Hanke Gratteau

There is some irony that getting jobs for people might be the Achilles' heel of a politician who can help create huge public employment programs, or by adapting tax policy...

When Rep. Dan Rostenkowski (D-Ill.) is in the mood, particularly when he has a receptive audience, he is one of Washington's most accomplished name-droppers and storytellers. Bill Clinton. Hillary Rodham...

U.S. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski stepped up the war between the administration and the nation's health insurers Wednesday when he told company executives to surrender their battle against President Clinton's health...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Friday called on manufacturers to recall infant breathing monitor cables with a design that has been linked to the deaths of at least three...

While Diane and George Vasilakos buried their 12-day-old son Thursday, authorities investigating the infant's electrocution raised the possibility that more deaths could occur unless hospitals tighten safety procedures and replace...

The investigation into the electrocution of a 12-day-old boy in his hospital bassinet is focusing on the possibility that the cables of his heart monitor were plugged directly into an...

The search for clues in the mysterious death of a 5-month-old Wauconda infant narrowed Tuesday as medical authorities ruled out a genetic metabolic disorder as a possible cause. Lake County...

Debra Babula, who said she fatally shot her boyfriend because she feared that he would kill her, will be released from prison Thursday or Friday after Gov. Jim Edgar granted...

Corporation Counsel Kelly Welsh tipped the city`s legal strategy for defending itself against Loop flooding lawsuits Wednesday, saying the city cannot be held accountable for poor decisions of its employees....

A small but powerful group of men operating out of one of Chicago`s oldest political fraternities reached into the chambers of city, county and state government to fix murder cases,...