Mickey Ciokajlo

A pregnant woman being questioned for shoplifting at a Wal-Mart store pulled a gun from her pants Tuesday and shot three employees before police fired 21 rounds of their own,...

As homeowners begin to think about air conditioning, about 30,000 households statewide are still waiting for money to help pay last winter's steep heating bills because state legislators can't resolve...

With the announcement of a new corporate headquarters due any day, Boeing Co. has narrowed its choice in Chicago to a downtown building just west of the river that once...

The state's top environmental official on Wednesday blasted an American Lung Association study that gave failing grades to three Chicago-area counties for poor air quality. Thomas Skinner, director of the...

Police in towns stretching from Addison to Hoffman Estates have foiled a group of teens and young adults who allegedly participated in a string of holdups and attempted robberies of...

One of the two handguns that authorities say an Elgin man was carrying when he allegedly opened fire in a crowded bar in Elgin, killing two people, has been traced...

The man accused in a weekend shooting rampage in Elgin that left two dead has a history of armed violence dating back more than 26 years, a record that warranted...

In the weeks before he allegedly opened fire at his neighborhood bar in Elgin, killing two people and injuring 21, Luther "Luke" Casteel had tried religion and counseling to control...

Barrington Village President Ron Hamelberg said Wednesday he likely will ask for a partial ballot recount in an election where unofficial returns showed he lost to Marshall Reagle by 19...

A dramatic increase in Hispanics has changed the face of the Chicago area in the 1990s, but this week's elections underscore how population surges don't automatically translate into newfound political...