Megan Twohey

It's barely November, the economy is on the ropes, and our president-elect -- a local guy with mega-star status -- is dominating the world stage. Not an ideal time to...

Democratic state Sen. Debbie Halvorson held a sizable lead Tuesday as she tried for a promotion to Congress in a southwest suburban seat that had been Republican for more than...

A program that provides tuition assistance and career counseling to hundreds of victims of domestic violence is being shut down after Gov. Rod Blagojevich's line-item veto eliminated its funding, officials...

I may not be the most sophisticated cyclist, but I've been biking since age 6, when I awoke on Christmas morning to discover a shiny, red Schwinn under the tree....

Kathleen Durkin-Mirabella was shopping for shoes with her three young daughters on a steamy mid-July day that in another era would have been spent searching for sandals or beach clogs....

Nakia Adams said she was gripped by fear and confusion when her ex-boyfriend continued to violate an order of protection she had obtained from a Cook County judge. It wasn't...

Cindy Bischof thought her breakup with a longtime boyfriend would go smoothly after he agreed to move out of her house. But Michael Giroux quickly turned hostile, writing up a...

Cindy Bischof thought her breakup with a longtime boyfriend would go smoothly after he agreed to move out of her house. But Michael Giroux quickly turned hostile, writing up a...

Lauren Debrauwere fought wounds and a deep sense of grief Friday night in Northwestern Memorial Hospital. She had been dating victim Dan Parmenter, and was sitting next to him when...

Circumstantial evidence, including a broken fingernail and a few blood splatters, was enough to convict a woman of killing her friend and business partner in the bedroom of her Palatine...