Elaine Povich

He has run in the Chicago and Boston Marathons but never away from trouble. Now, the cop who inspired the TV detective show "Kojak" and gave fits to politicians like...

For 18 months, Jay Stephens, the U. S. attorney here, has been examining records, interviewing witnesses and winning guilty pleas in connection with fraud in the House of Representatives Post...

A court order and corporate decisions Tuesday spared thousands of Chicago-area train riders a commuters` nightmare: Most passenger trains should be running Wednesday. Negotiations between the nation`s railroads and rail...

As President Bush tried to undo the political damage caused by two days of confusion over his tax positions, congressional Democrats pressed ahead Thursday with their own fiscal agenda that...

President Bush on Monday named Judge David Souter, a 50-year-old conservative from New Hampshire, as his first nominee to the Supreme Court, a choice that could affect the nation`s legal...

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over management of four insolvent savings and loans Tuesday as President Bush went to Capitol Hill to whip up support for his plan to...

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange`s proposal for an electronic after-hours trading system won easy approval from federal regulators Thursday with little reference to the federal investigation of futures trading. This fall,...

The U.S. House and Senate Friday night approved a $4.2 billion tax bill including a provision allowing $250 million in tax-exempt bonds for construction of stadiums for the Chicago White...

Vice President George Bush talked tough on crime for a second straight day Friday, telling a rally in heavily Republican Xenia, Ohio, that on no other issue ''is my opponent`s...

Asserting that Dan Quayle is ''no Jack Kennedy,'' Democratic vice presidential candidate Lloyd Bentsen on Wednesday night sharply questioned the Republican`s claim to be as qualified as the late president...