Stephanie Banchero

By now, the Christmas morning gift frenzy is about over, and people might be looking at that truly unusual or even bizarre present that was handed to them and wondering...

Members of Our Lady of Pompeii Shrine are praying someone out there has enough Christmas spirit to return the religious goods stolen from the Near West Side church last week....

Glenda Bartle stepped from her car Sunday morning, strode onto Bob's Tree Lot on the North Side and made a beeline for a row of Fraser firs. After a quick...

At a time when advances in emergency medical care have significantly improved survival rates for victims of heart attacks, strokes and other traumas, Chicago continues to operate with an outdated...

The airplane mechanic who told his supervisors last month that he had discovered a brake system had been sabotaged on a United Express commuter plane at O'Hare International Airport was...

News that Northwestern University officials may close its century-old dental school has left its faculty and some national experts wondering why administrators would shut down the school when demand for...

Dr. Herbert Ratner, 90, a Oak Park physician and family-life advocate, died Dec. 6 while visiting his daughter in Cleveland. Dr. Ratner, a native of New York City, served from...

Northwestern University officials are expected to announce Tuesday a proposal to close the institution's century-old dental school. Although no official decision has been made, administrators already have stopped taking applications...

Stung by testimony that his client, Rafael "Ray" Frias, took a $500 bribe from an undercover federal agent, defense attorney David Stetler went on the attack Thursday, renewing his portrayal...

His mother and teachers jokingly call him the "demon child," a mischief-maker who could pass as the real-life Dennis the Menace. But 11-year-old Patrick Cummins proved Monday that even a...