Colin McMahon

In the time it took her mother to make a phone call, 3-week-old Lavercheray Johnson fell prey to a vicious act committed in a violent place, an assault that crushed...

It began as a petty dispute between neighbors. One woman argued with another over a man both dated. Insults and threats were traded, and their families got involved. But that...

''What`s up, man?'' was all the kid in the hooded jacket said as he put a pistol to the temple of De Mon Topps. The chubby 13-year-old never had a...

To thousands of autoworkers like Greg Sams, it was plain the company had won this battle. Sams was among those turned away at the gates of the sprawling Caterpillar plant...

There was a time not so long ago when Jerry Brown`s campaign for president was a chaotic and thoroughly charming affair. Decisions, both on scheduling and on policy, seemed to...

The candidates for the Democratic Party`s presidential nomination debated for an hour Friday night, thrusting at each other on small points, but firing most of their strongest shots at President...

Jerry Brown talks a lot about breaking through the lines of defense that the American political system constructs around the nation`s leaders. On Saturday the Democratic presidential candidate made a...

On the day that handshakes sealed the Lake Calumet airport deal, many in the suburbs clustered around O`Hare International Airport found little to celebrate. As part of the agreement, a...

While police closed in on at least one shooting suspect, the manager of the movie theaters at Joliet`s Jefferson Square Mall was matter-of-fact about the gang members who congregate at...

The gun used to shoot a Palatine police officer during a traffic stop last month was found in the Hanover Park townhouse belonging to suspected bank robber Jeff Erickson, federal...