Patricia Tennison

During the first week of November, Clemencia Calderon erects a tiny altar in the corner of her living room to honor her dead relatives. Next to a crucifix, Bible and...

When Susana Guzman was laid to rest Monday afternoon, mourners offered up not only prayers for the deceased, but also for the living. Guzman, 18, was one of seven Cary-Grove...

At one funeral, a cluster of girls stood shivering in their cheerleading jackets. At another, a photo of a boy cradling a basketball in his arm sat atop his casket....

A 15-year-old girl was in serious condition Tuesday in Children's Hospital, Milwaukee, after being rescued from a weekend car accident with the help of an off-duty paramedic-firefighter from Johnsburg. Tony...

Free entertainment, refreshments, balloons and give-away items will mark the grand opening of the Shelter Inc. Thrift Shop. Shelter is a not-for-profit child-welfare agency for abused children. 10 a.m. to...

Special cancellation postmarks will be available Saturday and Sunday in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Ringwood Post Office, 5016 Barnard Mill Rd. Local officials will lead a commemorative...

Financially eligible Cook County residents can receive health screenings and examinations Thursday when the Cook County Department of Public Health's Wellness on Wheels van comes to town. The van is...

Molly Norwood of Rolling Meadows has resigned from the Harper College board, creating a vacancy to be filled by the current board. Norwood, who served at her post since 1982,...

It was a familiar summer tradition to the farmers who settled the Chicago area more than a century ago: Each week, they would load their carts with produce and meats,...