William Recktenwald

The tree-lined residential streets in South Shore are tranquil during the day. The sounds heard there are typical of a neighborhood-people talking as they walk along the sidewalks, cars pulling...

The pilot of the plane that crashed near Hinckley on Monday, killing all 12 aboard, may have been fighting to control an aircraft that had lost power in at least...

The Chicago Police Department has chosen the oldest and the smallest in deciding which district headquarters will be closed as part of its efforts to streamline operations, sources said Monday....

East Coast sailors swept the top three postions in the first North American Challenge Cup. The three-day regatta for the disabled, which was sailed in Lake Michigan, ended Wednesday. Robbie...

Bronze reproductions of Abraham Lincoln`s face and hands are back, but the mystery of their disappearance remains unsolved. The hands and mask, which apparently were lifted Thursday night or Friday...

Those who complained that the Chicago Bulls and their fans were complacent during this year`s championship playoffs got their comeuppance Sunday night. If what led to the Bulls` winning the...

Those who complained that the Chicago Bulls and their fans were complacent during this year`s championship playoffs got their comeuppance Sunday night. If what led to the Bulls` winning the...

No true boater needs another excuse to spend more time out on the water, but here`s one anyway: The more you use your boat, the less likely you are to...

It took a matter of seconds: the 1985 Oldsmobile jumping the curb, plowing into a group of 3rd graders on a field trip and their adult chaperones, stopping only when...

It did not seem unusual when a man stepped into a beauty shop in the South Side`s Chatham neighborhood to inquire about hairstyling and quickly left. All My Sisters Hair...