Moms protest in DeKalb over right to breast-feed in public
About 40 moms, many carrying hungry babies, staged a "nurse-in" in downtown DeKalb on Thursday at a shop where a young woman said she was told to stop breast-feeding. Many...
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Recipients of civil union license: ‘We wanted to make a statement’
Every Valentine's Day for the past seven or eight years, Roseann Szalkowski and Barb McMillan walked into the DuPage County Clerk's office to ask for a marriage license, and every...
Four local youths hoping to score big in soccer contest
Juan Pablo Salgado plays soccer with focused passion, both with his Proviso East High School varsity team and the Chicago Fire Juniors youth soccer squad. A star player with a...
Historic low turnout in suburban vote
Suburban voters went to the polls in record numbers for Tuesday's election — record low numbers. Officials in Cook, DuPage, Kane and Lake counties said the turnout for local elections...
CDC report charts local obesity, inactivity rates
At more than 220 pounds, Christina Martinez knew her lifestyle had to change dramatically if she wanted to improve her health, so she started taking aerobics classes. A rigorous, five-days-a-week...
The Rev. Erica Trantham, 1955-2011
The Rev. Erica Trantham brought a bit of the theater into her weekly sermons, using song, drama and comedy to enliven her services at Unity in Chicago. Ms. Trantham, 56,...
DNA link leads to sex-assault arrest
Using DNA evidence found on a sexual assault victim, authorities said they were able to identify the man suspected of attacking the woman over the summer.On Sunday, Jamaal Charles, 24,...
Shootings leave 1 dead, 9 wounded in city
Various shootings in Chicago have killed one person and left at least 9 others wounded, authorities said Thursday night.A man was shot dead about 9:40 p.m. in the West Pullman...
DuPage board to decide today on mosque
On one side, the issue is about the right to have a sacred space where believers can pray. On the other, it's about preventing religious institutions from crowding residential neighborhoods....
William F. Giangreco, 1926-2011
William F. Giangreco worked his way up from shining shoes and hauling luggage to managing some of the finest hotels in Chicago and New York, Mr. Giangreco, 84, died of...