Employees at U.S. Robotics received virtually no advance news of the company's sale to 3Com Corp., and expressed fear about what the merger might mean for their job security. "I'm...
Saying that the proposed extension of Interstate Highway 355 into Will County is the only way to deal with growth in the region, state transportation officials announced Thursday that they...
Once upon a time, big clients of Chicago Title Insurance Co. could look forward to Christmas-season martini luncheons. And Cook County court personnel, vital to the company's real estate title...
Government can't get school children to read at grade level or adequately protect citizens from predators, but it can make your life a living hell when it comes to finding...
Though some north suburban towns aren't quite ready for Metra's new North Central Line, the commuter rail agency is sticking firm to its plan to start running trains Monday. Metra...
Mayor Richard Daley pitched a plan Wednesday for development at the northeastern edge of O'Hare International Airport much the same way gaming companies pitch plans for floating casinos. Emphasizing new...
Striking a major blow to political patronage, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday for the first time that the Constitution forbids government officials from dismissing contractors for refusing to support...
The transportation plan for the Democratic National Convention sounds simple enough: About 100 Chicago Transportation Authority buses will serve 11 downtown zones to get delegates to and from the United...
A painfully shy high school student on that day in 1958, Theodore J. Kaczynski found the most popular students in Mr. McCaleb's chemistry class suddenly paying attention to him. What...
The public outcry was growing to be almost as loud as the noise they were fighting: train whistles, which federal policy would require to be sounded whenever a train approached...