Ray Gibson

Cook County Board President Richard Phelan said Wednesday that he is confident he will retain his driving privileges despite a state review of a medical condition that has caused him...

Since 1987 U.S. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski (D-Ill.) charged taxpayers more than $68,000 to lease two vans and a station wagon that he apparently bought from a Wilmette car dealer, state...

Cook County State`s Atty. Jack O`Malley raised nearly three times the amount his Democratic challenger did in the last four months and is likely to outspend him by more than...

Athletic Director Bill Bradshaw and head basketball coach Joey Meyer say they ''welcome'' De Paul`s internal investigation to determine if basketball players accepted illegal gifts from a booster in violation...

On the eve of the 1988 NCAA basketball tournament, there was a festive gathering in a private club on the 56th floor of the First Chicago Center, the swept-sided headquarters...

On July 18, 1969, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy drove a car off a bridge at Chappaquiddick Island near Martha`s Vineyard, Mass. A passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned. Questions about that...

Operation PUSH, the civil rights organization founded by Rev. Jesse Jackson, is once again mired in red ink and is asking for donations. Rev. Willie Barrows, the vice chairwoman of...

A veteran lieutenant with the Cook County Sheriff`s Police was arrested Friday morning by Chicago police and charged with possession of narcotics ''believed to be heroin,'' said the press secretary...

State Treasurer Jerome Cosentino and his trucking business borrowed $1.9 million more than previously disclosed through a Chicago bank where he deposited millions in state funds, according to loan documents...

The race for governor has become the most expensive gubernatorial contest in Illinois history with Democrat Neil Hartigan and Republican Jim Edgar having raised $18.3 million for the Nov. 6...