Robert Becker

A week after lawmakers rejected a plan to allow beer sales at the University of Illinois' Memorial Stadium during Chicago Bears games, House Speaker Michael Madigan resurrected the idea Wednesday...

The trustee for the now-defunct Intercounty National Title Insurance Co. has sued Banco Popular North America, alleging the bank "wrongfully converted" a state-mandated security deposit into collateral for personal loans...

Gun owners who believe a loophole in Illinois law allows them to carry unloaded handguns in specially designed fanny packs could face prosecution, three state's attorneys said at a joint...

The cost of milk at Jewel and Dominick's stores has dropped since a lawsuit accused them of fixing milk prices and charging far more than the national average, according to...

Signs on the wire fence around Hi Speed Race Karts in Palatine say "Ride at your own risk" and "Management not responsible for injury to person or property." Lindsay and...

Motorists ticketed for minor traffic violations in Cook County will be able to do their time on-line instead of in-person at traffic safety school under a program announced Wednesday by...

Legislative leaders were tinkering on Tuesday with Gov. George Ryan's plan to temporarily suspend the state gasoline sales tax, proposing changes designed to line consumers' pockets and curry favor with...

The judge hearing a politically heated vote-fraud case stemming from last year's mayoral election in Chicago Heights has recused himself, saying a prominent Democratic state senator had privately asked him...

When Bill Vasilion was courting his future wife, a young secretary named Diane, he was touched and impressed to learn she had been living at home to help care for...

Gery Chico likes to tell people that he doesn't make a cent as Chicago Board of Education president, a job that has won him national attention as a big-city reformer....