Tonya Maxwell

Late on a Friday in August half a century ago, 15-year-old Judith Mae Andersen called her parents to say she was walking home, offered a last goodnight to a friend,...

Traffic aides Ivon Gradilla and Michael Grier have just drawn one of the lousier assignments for the afternoon rush -- Stony Island and 79th. "I dread coming to Stony Island,"...

CTA officials predicted that Monday would be "hell" for commuters, but thousands of Chicagoans flocked to work and back home without major disruptions or delays as the long-feared North Side...

A homeless woman accused of setting a fatal fire in Wrigleyville on Saturday has been arrested at least 10 times in the last three years, including once in 2005 for...

A Lake County man accused of fatally stabbing his wife was arrested Tuesday evening after a tip was phoned in to police, officials said. An arrest warrant had been issued...

Laura Mercer sobbed Monday evening in a downtown hotel room, remembering the sounds her beloved dog made in the long minutes before his death. The dog lay near a fountain...

A Chicago police officer was credited Wednesday with leading a South Side family to safety overnight from their burning house. Officer Michael O'Connor said he was driving to work shortly...

A freshman basketball player at Illinois-Chicago is suing school and team officials, alleging that an assistant coach sexually harassed him, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday. Luis...

The charges against Deputy U.S. Marshal John Ambrose of leaking sensitive information to organized crime evoked memories going back a quarter of a century when his father was one of...

Andre P. Johnson cut a dapper figure as he tooled around the South Side with Ald. Arenda Troutman. An elder in his Baptist church, the slender 38-year-old ran a bevy...