Meg Mcsherry Breslin

When Mr. Iron Ruler, the last horse in the 10th race, plodded across the finish line Friday afternoon, Arlington International Racecourse became the Sleeping Beauty of American racing. The elegant...

The developer of a massive and controversial condominium complex in Arlington Heights delivered roughly 30,000 glitzy brochures to all village residents this week with details of the project. "We just...

Long before Dick Duchossois decided on Monday to close Arlington International Racecourse, many of his business neighbors saw the tell-tale signs of problems ahead. As his parking lots became less...

After two hours of impassioned public comments laden with moral and religious overtones, Oak Park on Tuesday night adopted the state's first ordinance setting up a domestic partnership registry for...

There aren't many people who can turn their back on applause. In our society, those who can walk away from the equivalent of 1,500 rushing yards in a season or...

Four people were dead and thousands of others struggled with flooded basements and power outages Sunday after a violent overnight thunderstorm had raked the area. The spectacular, marathon storm was...

To the casual observer, the hundreds of people gathered at a downtown hotel looked like they were just having a good time playing bridge. But behind the trumps and tricks...

A Southeast Side chemical manufacturer agreed Tuesday to shutter part of its plant a day after an operational mishap spewed a toxic haze over a 3-mile stretch off the Bishop...

When Steven Ivy learned that his friend and classmate Lenard Clark had been savagely beaten last week, allegedly by three white teenagers, Ivy said he broke into tears--out of sorrow...

On a recent chilly Saturday morning, Ed Cholewa trekked downtown from his increasingly turbulent home in north suburban Grayslake for a rare chance to hash out his anxieties and fears....