Christi Parsons

Zion has pulled a new civic slogan out of its pocket-literally. In fact, the city`s new motto, ''In God We Trust,'' comes straight off every U.S. dollar bill in circulation....

Another major player entered the competition to build a riverboat casino in the Chicago area Wednesday, as Hyatt Hotels said it has joined a group trying to locate in Elgin....

Democratic Atty. Gen. Roland Burris easily overcame Republican opposition Tuesday to restore $2.5 million cut from his budget by GOP Gov. Jim Edgar. The restoration, sought by Burris to avert...

Various omens of the season appeared in the city Friday on what has been known throughout the region as the busiest shopping day of the year: a lit Christmas tree...

On the day retailers rejoice and the store clerks cringe over the crush of holiday shoppers, northwest suburbanites pushed themselves away from the table of Thanksgiving leftovers and hit the...

After a breakfast of turkey omelettes Friday morning, the Gunderson family was seized by temporary insanity, possibly linked to some chemical in the bird, and came up with the notion...

South suburban holiday shoppers spent fast and furiously on the first traditional day of the Christmas shopping season. It was too early to tote up the dollars, but retailers said...

The more people lay down their money on the new riverboat casinos, the more local officials step up to try and get a cut of the take. Now add Lake...

The County Board on Tuesday approved a $199 million budget that county officials called a ''maintenance'' plan for 1993. The spending plan holds the line on county spending and delays...

If this fall`s voter registration rolls are a barometer of turnout, expect long lines at the polling booths on Election Day. A record number of Illinois residents have signed up...