Judge: Leave the locks open

Students, cyberbullies latch onto new Web site

"You should kill yourself." It's a message that Vernon Hills police Officer Jim Koch said he sees...

Cabrini holdouts: 10 days to leave

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the two remaining families living in a Cabrini-Green high-...

Out of luxury resort, into prison

A Winnetka resident convicted of wire fraud who was found living at a luxurious Florida resort...

Pagano bankruptcy case adds to Metra mystery

The widow of longtime Metra chief Phil Pagano, who dramatically boosted his salary and other...

Slain officer was 'a peacemaker'

In a tribute punctuated with laughter and tears, Officer Michael Flisk's only daughter, Margaret,...

Stroger defends sales tax hike

Cook County Board President Todd Stroger defended his legacy at his final meeting, saying he's...

Boyfriend held without bail in triple slaying

A rocky relationship between a Park Forest teen and his girlfriend ended in violence when he fatally...

Illinois Senate OKs civil unions

— Civil unions for same-sex couples could take place in Illinois starting next summer after...

Hundreds mourn fallen officer

In her last moment with her slain father, Margaret Flisk grasped his hand and saw that it was still stained with black evidence powder.

Judge gives last 2 families in Cabrini-Green high-rise 10 days to leave

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the two remaining families living in a Cabrini-Green high-rise to move out of the building within 10...

Danny Davis wins top spot on Chicago mayor ballot

U.S. Rep. Danny Davis won the coveted top spot on the Chicago mayoral ballot when his name was pulled first out of a vintage wooden box used...

Can an 'also' like Miguel del Valle win the Chicago mayor's race?

When Chicago mayoral candidate and City Clerk Miguel del Valle reads or hears his name in the news, he knows he'll be characterized this...

Chicago pushes back on pension reform

Chicago officials mounted a strong attack Wednesday against legislation that would require the city to dramatically increase the amount of...

Cops blew Zion death probe, lawyers for ex-suspect say

As detectives were accusing Jerry Hobbs of killing his daughter and her friend in a Zion park in 2005, a man called police to say he had...

Estate of Skokie man sued over plane crash that killed granddaughters

A woman whose two daughters died in a plane crash that also seriously injured her son has sued the estate of their grandfather, a Skokie...

Palatine revives secession issue

Despite an imminent change of leadership in Cook County and the promise to roll back the rest of the Todd Stroger sales tax increase,...

New life for an old mall

Nearly a half-century has passed since Edith Lehning tucked her baby boy in his buggy and enjoyed the comfort and convenience of shopping at...

Chicago Slaughter to stay home in suburbs

Hoffman Estates is locking the Chicago Slaughter indoor football team into three more seasons at the village-owned Sears Centre arena,...

$100,000 in death of woman, 87, who fell in store

Man sentenced for 1981 road rage murder

Backing those in uniform

St. Charles officials want end to home remodel job

New County Board chairman has big 'to do' list

Mokena teen guilty of killing 4-year-old sister

A Mokena teen pleaded guilty Thursday to the horrific slaying of his 4-year-old sister, a murder so brutal that at least one woman in...

Alsip mayor's use of village funds tees off a village trustee

A south suburban mayor was questioned this week about $1,000 in village money spent on two campaign fundraiser golf outings for a Cook...

Morris man gets 52 years in toddler's fatal beating

A Morris man who brutally beat his former best friend's 2-year-old son to death after starting an affair with the man's wife was sentenced...

Amateur musicians give an Encore

When a real estate lawyer, a fastener distributor and an accountant walk into Mokena Junior High School on a Thursday night, they aren't...

EPA cleanups could spur development

Now overgrown with weeds and very recently home to polluting chemicals and debris, two former industrial sites are the unlikely...