your hand if you'd like to live in a cramped apartment where laundry is down the street, parking spots are a hallucination and closet space is so tight you...

Friends approached me warily Monday. They tried to feign innocent curiosity, but couldn't help revealing a furtive hint of devilish glee. I sensed imminent danger as if a little brother...

HOUSE PARTIES Eggs and toilet paper just don't cut it anymore. Some high school students' idea of a lark led to more than $100,000 in stolen goods and property damage....

There will be plenty of potential traffic slowdowns and strange scenes Thursday on what is expected to be the most disruptive day of a weeklong mock terrorism attack. Helicopters will...

A national bioterrorism drill mirrored real life Tuesday as coughing, sneezing patients trooped into Chicago hospitals. The mock patients were fitted with surgical masks and whisked away on gurneys and...

A recruiter's view: Long gone are the days when companies snapped up gaggles of job seekers in one fell swoop. It's classic supply and demand: with such a large pool...

OK, you've decided to go for it. Now what? For amateur athletes competing in end-of-summer triathlons, marathons or other road races, early May is the right time to figure out...

Columbia: The school has announced plans to shut down its continuing education program, called Columbia 2, for the next two or three years because it hasn't turned a significant profit....