Jennifer Peltz

As three small children struck by a hit-and-run driver recuperated at home, Addison police continued searching Tuesday for the motorist who hit the children Sunday afternoon. Police said a mid-sized...

A 16-year-old female resident of the Illinois Youth Center in Warrenville died Friday morning from head and leg injuries after being run over Thursday evening by the mowing deck of...

A West Chicago youth was being held Monday at the DuPage County jail on rape and home invasion charges. Jose Garcia-Parra, 17, of the 1200 block of Kings Circle was...

The apparent fatal drug overdose of a Naperville high school senior at a weekend gathering in the city remained under investigation Tuesday, with police detectives attempting to determine how the...

With the Elian Gonzalez saga dominating headlines, some Chicago-area church leaders on Easter Sunday spoke of the modern-day relevance of Jesus' resurrection and the need for peace and healing in...

As Bensenville Police Officer Michael Bratko fought for his career Thursday night, his former supervisor told officials the 20-year veteran does not deserve to lose his job. Sgt. James Duffy...

The man now charged with a string of sexual assaults was arrested after one alleged victim spotted him on a South Side street and summoned police, prosecutors said Monday. The...

After fencing off portions of Lower Wacker Drive where homeless people had bedded down at night and shooing them away from the airports, city officials focused Monday on what sometimes...

A weather system approaching Chicago from the southwest blanketed the region with snow Saturday evening, but few problems were reported for area roads and airports. By early Sunday, up to...

Mayor Richard Daley's top aide on Friday announced new oversight of big-money contracts as part of a move to shore up troubled city purchasing procedures. The action came four days...