Stephanie Banchero

Arthur Zaltzman, 80, a north suburban home builder who spent decades introducing many Chicagoans to their first affordable homes, died Friday in Lake Forest Hospital. A native of Chicago who...

For years, youngsters have devised ways to turn seemingly benign objects into menacing--and sometimes lethal--commodities that their elders feel a need to regulate. A penchant to apply spray paint and...

At least four people were killed over the weekend in separate traffic accidents in the Chicago area. A 21-year-old Hoffman Estates woman and a 25-year-old Hoffman Estates man died Sunday...

The atmosphere at Crete-Monee Middle School on Tuesday was, for the most part, like that of a typical first day of classes. Students complained about their summer ending so early,...

It is not exactly manna from heaven. Still, Lemont Little League officials say they are pleasantly surprised by the slew of donations coming their way since a teenager threatened to...

Outgoing State Board of Education Supt. Joseph Spagnolo has landed a three-month, $20,000 foundation grant to conduct research and work with faculty at south suburban Governors State University. The fellowship,...

The owners of the Carousel tavern and liquor store Tuesday severed their 26-year-long sponsorship of the Lemont Little League, saying they could not afford the legal battle a 14-year-old girl...

The board of Consolidated High School District 230 in Orland Park announced Monday that its plans to renovate and expand three high schools will cost $118 million--not $88 million as...

Crete-Monee School District 201-U officials have signed a tentative agreement with American Bottling Co. that gives the company 10 years of exclusive access to school vending machines and concession stands...

When hammers and screwdrivers were invented eons ago, no one worried that continual pounding or wrist cranking might actually be harmful to joints and tendons. But in today's more ergonomically...