David Mendell

A Cook County grand jury Wednesday indicted the man accused of Palos Park's only slaying in its 84-year history: the brutal stabbing of a retiree in his townhouse. Anthony Brescia,...

Teachers for Rich Township High School District 227 have filed a notice of intent to strike as early as Oct. 26. The Rich Township High School Education Association filed the...

If Henry Taylor's physician hadn't tipped off the Cook County medical examiner's office that he had given his patient a fatal dose of drugs, officials might never have known that...

If you step into the Gap or a neighborhood Dominick's and a vivacious clerk greets you with an offer to escort you on your shopping excursion, it's probably best not...

At a time when riverboat and casino gambling is under extreme regulation, video poker is virtually free of governmental eyes--thriving in Chicago's taverns, restaurants, barber shops, fraternal halls and just...

Kenneth Hobson Sr. says the last 24 hours have been "like a big, bad dream, and it's going to end soon." "But," he added, "I know it isn't." His son,...

The unassuming field in Summit stretches between railroad tracks and a canal, an unusual place to find summer fun. Sprays of green buds, some as high as 10 feet, sway...

On the Southwest Side of Chicago two weeks ago, a minister and his flock pushed a baby carriage outside the home of Ald. Edward Burke to protest Burke's intended adoption...

Even before coach Phil Jackson left, maintaining optimism for the next incarnation of the Bulls was difficult for even the most ardent fan. The drama surrounding the squad's starting cast...

A South Side minister and a handful of fellow activists, promising to maintain a fast and vigil for the next 40 days and 40 nights, have stepped into the highly...