Stephanie Banchero

Separate attacks in Chicago during the weekend left five people dead and police searching for their assailants. Marshall Hill, 33, of the 100 block of North Lotus Avenue, was found...

A 52-year-old man, his 9-year-old son and 42-year-old fiance were killed Saturday night or early Sunday in their Kankakee home. M.T. Hawkins and Patricia Easter were found shot to death...

For 20 years, Flora Bash of Barrington worked tirelessly to enliven Barrington's art scene. A founder of the Barrington Area Arts Council, she organized annual art fairs, created a youth...

Retired Chicago police veteran Thomas F. "Red" Ryan, 75, came from a family of 12--a close-knit bunch in which everyone made it a point to look out for the others....

Anthony Palmisano leaned over the hospital bed, reached across the tangle of tubes and monitors and cupped his hand around the tiny head of his 4-month-old son. Michael Palmisano rolled...

Chicago Police Supt. Matt Rodriguez denied Tuesday that he had been uncooperative with FBI agents who asked him four years ago to help with the investigation of his close friend,...

Ending an entertainment drought that helped dry up a sense of hope on Chicago's West Side, a new, 10-screen movie complex was christened in the Lawndale community Monday night. A...

Anna Vera knew the danger in her Southwest Side neighborhood, relatives said. She had heard the gunshots, knew the gang members and shuddered as violence struck down her closest allies....

Beginning next year, Illinois residents who commute to Indiana for their jobs will pay higher income taxes. That's because Illinois tax officials this week officially canceled a 27-year-old income tax...

The push to name a woman or a minority to be the next U.S. attorney in Chicago appeared closer to succeeding Sunday after a nominating committee named three finalists--including two...