Mary Owen

A fire that started around lunchtime Wednesday in the air-conditioning tower of a 45-story high-rise building just west of the Loop is under investigation, fire officials said. Two people were...

Unless Gov. Rod Blagojevich and the General Assembly make full-scale funding of Illinois transportation a higher priority this year and stop delaying needed infrastructure investments, northeastern Illinois will face dire...

On an unexpectedly beautiful March day, a group of friends did what college students do on spring break: They met for lunch, ducked into the stores of Woodfield Mall, then...