Gary Mays

A 16-year-old boy was shot and critically wounded in front of a South Side church during services Sunday afternoon, the apparent victim of a gang-related drive-by shooting. Calumet Area police...

Three House Democrats blasted Illinois' child-welfare department Thursday, contending that its failure to audit more than 2,100 private child-care providers may be costing taxpayers millions by not weeding out waste....

The two 12-year-old boys found guilty of dropping 5-year old Eric Morse to his death from a 14th-floor window last year because he refused to steal candy for them were...

As a "history sleuth" researching the North Side's storied past for more than four decades, Helen Zatterberg's successes came in increments. The sum of her unglamorous work, though, has gone...

Gang member-turned-political activist Wallace "Gator" Bradley and 21st Century VOTE, an organization with gang ties, were at the center of another campaign firestorm Wednesday, this one involving the special Democratic...

When Empire Carpet Co.'s catchy jingle in one of its ads suggested that you dial them at 588-2300, it always went without saying that the number was in Chicago's 312...