A Minnesota man was ordered held in lieu of $1 million bail Monday in connection with his wife's slaying after his alleged attempt to use her credit card to pay...
With tears streaming down his face, James Ventrice gave voice to a question haunting many who survived the Tuesday evening tornado that claimed eight lives here. "At my age, I...
Gov. Rod Blagojevich will propose tens of millions of dollars in funding this week for environmental and recreational projects, including restoration of Lake Michigan's shoreline, an administration source said Sunday....
With a vat of water boiling on the stove and a supply of already boiled water in the cooler, Nick Giannakaris hopes he has Aurora's precautionary boil order licked. But...
Setting an agenda for helping "black families in crisis," panelists at a forum held Sunday in honor of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. called for black men to take a...
A private downtown school closed by the city for fire code violations was ordered to remain shuttered Thursday following a Cook County court hearing at which new details about the...
Archibald Candy Corp. on Monday announced it will sell its Fannie May and Fanny Farmer stores and shut down its West Loop factory--putting 625 employees out of work and ending...
Information in the state's sex offender registry is often out-of-date and inaccurate, Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan said Wednesday as she announced the formation of a team to review the registry...
A month after a stray Asian longhorned beetle was spotted near Oz Park, city workers Tuesday removed three trees with signs of infestation in the area. The trees, two silver...
Army Staff Sgt. Paul M. Neff II preferred hurtling down the highway in the saddle of his motorcycle to deciphering the prose of Shakespeare and Homer, but his kind demeanor...