Charles Leroux

APRIL 5 "A ham to the bone" When the profile ran, its subject, Chet Coppock, was experiencing what he called "downtime": i.e., the phone wasn't ringing with job offers. Nonetheless,...

Q. Republican gubernatorial candidate Judy Baar Topinka has been spotted around town carrying a coffee cup with an image of rolling hills and barns -- and printed in the bucolic...

It's 9:20 on a weekday morning, and 20 people awaiting their liquid wake-up call are lined up from the cash register all the way to the door inside the Starbucks...

Today, as the season of no-fault white shoes fades toward fall (with astronomical autumn arriving Sept. 23), we look back over a summer of air, land and water. There were...

Q. What has happened to all the shampoos and perfumes and suntan lotions confiscated at O'Hare and Midway during the recent security alert? A. We asked Wendy Abrams, spokeswoman for...

Dear readers and listeners: We asked you to share your memories of family road trips, and a ton of you did. We'll revisit this subject soon and get in more...

"With gas prices what they are, what's this trip going to cost? What does burning fossil fuels do to the environment? Is unquenchable fuel consumption undercutting the nation's role on...

'Elijah Bob Patricius Guggi Q, stop pulling Daisy Boo's hair right this minute!! Tallulah Pine, your timeout isn't over. Fifi Trixibelle, leave her alone!" Celebrity child day care has become...

There have been so many -- oh, so very many -- sports goof-ups here that it's hard to choose just one. Warning: The following list could make you ill. Bill...

When it comes to architecture, Chicago is second city to no one. That's why, when we get it wrong, the error is so glaring. There are two basic categories of...