Stephanie Banchero

Two weeks ago, 8-year-old Francisco Lopez sprinted out of his grandmother's Joliet home and headed to his best friend's house a few blocks away. It was a journey the Keith...

Investigators said Monday that the 33-year-old Tinley Park man who was stabbed to death over the weekend became acquainted with his alleged attacker in an Internet gay chat room. Investigators...

Paul Green, director of the Public Policy Institute at Governors State University, announced late Tuesday that he will resign on Aug. 31. Green said he is leaving to become director...

A large number of employment civil rights complaints against Joliet Junior College officials has prompted a national insurance company to dump the school's policy. In a letter sent to school...

Harvey officials on Wednesday disputed reports by the Cook County medical examiner's office that a 19-year-old man who was shot and killed by a police officer was struck by two...

The fatal shooting of a Harvey man who died Monday after being shot in the back of the head during a police drug sweep has touched off a furor among...

A Harvey man was shot to death early Monday by a Harvey police officer during a random drug sweep on an apartment complex. Devon Nelson, 19, died from a single...

A Harvey man was shot to death early Monday by a Harvey police officer during a random drug sweep at an apartment complex. Devon Nelson, 19, of the south suburb,...

Joliet Junior College owes more than $10,000 in delinquent state taxes on napkins, silverware and other items purchased for a restaurant on the City Center campus, officials said Friday. Tom...

Tossing fuel onto an already flaming fire, Harvey Mayor Nickolas Graves has initiated an aggressive attempt to take over the neighboring village of Dixmoor. Graves--who served as Dixmoor's police chief...