Virginia Groark

A Mundelein woman was arrested Sunday for allegedly killing her son's fiance by repeatedly striking her on the head, the village's first slaying in 13 years, police said (this sentence...

Planes thunder overhead, sometimes less than a minute apart. Trucks pull in and out of the FedEx shipping terminal, a stone's throw from St. Johannes Cemetery. About a mile away,...

For devout White Sox fans throughout Chicagoland, sleep became vastly overrated this week. Bleary-eyed and aching for caffeine, they rose Wednesday morning--some later than others--and faced the work day in...

The Teamsters union has taken steps to woo away members of one union that represents Chicago-area transit workers and another whose members work at Cook County Circuit Court. Before the...

"O'Hare is now cleared for takeoff," the nation's aviation chief declared Friday, giving the go-ahead for new runways at O'Hare International Airport. But hours later a federal court grounded--at least...

The dispatcher working at Metra's consolidated control facility at the time of a fatal train derailment had properly switched tracks for the incoming commuter train nearly an hour before it...

The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority might be trying to reform its image, but its workers likely won't be gracing the fashion pages any time soon. The agency's board recently...

Chicago and DuPage County officials are applauding the inclusion of $140 million for western access to O'Hare International Airport in a recently passed federal transportation bill, but they still need...

Lawmakers on Monday criticized Gov. Rod Blagojevich's key administrative agency over a state audit's allegations of mismanagement and cronyism and they took the unusual step of ordering an immediate follow-up...

Don't expect people to bungee jump off Metra train bridges anytime soon, but in the coming months, riders may see bungee cords on the commuter rail's train cars. The cords...