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Lemika Early, a single mother living with two children near downtown Elgin in a first-floor apartment that accommodates her wheelchair, is about to become a casualty of the battle over...

U.S. Marine Pfc. Leroy Sandoval Jr. had faith in his mission. "He believed our president was a wise man, and he believed he could make a contribution by participating in...

Fire Commissioner James Joyce announced his resignation Thursday from a department besieged by criticism over racial slurs and a fatal fire last fall, clearing the way for Mayor Richard Daley...

In a move that could pit tight school finances against growing concerns about the eating habits of students, Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Thursday called for banning the sale of junk...

Growing up in western Pennsylvania, Army Sgt. Joseph Minucci II spent hours in the woods playing "war" with friends. Those games among the trees signaled a career calling for Minucci,...

Army Spec. Irving Medina didn't let just anybody mess with his little brother. His twin brother, Ivan--born just a few minutes later than Irving--said Medina would remind him jokingly, "If...

Army Pvt. Benjamin Freeman's mother pulled herself up from the bootstraps. Despite being widowed and with a 4-year-old son, she sent herself through college and rose through the corporate ladder....

The six people who died in a smoky stairwell Friday likely would have been safer had they simply stayed put, said Chicago Fire Commissioner James Joyce. Building officials, however, issued...

A foster mother shook to death a 23-month-old girl in her care because the child would not stop playing with a glass object, prosecutors said in court Friday. Sandra Stowers,...