Jeff Carlson

If anyone asks Santa at Woodfield Mall what he wants for Christmas, his answer might be a fire extinguisher. An electrical fire that scorched a suspended holiday decoration early Monday...

At 6-foot-3 and 240 pounds, Obed Sullivan is a rare sight in Marengo as he pounds the bags at Pug's Gym or jogs in a muddy field across the street,...

While traditionally closed to start the week, Church Street Barber Shop in Evanston will be open Monday. The city's Department of Health and Human Services is offering free haircuts along...

Some college students choose to kick back a bit after graduating, but Andy Levy decided on a more arduous alternative--a 4,400-mile bicycle ride. Levy, 23, who grew up in Lake...

Marlo Goldstein wanted to be different, and she likely will be with an Ayn Rand advertisement on her backpack when New Trier Township High School opens Wednesday. She thought up...

Kay Weston, a fourth-generation Lake Forester, is on a one-woman crusade to right street-name wrongs. City street signs say simply "Deerpath" and "Westminster," and Weston believes they should be referred...