Jack Houston

An examination of Illinois Department of Children and Family Services files Wednesday disclosed that the operator of three shuttered daycare centers had been accused earlier of having insufficient and unqualified...

Two Chicago day-care centers owned by a north suburban woman were closed without warning over the weekend to the surprise and consternation of at least 100 families and about a...

The maker of Contac and two other popular over-the-counter medicines ordered them withdrawn from the market Friday after traces of rat poison were found in eight capsules in Houston and...

Adlai Stevenson said Friday that before he takes any steps to form a third party to avoid having to run for governor with two extreme right-wing LaRouche followers on the...

An American Airlines flight to Chicago with 57 passengers on board came within 500 feet of a small aircraft shortly after takeoff Tuesday night from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, the Federal...

A 19-year-old journalism student who once represented Chicago in a national homecoming queen pageant was killed by a shotgun blast in what police Friday called ''a tragic accident'' in the...

The first appreciable snowfall of the season combined with strong winds and hazardous traffic conditions to cut attendance Thursday at the annual post-Christmas, bargain-hunting spree in downtown Chicago and suburban...

Gov. James Thompson formally announced Friday the release of $35 million in ''Build Illinois'' funds for Chicago, and despite earlier criticism over his deferment of some city projects, the governor...

Gov. James Thompson formally announced Friday the release of $35 million in ''Build Illinois'' funds for Chicago, and promptly received a warm reception from Mayor Harold Washington at a chilly...

Officials blamed pranksters Thursday for causing a series of unscheduled trips to hospitals by dozens of children at area schools. On the city`s South Side, 22 pupils from Mann Elementary...