Michael A. Lev

When 29-year-old Renee Rondeau was found strangled in the bathroom of her Lakeview apartment last fall, police had only one strong lead: Her bank card. It was stolen, and soon...

Like other medical researchers in his obscure specialty relating to the workings of the inner ear, Illinois surgeon Dr. Leonard Rybak had heard about the 1987 dispute at the University...

To rescue heroes imperiled by villains in the make-believe world of video games, most kids would call on laser-guided missiles or at least a well-placed karate kick. Twelve-year-old Antoine Babicz...

Any lousy golfer knows the nice thing about getting new clubs or balls for Christmas is that bad weather should preclude their immediate use. That way the recipient can fantasize...

The director of Growing Stage, a failed children's museum and theater project, pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony theft charges in the staged burglary of $10,000 in computer equipment from the...

If Patrick Hofstetter, a St. Charles printer, ever hoped to snare some business from the new Elgin riverboat, this was his moment: Coffee break at a riverboat seminar Wednesday morning,...

The day the glitzy aqua-and-white Northern Star riverboat casino docked in downtown Joliet, the vista along the Des Plaines River in this tired Rust Belt town improved dramatically. Now there...

Two boys, ages 5 and 15, were wounded in separate shooting incidents Saturday on the South Side. The 15-year-old was shot by police when he aimed a fully loaded gun...

Expanded hours. Extra staff. Soft drinks. Pastries. And, if necessary, door-to-door pickup service. An advertisement for a department store grand opening? No, just a few of the amenities awaiting Saturn...

When the damage is totaled for the Great Flood of 1993, it will include Betty Barnett's sodden shed and satellite dish, and maybe her whole house. Living at the southern...