Margaret Sheridan

In her new life, Bernice Van Heise of Lake Forest had become Greta Knickerbocker and shaved four years minus a day off her grandmotherly age, claiming a birth date of...

The total cost of our cycling trip through China was $3,559 a person. The land package from Asian Pacific Ad-ventures was $2,099 a person plus $60 for bike rental. A...

Two firefighters suffered minor injuries late Tuesday afternoon in a Near North Side blaze that caused extensive damage to portions of a century-old apartment building that preservationists have argued should...

A man caught in an apartment fire on the 16th floor of a North Side apartment building jumped to his death late Tuesday night, fire officials said. The unidentified man,...

The Chicago Cable Commission ruled Thursday that a local affiliate of the cable television giant Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI) violated its contract with the City of Chicago by failing to submit...

Police investigating the stabbing death of 57-year-old Joan Schanmier of Palatine said Wednesday they have several suspects and believe the woman knew her assailant. There were no signs of forced...

People who live along the Burlington Northern rail line west of Chicago now know what it`s like to live in a lighthouse when the fog rolls in and the foghorn...

Authentic Irish food was in short supply this weekend at Irish Fest, the annual ethnic festival at Navy Pier, but two other offerings from the Emerald Isle were plentiful: brogues...

Quick action by the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday ended a brief strike-sandwiched conveniently for riders between Thursday`s morning and evening rush hours-against the Chicago & North Western Railway....

Chicago & North Western commuters escaped a rush-hour strike Thursday morning after a frenetic day of activity on Wednesday marked by the railroad`s agreement to delay for nine hours the...