Julie Irwin

In the wake of a controversial Chicago Police Department exam that promoted only a handful of minorities to the rank of sergeant, the Daley administration has delayed another promotional exam,...

As Chicago tried to come to grips with allegations that an 11-year-old boy committed murder, then was executed by teenage members of his own gang, a new case Saturday only...

As bridal shop owners walked out of the Maxwell Street police station Tuesday clutching gowns recovered from a cracked burglary ring, the alleged burglars-Alexander Nikolic and Grazyna Fiszer-were walking out...

When a rash of burglaries hit area bridal shops recently, police speculated the gowns might surface at bridal expo shows in other states, or perhaps be sold illegally in Mexico....

Near Barrington, the warblers are flitting through Crabtree Nature Center a bit early this year. A few miles to the south at Morton Arboretum in Lisle, George Ware is noticing...

The Lake County Board on Tuesday postponed until next month a decision on the expansion of Good Shepherd Hospital near Lake Barrington. The postponement will give the Lake County state's...

With 29 years on the job, Elgin Police Officer Fred Ufland has seen the law change time and again to hold police officers responsible for decisions they make. What hasn't...

Two teenage boys were named in juvenile petitions this week for their alleged involvement in a videotaped sexual assault. The two boys, ages 13 and 15, were each named in...

President Clinton said Wednesday night that he hears a clamoring among Americans for health-care reform. But around Chicago and its suburbs, the desire for improved health coverage is tempered by...

The Vogelei Teen Center, shuttered since a July 15 after-hours staff party where alcoholic beverages were consumed, will probably reopen next week, authorities said Tuesday. Representatives from the Village of...