Lou Carlozo

Jimmy Webb Suspending Disbelief (Elektra) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) Jimmy Webb's pen is mightier than any sword, and it cuts both ways. Throughout "Suspending Disbelief," Webb casts his characters in compelling, often larger-than-life...

The man accusing Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of sexual abuse may have created credibility problems for himself with a statement eight years ago that he was propositioned by priests, one of...

Neil Diamond Up on the Roof: Songs From the Brill Building (Columbia) (STAR)(STAR) Like the Sex Pistols and the Monkees, Neil Diamond has made a career walking a delicate tightrope,...

Church investigators seeking to corroborate sexual abuse charges against Cardinal Joseph Bernardin want to talk to his accuser, but the man's attorneys have not decided whether to let that happen....

As federal investigators dug under the collapsed steel beams at the post office construction site in Chicago Thursday, they uncovered a clue as to what may have caused the accident...

In the absence of Air, there is a vacuum. The sucking sound across Chicago on Wednesday was Michael Jordan removing his presence from the city's sports scene, taking with him...

A federal magistrate has recommended that Palatine village officials be prohibited from evicting residents of Oxford House, a home for recovering alcoholics that has been the source of a 16-month...

The Chicago Board of Education on Saturday scrambled to find a way to open schools on Monday but board members acknowledged the outlook is dim. School officials were scheduled to...

Marc Cohn The Rainy Season (Atlantic) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) 1/2 With "The Rainy Season," the winner of the 1992 best new artist Grammy has graduated into serious artistry. Those listening for a...

Deacon Blue Whatever You Say, Say Nothing (Chaos) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) Don't be fooled by the name. While this Scottish quintet culled their moniker from the Steely Dan song, Deacon Blue's sound...