For Metra riders, fare increase depends on type of ticket, destination
When Marlene Tillis bought her February Metra pass recently, she was surprised to find out how much the cost had jumped: an increase of $14.50 to $92.75 for a month's...
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Loyola vigil tries to shed light on human trafficking
Outside the Loyola University Chicago student center Monday night, a few dozen students huddled in the snow for a candlelight vigil to commemorate human trafficking victims and survivors around the...
Maze depicting Chicago’s lakefront goes for the record
After Matthew Haussler pulled the cover from what could be the world's longest hand-drawn picture maze, he said he needed a minute. Before Sunday afternoon's reveal in a corner of...
Watchdog group sues Rosemont over records related to Garth Brooks concerts
The watchdog group Better Government Association filed suit Thursday against the village of Rosemont for redacting financial information from public records that the group requested for the year the village...
7 men file sex abuse suits against Chicago Presbytery
Seven men filed suit Wednesday against the Chicago Presbytery and related organizations, claiming they were sexually abused by a now-deceased minister whose trail of allegations led to a multimillion-dollar settlement....
Lawsuit: Wall in Hancock Center lobby cost Signature Room $1 million in business
A wall erected roughly a year ago in the John Hancock Center lobby has cost the Signature Room restaurant and lounge $1 million in business because it causes congestion and...
Teen charged with killing mom in Bali sues estate to pay for defense
Facing a possible firing squad if convicted of her mother's killing on the paradise island of Bali, a Chicago teen sued her uncle Thursday for access to the slain woman's...
Company chosen to run Maggie Daley Park restaurant, kiosk
A company that operates 11 establishments in the city won Chicago Park District approval Wednesday for a restaurant that will sit at the south end of Maggie Daley Park. The...
Lawsuit: Bad coaching, helmet misuse led to football player brain injury
A man who played college football in Illinois during the 1980s says in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that concussions he suffered as a result of bad coaching and improper helmet...
Pedestrian, 86, killed in Morton Grove hit-and-run
An 86-year-old man was killed Monday in suburban Morton Grove after he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. The man was walking near Shermer Road north of...