Anthony Colarossi

An unarmed, off-duty Skokie police officer was shot and critically wounded by a man who then apparently turned the gun on himself Thursday night at Niles West High School, Skokie...

The body of a man believed to be in his 40s was found Thursday near a creek in Midlothian alongside Metra train tracks, police said. Midlothian Police Chief John Bittin...

Freedom felt better and better as the day progressed for John Willis. Willis, a free man for the first time in more than eight years, left Stateville Correctional Center near...

Of all the voices reacting to Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's plans to add two terminals at O'Hare International Airport, perhaps the strongest belongs to U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., an...

In a move certain to further antagonize noise-weary residents, the Clinton administration on Monday will propose eliminating the rule that limits the number of flights at O'Hare International Airport and...

A judge Wednesday sealed documents subpoenaed by the attorney for a Carl Sandburg High School teacher and soccer coach charged with misdemeanor battery against a student he coached. The files...

Two separate car accidents that caused pileups Wednesday morning clogged rush-hour traffic on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 near La Grange Road for nearly two hours. Illinois State Police...

A veteran Chicago police officer was killed and his partner seriously injured Saturday afternoon in a South Side shootout that erupted as the plainclothes officers were tailing a car that...

Many Chicago-area residents, finally catching their breaths after days of shoveling snow, were grumbling again Friday after a persistent dusting frosted last weekend's 21.6-inch pile. But for a hardy band...

Michael Poe spent Sunday like many other wise Chicagoans: He braved the worst winter storm in three decades cooped up inside his comfortable home. His car, likewise, remained warm and...