Andrew Gottesman

"Kill the ref!" It's an age-old maxim, probably dating back to the first athletic defeat. So why not? Or, at least, why shouldn't coaches be allowed to publicly criticize a...

Bulls coach Phil Jackson is a champion again, at least in his ability to irritate the NBA. And rarely have his words been worth more. The league slugged Jackson on...

While Democrat Al Hofeld taps his personal wealth to finance his campaign for attorney general, Republican Jim Ryan is relying on the wealth of friends and political associates to raise...

The last transmission from the cockpit of American Eagle Flight 4184 was a simple, "Thank you," federal investigators said Tuesday as the hunt began for the cause of Monday night's...

If the 10- and 11-year-old boys accused of tossing 5-year-old Eric Morse to his death are convicted of murder, their case will further prove that Illinois' justice system has yet...

It seemed more like a divided house than a United Center Monday night during the Bulls' first appearance at the team's long-awaited $175 million stadium. And that was just on...

Stop us if you've heard this one before. Democratic candidate for governor Dawn Clark Netsch insists that a state agency-pick one-has not done well during Republican Gov. Jim Edgar's tenure....

A majority of Republican state senators Tuesday said they support keeping James "Pate" Philip as Senate president, despite his recent comments that minority child-welfare workers lack "work ethics." Interviews with...

As Democrats tried to draw James "Pate" Philip's controversial remarks on minorities into the governor's race, Republican Gov. Jim Edgar became more strident Friday in rebuking the Republican Senate president....

Illinois Senate President James "Pate" Philip ignited a political tempest with remarks about minority child-welfare workers who lack "work ethics." But experts said Thursday that the storm probably will leave...