Kathryn Masterson

A 33-year-old woman was arrested and charged for allegedly forcing a 16-year-old boy to have sex with her. The incident happened at 10 p.m. March 18 in the 3200 block...

The maker of Seasonale, a new birth control pill that allows women to have only four periods a year, has altered its TV ads in response to FDA warnings that...

Chicago police have issued a community alert for a suspect accused of forcing a 16-year-old girl into an alley on the South Side and sexually assaulting her. The attack happened...

An 18-year-old female reported to police that she was walking on the 6400 block of South Kolin Avenue in West Lawn at 9:40 p.m. Feb. 25 when she was approached...

In the 10 years that Sasha Walters has worked with victims of sexual assault and domestic violence, she has noticed one group that is particularly hesitant to report attacks--those who...

A 25-year-old woman was killed early Monday when her car struck a light pole on Lake Shore Drive. Witnesses said a beige vehicle cut in front of Virginia Williams' 1992...

On Feb. 14, police investigating a suspicious vehicle in the 2100 block of North Avondale Avenue discovered a 34-year-old man and a 13-year-old girl in the front seat. The pair...

One year after hundreds of gay marriage supporters demanded that the city issue same-sex marriage licenses, they will speak out again at a rally Saturday at the County Building downtown....

On Jan. 29, a 42-year-old woman was beaten and sexually assaulted in Rogers Park by a 52-year-old man she had been living with since October, police said. The attack happened...

Mixed signals sent Bears wide receiver David Terrell on the wrong route to court Friday, but an early-afternoon audible saved Terrell from further legal trouble. Terrell, scheduled for a 9...