John Biemer

A measure signed into law by Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Thursday will take doctors out of the execution process in Illinois. The law currently requires that a physician be on...

In Barrington Hills they remembered Kelly Jean McKinnell's bright smile and infectious laugh. In Winnetka they recalled the incomparably big heart of "gentle giant" Shea Fitzgerald. In Naperville they looked...

One moment, they were sipping beer and cocktails on a Lincoln Park porch on a summer night--dozens of people in their 20s shining with promise. The next moment, the floor...

Authorities Tuesday charged a River Grove man with murdering his wife--the daughter of a high-ranking Chicago police officer--whose body was found in Thatcher Woods Forest Preserve between Maywood and River...

For 17 years, Jose Gonzalez worked during the warm months selling soft-serve ice cream in Chicago so he could send money back to his wife and three daughters living in...

A teenage boy and a man were charged Sunday in the baseball-bat beating that took the life of 69-year-old corn vendor last week. The charges came as police investigated the...

The award-winning principal of a West Side grade school where test scores have been improving has been fired for alleged payroll fraud and financial mismanagement, leaving some parents questioning Monday...

Charles Steinberg doesn't mince words when he describes how Latin School's plans to expand will disturb his Gold Coast neighborhood. The design for a new building and a request for...