Andrew Fegelman

Only minutes away from picking up a $74 million cocaine delivery, undercover Drug Enforcement Administration agent Rich Crawford looked around and realized he`d lost his backup agents. Riding in a...

The Evanston City Council could set a national precedent if it approves an ordinance to slap a tuition tax on students at colleges and universities in the North Shore suburb....

Ald. Edwin Eisendrath`s aggressive campaign to unseat U.S. Rep. Sidney Yates sputtered out Tuesday as the longtime incumbent coasted to an easy victory. Eisendrath had gone to the voters with...

With a wary eye toward the sky and on forecasts of heavy rainstorms for Thursday, local officials prepared for the worst Wednesday as the Des Plaines River crept to precariously...

Not everybody is cheering the early spring weather. For people living in flood-prone areas of Chicago, the early spring has meant earlier-than-usual worries. Salt Creek rose to within a few...

The assessor`s office in Maine Township isn`t normally much of an attraction, but on the day after New Year`s Day it was looking a bit like a department store return...

Time may be running out for two single-school districts in Lake County now that voters again have rejected their requests for more taxing power, their superintendents said Wednesday. ''We have...

A Cook County Circuit Court judge ruled Wednesday that the owner of a Glenview trailer park has the right to evict residents so he can build a luxury car dealership...

Waiting in long lines can be infuriating. Waiting in long lines to pay someone else money seems unconscionable. Waiting in long lines to pay someone else more money than they...

Ald. Timothy Evans drew overwhelming support from residents Wednesday during a walk through Chicago Housing Authority buildings on the Near West Side, where he hopes for a high voter turnout...