Dan Mihalopoulos

Carried by the wind blowing over the still-smoldering remains of the World Trade Center, a bitter, smoky scent hung over Manhattan on Wednesday, just one of the more pervasive reminders...

After months of mixed signals, Des Plaines leaders will decide Wednesday evening whether to contribute to a $1.4 million campaign to fight expansion plans for O'Hare International Airport. A special...

In a thick fog early Thursday, a van overloaded with 19 people crashed into a stopped semitruck in Crystal Lake, injuring all 19, one seriously. Crystal Lake police were hampered...

There is nothing Antonio Camarena would love more than to move back to Mexico and be able to earn a living there. "You can't put a price on being with...

The long-awaited unveiling of Mayor Richard Daley's plan for O'Hare International Airport did little to alter the battle lines over its expansion: The suburbs remained suspicious, business leaders were hopeful,...

A high-tech industry desperate for skilled help fueled an unusual wave of well-to-do immigration during the 1990s, bringing to Chicago's suburbs thousands of emigrants from India with advanced degrees in...

A huge gamble appeared to be paying off Tuesday. As the swollen Mississippi River crested at more than 22 feet, makeshift sandbag dikes and levees were holding back the floodwaters,...

The man accused in a weekend shooting rampage in Elgin that left two dead has a history of armed violence dating back more than 26 years, a record that warranted...

The South American cruise Roman and Dalila Feldman booked lived up to its billing--stops in Rio and at a lush Brazilian island, samba all night and 18 friends to help...