Phil Kadner

Video gambling malls proposed for Hometown and Crestwood are "backdoor casinos," according to the chairman of the Illinois Gaming Board, who said he's "inclined to oppose them." Chairman Don Tracy...

All the whining by Chicago homeowners about the city's proposed property tax hike ought to be greeted with belly laughs in the Southland. For decades, Chicago has had the lowest...

Orland Park's police department has been forced to cancel a crisis intervention training class for law enforcement officials due to the state budget crisis. Thirty-two police officers and two firefighters...

For decades, Crestwood was Chester Stranczek's town, and the mayor made it clear to everyone that he ran the place by his rules. He despised public employee unions and so...

You sit down at the poker table and figure you know the rules. You've played before. Maybe even read Doyle Brunson's "Super System" book. If you're smart, you are patient....

The Cog Hill and Gleneagles golf courses are at the center of a bitter land dispute between Palos Park and Lemont. Palos Park is intent on annexing those properties along...

Her grandmother remembers the 15-year-old developmentally disabled girl returning home following a desperate search by family members that revealed that she had gotten into a vehicle with an older man....