Matthew Walberg

Johnny Dudek had piercing blue eyes, swooping bangs and a perfect grin — thanks to the braces that came off not long ago. Soon to turn 16, he was excited...

Drivers tooling through the Illinois countryside will be able to nudge the gas pedal a little harder next year after Gov. Pat Quinn overcame safety concerns and approved legislation Monday...

The private company running the Illinois Lottery asked to slash its projected profits by more than a half-billion dollars after the lottery rejected a company pitch to introduce a keno-style...

For the second straight year, the company hired to turn around stagnant sales at the Illinois Lottery has fallen short of the revenue it promised to generate for the state,...

As he cast a trained eye on the dense green foliage at the Deer Grove Forest Preserve, Ben Cox didn't like what he saw: buckthorn, honeysuckle, multiflora rose. None is...

A high-ranking Harvey police officer was placed on paid leave the same day the Tribune reported that records showed he and another officer were paid for working side jobs elsewhere...

Authorities say two high-ranking Harvey police officers have been reassigned amid a Tribune investigation that found records showing them working for two communities during the same hours and getting paid...