Laurie Goering

As Don Loy stood watching last week, workers completing the demolition of Bridgeview`s shattered Unocal plant wheeled their backloader up to the front of the property and plucked off the...

When Hammond opens its 1,082-slip marina in 1991, city officials will be looking for more than just a thousand new boats coming into town. The $23 million development, they hope,...

The grass clipping bags piled along the curbs in south suburban Blue Island look a little different these days-clear plastic instead of the usual whites, browns and greens. But the...

The night before that tragic morning, Joseph Sebastian and his three friends-all Roman Catholic priests visiting from Michigan-had stayed at home, eating Kentucky Fried Chicken and talking of their hopes...

Waste Management Inc. announced Friday that it has dropped a plan to build a medical waste incinerator in southwest suburban Stickney after village officials, faced with stiff opposition by residents,...

Romeoville residents will vote this November on a controversial plan to double the size of a nearby landfill, which would keep it open another 10 years. The existing 40-acre landfill...

For those planning a trip here, here are some details to think about: Attractions: Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Mosca; 719-378-2312. Ft. Garland Historical Museum, Ft. Garland; 719-379-3512. Cumbres &...

Somebody shot Gus the other day. He was my cat and one of my best friends. He probably was out and about his daily business of poking through the grass,...

Almost 200 antiabortion activists taking part in an areawide protest this weekend were arrested in front of a Peterson Avenue medical clinic Saturday morning as they tried to block the...

A Highland Park couple who were in training to save the lives of boaters in trouble on Lake Michigan died themselves Saturday when the small plane they were riding in...