Crystal Yednak

Thousands of middle-class college students who were promised a new state scholarship will have to wait until at least next semester to get it. The $500 Monetary Award Program grants,...

Under provisions of the state's Freedom of Information Act, Gov. Rod Blagojevich's office should make public federal subpoenas issued to his administration and not withhold them, Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan's...

Some Chicago clubgoers wanting to feel like a VIP will shell out hundreds of dollars for their own bottle of expensive vodka or other liquor, then settle in to be...

The 153 students who took the SAT at Naperville North High School in early May have been sharpening their No. 2 pencils and reliving the angst of college entrance exam...

Cub Scout Pack 99 had much to be excited about before the 4th of July parade Tuesday in Downers Grove. The boys had built a giant birthday-cake float they would...

A teenage boy called a "person of interest" in the 2005 murder of an Aurora woman planned to burglarize a home on the street where the victim lived, according to...

As he formally announced his retirement, Joliet Bishop Joseph Imesch said Tuesday that the Catholic Church's priest sex-abuse scandal had nothing to do with the decision. That may be true--this...

Hundreds of Aurora students skipped school Thursday morning to march through their west suburban community and express opposition to a proposed federal bill that would crack down on illegal immigration....

Aurora announced plans Tuesday to build a new central police headquarters on 25 acres along Indian Trail Road west of Farnsworth Avenue. The city has budgeted $60 million to build...

Don't smile. Don't notice the people waving nearby. Think about nothing. A blank slate. A peaceful field. But what about those loud voices vying for your attention? Forget them. Whatever...