Andrew Gottesman

Once, the choice of a Halloween costume was simple-almost anything was acceptable. It was the one day of the year a child had the freedom to be outrageous, even offensive....

The state's Department of Children and Family Services mishandled the case of LeShawn Lee by not removing the baby from his family's care after he suffered a suspicious broken leg...

In the view of the state's child welfare system, LeShawn Lee lived somewhere between imminent danger and acceptable risk. His 3-month life was marked by suspicions and warning signs of...

Republicans succeeded Monday in knocking off one of their local Democratic opponents when a Circuit Court judge in Sangamon County ruled that Robert Banks may not oppose state Rep. Carole...

Residents of the Belmont-Highwood neighborhood took another last-minute step toward safer water Thursday, but obstacles still remain. On Thursday, Gov. Jim Edgar approved legislation that allows the community to dissolve...

Mark Kauffman, a Wheaton barber and real estate agent, was selected Monday to fill a vacancy on DuPage County's Board of Election Commissioners. Kauffman, owner of Sheridan's Barber Shop, will...

A Friday morning shooting spree in Florida echoed through Chicago Friday afternoon, when a national conference of abortion-rights activists opened with a somber greeting, a heightened awareness and a strengthened...

A federal jury in Milwaukee has awarded two former Palatine residents $785,000 in damages some nine years after they were harassed and one was sexually molested by a police officer...

Officials descended upon a little piece of unincorporated Downers Grove Township on Thursday to tout a community-policing program and summer camp that they credit with reducing crime in the neighborhood....

Schoolchildren can learn about tornadoes and how a television weatherman reports on them during a free program at the Downers Grove Public Library on Thursday evening. The program will feature...