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Oil prices ended 2009 with a bang, surging by about $10 a barrel in the final two weeks as the country cut into its hefty crude supply. On Thursday, benchmark...

Retail sales rose 8.8 percent during the week ending Saturday, but traffic edged down 1 percent compared with a year ago, according to research firm ShopperTrak. On the day after...

Kermilia Wellington, a senior at Fenger High School, wants to go to Southern Illinois University next year, but she doesn't have access to a computer to fill out the online...

The quarterback who made his name with a 217-yard rushing performance agreed to shackle his legs late in the season because of a left hamstring strain. Mike Kafka said he...

The U.S. government is imposing new duties on imports of steel pipes from China. The case is the largest steel trade dispute in U.S. history and will affect about $2.8...

THE NEWSMAKER Deep impact suggested to avert Armageddon Anatoly Perminov, Russia's space agency chief, said Wednesday that a spacecraft may be dispatched to knock a large asteroid off course and...

Yemeni forces raided an al-Qaida hideout and set off a gunbattle Wednesday as the government vowed to eliminate the group that claimed it was behind the Christmas bombing attempt on...

Gov. Quinn says a secret policy change that freed some inmates early was "a very big mistake" on the part of his Corrections Department director. Quinn said Wednesday he's reinstating...

General Motors Co. is pressing ahead with plans to shut down Saab, though it will continue to hear bids for the Swedish car brand, the company said Wednesday. Spokesman Tom...

Accountant accused of bilking Chicago State A Chicago State University accountant is accused of stealing close to $4,000 in cash from the university. Laverne Sanders, 52, of the 7600 block...