Eric Ferkenhoff

Freshmen entering Maine Township's three high schools next fall could face stiffer social science requirements for graduation under a proposal presented to District 207 officials this week. The proposal calls...

Hoping to forestall continued overcrowding, the Carpentersville-based School District 300 school board on Monday authorized putting a proposal on the November ballot asking for nearly $79 million in bonds for...

A multi-million-dollar soundproofing project at Maine West High School, scheduled to be completed by the start of school next Wednesday, is expected to drag into mid-October, school and project officials...

A Southeast Side chemical manufacturer agreed Tuesday to shutter part of its plant a day after an operational mishap spewed a toxic haze over a 3-mile stretch off the Bishop...

Hours after officials in Florida positively identified the body of Andrew Cunanan, Chicago area law enforcement officials bemoaned the fact that many of the mysteries of his rampage across America...

Andrew Cunanan was once thought by police to be a panicky fugitive who wouldn't have the capacity to stay on the lam for long. Yet after more than two months...

An off-duty Chicago narcotics sergeant was gunned down early Saturday on a quiet South Side street following a brief, and seemingly bizarre, conversation with his assailant. Sgt. Michael Garner--a 20-year...

Chicago's latest victory celebration for the Bulls brought out a mix of exhilaration and, in scattered cases, violence Friday night. Nowhere was that more evident than the emergency room of...

Chicago kicked up its heels in joy over the Bulls NBA Finals clincher Friday, but the revelry again turned ugly in some parts of the city. While many were raising...