Gary Marx

For all its drama, Cuban President Fidel Castro's announcement early Tuesday that his 49-year rule has come to an end is unlikely to bring significant political or economic changes to...

In a city where legendary street gang leaders Jeff Fort and Larry Hoover took their place beside Al Capone in the local criminal hall of fame, the powerful Chicago gang...

A Chicago youth sentenced in 1994 to life in prison without parole for a double homicide was granted a new sentencing hearing on the grounds his punishment may have been...

Michael Cooks was a seasoned gang banger and drug dealer when he gunned down two men in Englewood. He was also 14 years old. Cooks is now 32, and after...

In 1978, Jimmy Childres was an outgoing kid from central Illinois, a high school shortstop with dreams of a major league career. But Childres says he was hiding a lifetime...

Chicago Transit Authority foreman Elios Gil was losing sleep at night worrying about the almost 18 miles of dilapidated track assigned to his inspectors and repair crew. His track gang,...

Newly deported immigration activist Elvira Arellano, joined Monday evening by her 8-year-old son, vowed to continue her fight for immigration reform but acknowledged that she has little chance of ever...

During the past month, Venezuela's capital has been filled with student protesters who represent a new hope for opponents of populist President Hugo Chavez even while the nascent movement is...

With only a stethoscope in hand, David Walton hustled out into the darkness to save another life. Heading down a muddy path, the Chicago-born, Skokie-raised physician arrived at a wood...

Six months after closing his garment factory and laying off 800 workers, Georges Sassine is preparing to reopen the plant thanks to a recent U.S. law allowing more Haitian-made apparel...