Stephanie Banchero

The City of Chicago on Wednesday released its revised--and toned-down--beautification plan to promote a gay pride theme along North Halsted Street. The $3.2 million proposal still pays tribute to the...

To the chagrin of prosecutors and the cheers of her supporters on both sides of the Atlantic, British au pair Louise Woodward walked out of court a free woman on...

At the behest of Ald. Charles Bernardini (43rd), the Chicago City Council waived tens of thousands of dollars in permit fees on a dormitory DePaul University is building on its...

Chicago's rank-and-file police officers sent a letter to Police Supt. Matt Rodriguez Monday expressing a vote of "no confidence" in his leadership, but they stopped short of calling for his...

After months of controversy, the City of Chicago has decided to tone down its street beautification plan for promoting a gay pride theme along North Halsted Street. City officials met...

No animals or small children were sacrificed on a high altar. Witches and warlocks did not gather around a bubbling cauldron, casting spells on their enemies. Satan worshipers did not...

Residents in Humboldt Park extracted a $1.2 million promise from school officials Wednesday that the broken windows and leaky roof in the community's elementary school, which for two years have...

A 32-year-old DeKalb man, who police believe may have committed as many as 23 robberies in the DuPage County area, was arrested late Wednesday night after he allegedly held up...

Secretary of State George Ryan Monday revoked the driver's license of a 76-year-old woman who killed three people earlier this month when her car plowed into a downtown crowd. The...

After several stutters and stumbles, the City of Chicago is close to launching its much anticipated--and, many say, long overdue--program to make fire engine crews better able to deliver advanced...