Janan Hanna

Lt. Gov. Bob Kustra on Sunday defended a proposed statewide property-tax cap and said local schools could deal with the loss of revenue by consolidating districts, reducing administrative costs and...

School districts in Cook County and home-rule municipalities across the suburbs began forming survival plans Thursday to limit anticipated funding losses resulting from Gov. Jim Edgar's proposed statewide property tax...

School districts in Cook County and home-rule municipalities across the suburbs began forming survival plans Thursday to limit anticipated funding losses resulting from Gov. Jim Edgar's proposed statewide property tax...

On a wondrous day when a winter storm transformed everything it touched into shades of white, Wednesday seemed like a perfect time to celebrate life, beauty and happiness. Yet for...

Police are looking for suspects in connection with a rash of car burglaries that took place over the Christmas weekend. Sound systems were stolen from at least five cars in...

With an eye toward avoiding costly litigation, the Wauwatosa City Council has voted to remove the cross from its city seal. The Milwaukee suburb of 50,000 had been threatened with...

Frank Bumpus is a pastor with a flair for theatrics. He bends at the knees and waist, sometimes crouching to the floor before rising to the balls of his feet...

A bomb threat forced the evacuation of shoppers from a Wal-Mart store in East Dundee Sunday afternoon, police and store officials said. No bomb was found, and the store reopened...

Backers of a proposed $60 million convention center in Schaumburg, dejected by the Illinois legislature`s refusal to approve funding for the plan, may turn to the private sector. At a...

Village President William Maki traded in his keys to Village Hall for a judicial robe Monday. Maki, 44, was sworn in as a Cook County Circuit Court judge and will...