Teresa Wiltz

Take heart, Rockford. The feds eventually may decide you're part of Chicago too. Sure, it's no honor being designated America's worst city to live in for 1993 by the editors...

A state safety inspector said Tuesday that a Lake In The Hills earthen dam was not damaged over the weekend by flash floods that threatened to pressure the dam to...

A family of three was killed and a Glendale Heights mother and her two children were seriously injured Monday in a two-car collision in Carol Stream. The accident occurred around...

A paradox of child abuse is that it is better understood and more thoroughly studied than ever before, yet it seems to be an ever more intractable problem. The number...

Mayor Richard Daley may not want the military base at O'Hare International Airport, but at least seven other Illinois communities are scrambling to get what Chicago is freely giving up....

Even after 14 weeks of rehearsals, professional makeup lessons, etiquette classes, 25 hours of community service and months of bugging your folks for donations, one hitch can throw the best...

Every year without fail, just as school let out for the summer, Jean Matranza treated her grandchildren to a day at Santa's Village amusement park in East Dundee. It was...

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of a Des Plaines police officer who was fired for disobeying an order and leaving his post to care for...

To all those disheartened by the number of cases involving adults inflicting pain and death against innocent children, please take note: The stories of Rachel Jagla and Khail Coran have...

Indiana police and federal authorities are investigating whether a Rolling Meadows man and his son, who allegedly engaged officers in a car chase and shootout, are the two individuals responsible...