David Elsner

Democratic congressional candidate Marty Gleason, whose nominating petitions had been challenged by one of his opponents, will definitely be on the March 15 primary ballot. Joliet business consultant William Barrett,...

Two Democratic congressional candidates in the 11th District will have to wait until Thursday to find out if they will be knocked off the March 15 primary ballot. After a...

Will County Habitat for Humanity has the money to build two homes for low-income people. It just doesn't have a place to put the homes. "We are desperately seeking donations...

The crisis at Crete-Monee High School was the kind that Bill Orner had handled so well before. If his classmates were distraught, they could always rely on him for a...

Even more than a white Christmas, every retailer loves a green Thanksgiving weekend. So consider the palpable panic that hit Chicago-area merchants like a blast of winter when they threw...

Mayor Arthur Schultz had his larynx removed Tuesday during three hours of cancer surgery that his office described as successful. An aide said the 60-year-old mayor did not intend to...

If Thursday had not been Veterans Day, a neighbor said, she might have thought twice about the scream she heard around 9:30 a.m. on Cedar Lane in Crete. But with...

State Sen. Thomas Dunn (D-Joliet) said Monday he won't be a candidate for his party's nomination for Congress from the south suburban 11th District. Dunn, who had been considered one...

With the scheduled arrival of its second riverboat casino less than two months away, Empress River Casino Corp. will hold a two-day job fair this week to take applications for...

State Rep. Larry Wennlund (R-New Lenox) declared his candidacy Monday for a fifth term in the General Assembly. Only last week, in the wake of the announcement by U.S. Rep....