Robert Becker

Christopher Wilson, the convicted wife beater whose case helped spur the passage of Illinois' anti-stalking law in 1992, was arrested Friday on charges of assaulting another woman. Andy Knott, a...

Illinois Senate President James "Pate" Philip ignited a political tempest with remarks about minority child-welfare workers who lack "work ethics." But experts said Thursday that the storm probably will leave...

State and city officials, as well as the union that represents state child-welfare workers, called Thursday for Illinois Senate President James "Pate" Philip to resign after he made comments that...

The Chicago Park District, which has already slashed nearly 1,000 employees from its work force in the past 13 months, is exploring further workforce reductions through privatization of its harbors,...

The Chicago Park District, which has pared hundreds of employees from its work force over the last year, is planning another round of layoffs, Supt. Forrest Claypool said Tuesday. Claypool...

The incongruity of the scene was unmistakable: A U.S. congressman, accustomed to walking the corridors of power in Washington, instead treading the dreary hallways of the Cook County Criminal Courts...

A day after a Cook County grand jury handed up a series of sexual-misconduct charges against U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds, the first-term congressman and his attorneys issued an indictment of...

For weeks the rumors had circulated about U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds: The freshman congressman from the 2nd Congressional District was under investigation for an alleged sexual relationship with a 16-year-old...

Vowing to stay in the race as she fights breast cancer, Penny Severns, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, faced questions about her health Monday with confidence and humor. "Unlike...