Michael Martinez

Reflecting a growing national concern, the race for an Illinois House seat to represent much of Kane County has been focusing on crime and what to do about it. Incumbent...

A 30-year-old resident was charged Thursday in connection with the killing of 35 mallard ducks last week on the Fox River, authorities said. He was charged with two misdemeanors. Randy...

With the winter's first snowfall, Greg Smith said, he once again watched his front and back yards being turned into a snowmobile expressway. On some days, up to 100 snowmobilers...

Outdoor enthusiasts have been waiting for it since last year. Travelers at O'Hare International Airport are unhappy about it, but kids everywhere are just plain crazy for it. It's snow....

Carole Helm was sitting in traffic on a congested Golf Road in Schaumburg Wednesday when she heard a radio news report forecasting a crippling snowstorm. Like many others, Helm was...

Rockford, believed to be the most favored site for the relocation of the military airbase at O'Hare International Airport, suddenly has a new challenger: Aurora. Aurora came out on top...

It is one of life's supreme ironies that when you're homeless, the clock takes on as much importance as if you were a bored office worker. Most homeless shelters must...

A 22-year-old woman who was shot in the head during a weekend robbery outside a South Side automated-teller machine died Tuesday morning, and a 35-year-old man was charged with her...

The gun, a .44 Magnum tucked between Cathy Robinson's mattress and box spring, was supposed to be there for protection. Her estranged husband, Eugene Robinson, told police he gave it...

Before he boarded train No. 12, bound for Chicago, 10-year-old Eric Logan Hoffhines implored his mother not to send him alone. "It was only his second time on the train...