Evan Osnos

In a city of colossal suffering, the men of New York's Hook and Ladder Co. 3 are bearing more than their share. They awoke Tuesday as a full contingent of...

As darkness fell Tuesday on the nation's capital, smoke still smoldered from the roof of the ripped-open Pentagon nearby while a shuttered and eerily silent city groped to recover and...

As 2000 census numbers have tumbled from the federal government this spring and summer, Chicago has emerged as one of the most diverse communities in the nation--indeed, one of the...

Despite the economic boom of the 1990s, Chicago made only modest gains over the decade in the number of city families that own their homes, a key barometer of urban...

Lake County's population grew by a quarter to almost 650,000 residents in the last decade, thanks to an influx of young families searching for affordable homes and a twofold increase...

A rapidly increasing Hispanic population is changing the face of many DuPage County communities, as the county begins to shed its long-standing image as a conservative, white stronghold. Census statistics...

In a valedictory on American foreign policy in the Clinton years, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Wednesday that she will end her tenure with major disappointments, especially the failure...

With a frigid spell threatening to grip Chicago well into the coming week, city welfare workers tended to the homeless and the elderly Sunday, while forecasters warned commuters of more...

A blanket of soggy snow closed airports, schools, and offices throughout much of Chicago and the suburbs Monday, as commuters battled what threatened to be among the worst driving since...