Paul De La Garza

Ron Baltierra remembers the crisp Vietnam night being rich with stars and the three armed figures walking straight toward him in the rice paddy just south of Saigon. He spotted...

As a prize for turning what was considered the second worst public housing agency in the country into a model for the nation, Claire Freeman was given HUD's Greatest Improved...

After months of political wrangling and fierce debate, the City Council's Finance Committee approved an ordinance Monday to create a 39-member panel to help administer the millions of federal dollars...

Steinmetz High School students are hearing it everywhere. On the bus, at sporting events, at work, the accusation is the same: You're a cheater. As a dramatic week comes to...

The student author of an essay that alleged Steinmetz High School cheated in this year's academic decathlon, posed as a judge in the competition and helped a fellow student win...

The neat 15-page handwritten essay is titled "Confession." It contains a cover letter from the student author to an English teacher at Steinmetz High School that begins: "The following story...

On July 23, 1993, Michael Jordan joined an exclusive club that I belong to, and I wasn't happy about it at all. Not that I have anything against Michael. On...

In an impressive show of political muscle, city treasurer Miriam Santos, the first Hispanic to hold citywide office, was the landslide winner Tuesday in the Democratic primary for treasurer, swamping...

City Treasurer Miriam Santos, the first Hispanic to hold citywide office, Tuesday emphatically won the Democratic primary for treasurer, swamping Hyde Park Ald. Lawrence Bloom (5th) by better than 2...