Steve Schmadeke

Across a waterlogged Chicago region, the rain eased for the first time in more than two days on Sunday, and forecasters predicted several days of drier weather ahead. For Des...

Trails at Starved Rock State Park are clearly marked to warn hikers not to venture to a canyon's rocky edge, but every year at least one person plunges down the...

A quiet block of large homes in north suburban Lincolnwood was the scene of a shootout Monday afternoon when a Skokie police officer pulled over a car driven by bank...

A storm-tossed surge of water being monitored by the National Weather Service added a foot of water to Chicago shores before petering out around 6 p.m. Wednesday, meteorologists say. The...

Across the Chicago area, bans on indoor smoking have had dramatic impacts. Whether through community laws in effect before the state ban, or through the Illinois law, the region has...

The sign on the door of the American Tap warns patrons not to smoke. But sitting at the bar, customers merrily puff away, sharing cigarettes with the bartender and the...

Two men were shot and killed by Chicago police Sunday in separate incidents. In the first shooting, Craig Greenlaw said he heard tires screech to a sudden stop early Sunday...

As one family mourns the loss of a 15-year-old who was set to move away from guns and gangs in his neighborhood, another sat vigil Wednesday night for a 14-year-old...

As South Shore residents Tuesday worriedly discussed the slayings of an elderly woman and her dog, police said "there was no indication" her killing was connected to the unsolved murders...

On the South Side, the very grounds where Sen. Barack Obama sowed the seeds of a political career that fully bloomed on a national stage Tuesday, supporters were praising both...