Kristen Kridel

When Claudia Woods-Branch refinanced the mortgage on her Roseland home about five years ago, she worked as a corporate operations manager and could easily afford her $800-a-month payments. A sudden...

As Elliott Cellini stared at a convicted felon about to be sentenced Wednesday for killing Cellini's friend in a reckless crash, the disabled teen said his heart went out to...

The driver of a U-Haul truck who in 2006 led police on a chase that ended in a fatal crash was convicted Friday of first-degree murder -- a verdict greeted...

One of Alexis Porreca's favorite play spots was the 3-foot-high rock perched in the frontyard of her Des Plaines home. Another, a neighbor recalled Wednesday, was the wooden swing that...

For her strong school attendance record, Ashley Martinez won a sparkling new Dodge Caliber -- a sporty hatchback that starts at about $15,000. Unfortunately, she needs to wait four years...

With 3.5 million people flocking to the Chain O' Lakes and Fox River every year, officials feel the heat whenever flooding forces them to close the popular waterway to boat...

Ira Alter didn't know dogs could even get the flu. But blood tests showed that is what struck his 4-year-old yellow Labrador, Buddy, whom Alter took to the emergency veterinarian...

An Arlington Heights man pleaded guilty Thursday to drunken driving -- his sixth conviction since 1983 -- and was sentenced to 6 years in prison under a relatively new state...

When firefighters relied on the water in their trucks to put out a blaze in a neighbor's garage because a hydrant was too far away, Peter Mitchell fretted about what...

The number of Illinois households receiving food stamps has reached a record level, with almost 1.3 million people relying on the program to pay for daily staples such as milk,...