Matthew Walberg

The beleaguered superintendent of the Suburban Cook County Regional Office of Education came under increasing fire Monday as county officials sued him in civil court and the state moved to...

The process of figuring out whose remains were dug up and dumped in a secluded lot at Burr Oak Cemetery would be a task of daunting proportions, if it is...

Investigators said Saturday two key maps are missing at Burr Oak Cemetery: one for the second swath of the graveyard where human remains have been found and another for a...

Will County State's Atty. James Glasgow called the case against Drew Peterson the biggest of his career, one he will prosecute himself. But the evidence likely will be circumstantial. There...

In a West Side laundromat, there's a man with little patience for loiterers -- a frail 73-year-old veteran of the South Korean army who's stubborn enough to not be afraid....

Even though prostitution is illegal in Illinois, one click on "erotic services" on Craigslist.com pops up hundreds of explicit ads that get down to the nitty-gritty of pricing: "Two hundred...

When Dr. Linda Shelton's trial in a Medicaid fraud case began Wednesday, she already was likely facing some time behind bars. Shelton, an Oak Lawn pediatrician, failed to show up...

Authorities investigating vandalism at area synagogues last month descended on a Far North Side apartment Thursday to interview a suspect and search for evidence, sources with knowledge of the investigation...

In nearly 16 years as a Cook County sheriff's deputy, Sgt. Nancy Kelly never once had gotten into a physical altercation. But on Friday night, while off duty, she fought...

As he fled for his life, dripping blood along a South Side sidewalk early Sunday, Morris Wilson III called a friend on his cell phone, desperately seeking help. "He kept...