Ben Meyerson

Cook County government's medical system will ban smoking entirely at all its hospitals and clinics this November, stubbing out outdoor smoking on its property, officials said Wednesday. Smoking has long...

After a long year in Afghanistan with the Illinois National Guard, Staff Sgt. Tyrone Rettis was happy to be reunited with his Calumet City family Monday morning at Soldier Field...

A Chicago corporate landlord has set the Internet world abuzz by suing a former resident for a seemingly offhand remark on Twitter about her "moldy" apartment. The libel suit by...

For half a century, Norma Morrison was a force to be reckoned with in Glenview. She was the first woman to be elected trustee in the North Shore village in...

A Chicago corporate landlord has set the Internet world abuzz by suing a former resident for a seemingly offhand remark on Twitter about her "moldy" Uptown apartment. The libel suit...

A landlord has replied to a former resident's complaint on Twitter about mold with a salvo of its own: a libel lawsuit. "Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was...

A landlord has replied to a former resident's complaint on Twitter about mold with a salvo of its own: a libel lawsuit. "Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was...

Coming from rock bottom -- being mugged and carjacked on the job -- Papa John's Pizza driver Stephen Walker hit sky high Wednesday at the Willis Tower, trying to set...

Driving up a ramp and alongside six sets of elevated train tracks, Richard Gill began to grin uncontrollably. The lifelong Chicagoan has loved trains for most of his 67 years,...