Lauren R. Harrison

A Romeoville man charged with drowning his 19-month-old son was jailed on $400,000 bail Saturday as family members detailed disturbing calls for help he made in the hours before the...

If you see an unfamiliar four-legged creature roaming your neighborhood, chances are it's not a cougar. Supposed cougar sightings are again being reported in the Chicago area. On Tuesday, a...

Are you a little nervous about getting a flu shot? Or maybe you're worried that taking the time to get inoculated will interfere with your social life? If so, Dr....

One day after the Wrigley Field bleacher creatures were accused of being verbally abusive, even racist, they hurled unapologetic invective at the black right fielder before them, mocking the player's...

Wet floors are slippery. Dolphins love to splash. So the folks who run the Brookfield Zoo should have known accidents were bound to happen, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday...

A mother was charged with endangerment Tuesday after police discovered her eight children living in squalor in a Bronzeville home, authorities said. Mary Steele, 29, of the 3800 block of...

The 21-year-old Cubs fan who threw a beer on a Phillies outfielder said Friday he was caught up in the "heat of the moment" and hoped his actions would not...

A boy fond of soccer and video games tagged along with his father to a work site Tuesday morning, playing there until, investigators believe, he fell off his father's lap...

Chicago police questioned two suspects Thursday in the killing of Chastity Turner, 9, sources said, in what authorities called a gang-related shooting. The girl's father, Andre Turner, 30, may have...

Police work wasn't just a job for Officer Alejandro "Alex" Valadez. It was a family calling. Valadez was one of three siblings to join the Chicago Police Department, and in...