John P. Huston

Three men — including two members of a Mexican musical group that had just finished performing — were charged with felonies after a late-night birthday celebration in an Hermosa neighborhood...

Some call it platform tennis, others call it simply "paddle," and a few call it "King Kong Ping-Pong." But the one word enthusiasts most commonly use for the sport is...

Fearing an onslaught of Chicagoans armed with blankets and picnic baskets, a century ago the people of Wilmette opposed efforts to extend elevated train service from the Loop to their...

A Winnetka businessman believes he is the first restaurateur in the Chicago area to import an upscale concept from the East and West coasts: self-service wine dispensing machines. Patrons put...

Judy Schnecke used to volunteer at New Trier High School's bookstore to get a 10 percent discount on her children's textbooks. Now, school officials say, technology may help do away...

Opposition from residents persuaded officials to scrap plans for an admission fee and a $100,000 fence at Gillson Park's south beach in Wilmette. But lingering concerns over safety have prompted...

Wilmette Park District commissioners have approved a $45,000 study on the severity of problems and the cost of improvements at the Wilmette Harbor — a move the district says is...

Two 19-year-old students from the Chicago area have been found dead in two campus dormitories at Illinois State University, but school officials say no foul play or criminal activity is...

No one disputes that a small stretch of beach along Lake Michigan in Wilmette has grown larger in the past 40 years. Once just a sliver of sandy shore, it's...