David Ibata

The season`s first major storm buried northern sections of the Chicago area with a foot of heavy snow, brought O`Hare International Airport and road traffic to a virtual standstill and...

One firefighter was missing and feared dead and another was injured battling a blaze at a West Side church on Friday, according to Fire Department officials and witnesses. The multiple-alarm...

An organization set up to reduce traffic congestion across the north and northwest suburbs is at a critical juncture, having lost its second executive director in less than four months....

Jim Goebbert looks forward to the day that Sears, Roebuck & Co. moves its Merchandise Group and thousands of jobs from downtown Chicago to a patch of vacant land in...

Even when it rains, it doesn`t rain on this parade. ''We`re not fair weather marchers,'' said Michael Feder, who walked Monday with his two sons, all in rain slickers, in...

The Northfield Park District asked a Cook County Circuit Court judge Tuesday to allow it to sue the Glenview Park District over Techny-area land the Northfield parks gave up 13...

What a difference a few miles make. Out at the new Wal-Mart on the edge of Downstate Rantoul Friday, spirits were as low as the after-Christmas prices following an announcement...

Fred Ghini, mayor of Highwood, was taking phone calls Thursday as he drew up a detailed account of the real estate potential of Ft. Sheridan, targeted for closing by a...

As Wheeling prepares to appeal a landmark court ruling that struck down its downtown redevelopment district, the suburb and many other communities may face new challenges from state revenue officials....

W.W. Grainger Inc., one of northern Cook County`s major employers, expects to submit plans in the spring to move its corporate headquarters from Skokie to the north suburb of Mettawa-a...