Steve Schmadeke

A Chicago man who persuaded a Minnesota judge to delay his sentencing in a drug case so he could vote in the presidential election didn't show up for his hearing...

Chicago Police Detective Joseph Airhart Jr., who was gravely wounded seven years ago as he tried to arrest a bank robbery suspect, died Tuesday, officials said. Airhart was a 19-year...

Flanked by three of her students from Gunsaulus Scholastic Academy, 2nd-grade teacher Carmen Williams told people gathered for a memorial service on Sunday how the slain nephew of actress Jennifer...

Two years ago on Howard Street, along the Chicago-Evanston border, so many homes, businesses and vehicles were egged that some residents still refer to it as the "Egg War of...

A suspect in the slayings of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson's mother and brother was transferred to state custody Sunday for violating his parole after he stopped cooperating with police investigating...

It may have fallen out of fashion, but competitive corn husking is alive and well. And you can thank the likes of Paul Miller, 83, and his daughter Lisa Warpinski,...

Chicago is home to many things: rabid sports fans, world-class architecture and a device that makes beer pour faster. But how about this, 2016 Olympics committee? Chicago, city of the...

The crash of the medical helicopter run by Bolingbrook-based Air Angels Inc. is the second for the company in five years, and it prompted Children's Memorial Hospital -- the flight's...

A man whose hands were tied was found dead Wednesday in the basement of an upscale restaurant in Chicago's Lakeview community, police said. The body was discovered about 2:20 p.m....

A helicopter crashed through the roof of a Kenosha home in a residential neighborhood early Sunday morning, rolling down the second-story staircase and narrowly missing a sleeping family of five...