Gerry Smith

Schaumburg officials have been nibbling at village expenses for years to balance the budget -- a box of tissues here, a free mulch program there. With a projected $17.6 million...

Thomas Mangiantini coached one of his two sons in youth baseball for years. A few days ago, his wife, Elizabeth, placed modest decorations of a Santa Claus and Merry Christmas...

Donald Grady, the beleaguered Northern Illinois University police chief, doesn't always get along well with others. Law-enforcement officials in DeKalb County find him uncooperative to the point of hostile. Some...

For the second time this year, a bump in confirmed cases of swine flu has energized school prevention efforts and reinforced questions over how seriously to consider the H1N1 virus,...

Brand Bobosky says he dreamed up the slogan a decade ago and immediately recognized its potential. At first the Naperville lawyer started small, distributing "We Not Me" pins to members...

Betty Loren-Maltese wants retribution. Acting as her own attorney, the former Cicero town president is suing more than two dozen defendants, claiming they violated her rights to property, due process...

On a rainy Friday morning, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama commemorated the Sept. 11 attacks by standing for a moment of silence on the South Lawn of...

The 21-year-old Cubs fan who threw a beer on a Phillies outfielder said Friday he was caught up in the "heat of the moment" and hoped his actions would not...

DOWNERS GROVE $1.4 million slated for village projects Downers Grove officials are attributing the acquisition of more than $1 million in Springfield dollars to a law firm that spent the...

Naperville Councilman Richard Furstenau has agreed to drop his suit against the city's Police Department and several department employees, ending a prolonged legal battle that cost city taxpayers about $1...