Allan Johnson

A former student was among two men charged with the strangulation of a Chicago public school system employee who was found in her West Side apartment, police said Tuesday. The...

A 14-year-old girl was charged with first-degree murder Monday in the death of a year-old baby girl she was baby-sitting after the infant plunged nine floors from an apartment at...

''Cheezborger, cheezborger. No fries-chips. No Pepsi-Coke.'' The Billy Goat Tavern menu, familiar to many downtown diners and drinkers, was recited for President Bush on Tuesday as he broke away from...

In their search for suspects, police no longer believe a man awaiting trial for charges he sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl stabbed her and her mother last week. The bodies...

There probably aren`t too many people on the planet who could keep their composure during a close encounter with Chicago Bulls superstar Michael Jordan. But Ellen Cleghorne did. ''I was...

When Adeola Animashaun gets behind the wheel of his taxi in the morning to start another day, he leaves behind a wife who wonders if he will survive to supper...

About 17,000 retired city employees will get the bad news in the mail: Daley administration changes to their health benefit packages could increase out-of-pocket costs to some retirees almost fivefold....

Five up-and-coming female comedians get a chance to shine in ''HBO Comedy Hour: Women of the Night III,'' which airs at 8 p.m. Saturday, with a repeat broadcast on Sept....

Comedian Jedda Jones put a mojo on the crowd at the Cotton Club Monday night during a late, late show. ''I`m from New Orleans, y`all,'' Jones told the packed jazz...

Feeling the effects of a business slowdown at comedy clubs are the very reasons for the clubs` existence: Standup comedians. The number of establishments closing across the country and in...