John Fountain

Ike Sewell, owner of local favorites Pizzeria Uno and Su Casa restaurants, changed the history of pizza with the invention of his ''Chicago- style'' deep-dish pizza. He died Monday at...

When they lost electrical power in their Austin home late Saturday night, the Powell family lit candles to see by. Some of those candles were left burning after the family...

A number of the nation`s mayors on Saturday endorsed a resolution calling for Congress to adopt a five-year reauthorization for the beleaguered National Endowment for the Arts that would prevent...

The mayor of Alsip said Sunday that a weekend accident that left four people dead may focus renewed attention on what he called the ''monstrous'' problem of traffic on Cicero...

Nine teenagers were injured, two of them critically, late Sunday night in a fiery two-car accident on South Lake Shore Drive that left both vehicles mangled, police and fire officials...

Thanks to a lot of candle power, a kerosene heater and a battery-operated radio, Cassandra Ruggles has turned indoor camping into an art form. In the aftermath of an ice...

Blame for Wednesday`s dismal rush hour was being spread around as abundantly as salt on the streets Thursday. Fingers were pointed at the city`s Department of Streets and Sanitation, which...

Winter blasted back into the Chicago metropolitan area Wednesday with a fierce combination of relentless winds and biting snow that left rush hour travelers stranded for hours on snarled roads...

On the first day of school, Giselle Cheatham stood in the doorway of Room 110 at Reavis Elementary School and scanned the hallway for more newcomers to her kindergarten class....