Ruth E. Igoe

When he was about 8, Brad Henderson's aunt gave him a biography of Bill Bradley that she had autographed by the Rhodes Scholar-turned-professional basketball star. "Dear Bradley, Keep studying and...

Just as some homeowners are getting heating bills that are double what they were a year ago, wholesale prices for natural gas hit record highs Wednesday, signaling that costs might...

Wealthy industrialist Daniel Terra, the son of an Italian immigrant who lived and loved the American Dream, put his namesake museum in the heart of the Michigan Avenue shopping district...

Workers on Friday removed damaged electrical equipment from a below-ground vault on a Loop street while officials investigated the cause of a fire the day before that knocked out power...

Chicago consumers reeling from high gas and milk prices at least got some happy news about Happy Meals on Thursday, not to mention the Colonel's chicken, pepperoni pizza and other...

Just hours after Commonwealth Edison's boss boasted about improved performance this summer, an explosion in a transformer vault knocked out power to three downtown buildings and created a scene reminiscent...

Environmental inspectors on Saturday found high levels of mercury at two Nicor service centers where old gas meters and mercury-filled pressure regulators are stored before being dumped in scrap yards....

Demolition equipment appeared near Maxwell Street on Friday, prompting preservationists to begin scrambling to save five more buildings that they believe played a key role in Chicago history. "It's just...

A second foster child critically injured in a West Side house fire last month died Wednesday, as investigators continued to probe the fire's cause and state officials checked whether too...