Andrew Fegelman

Richard Devine's days as zealous critic of the Cook County state's attorney's office officially ended Monday. For months, Devine had jabbed at Jack O'Malley with claims of mismanagement, arrogance and...

If nothing else, voters across the state eagerly await Election Day because it means they soon will be able to turn on their radios and TVs and not hear: "The...

Illinoisans are registered to vote in record numbers. But before the civic-minded citizenry pats itself on the back, there's a dark cloud inside that silver lining: An estimated 2.1 million...

Many things have changed in the 70 years Lavern Vaillancourt has lived on Everett Street in Blue Island. When he was a young boy, his was one of three houses...

Michelle and Carey Portman have seen themselves as the saviors responsible for rescuing a young Russian girl from a disheveled home and a neglectful mother. But on Thursday, a Circuit...

In the 1980s, local governments in Cook County often feasted on huge tax increases that filled their coffers but generated resentment among the homeowners who had to foot the bill....

The murder of Carol Schmal and her boyfriend, Lawrence Lionberg, in Ford Heights occurred nearly two decades ago during a night of terror and brutality. The details of the case--the...

After losing his right to visit his daughter, Raymond Liggins went to what he figured was the source of his problem. On April 8, he asked the judge who had...

Joseph Gardner, 50, longtime Metropolitan Water Reclamation District commissioner and one-time mayoral candidate, died Thursday of colon cancer in his Hyde Park apartment. Gardner, who was raised by a single...

Chicago attorney Melvin Cole found himself in the midst of a bitter divorce battle a few years ago that hit its high point in his office as he argued the...