As waters rise, so do worries
Chicago-area communities braced for downpours and flash flooding Tuesday, with officials warning residents to drive carefully and take steps to protect their homes. "Almost every stream or river will be...
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Real estate exec kills self, police say
A Chicago commercial real estate broker committed suicide in a Kane County wildlife preserve, police said Monday. A maintenance worker discovered the body of Steven L. Good, 52, of Highland...
Hawks fans are left cold
In many ways, it was a typical Wrigleyville game day. The sidewalks were crowded with excited fans who celebrated in neighborhood bars in the morning, then returned to them later...
Drug funds misspent in Berwyn
Despite being given some latitude when it comes to spending money seized from drug forfeitures, Berwyn officials went too far when they spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on community...
Democrat Halvorson has edge on Ozinga
Democratic state Sen. Debbie Halvorson held a sizable lead Tuesday as she tried for a promotion to Congress in a southwest suburban seat that had been Republican for more than...
Families united in grief
Delbert Waugh wanted to fly so badly that every few weeks he left the comfort of his suburban Indianapolis home to bunk in a Bolingbrook airstrip hangar so he could...
Cop to lead Naperville Park District
The Bolingbrook police chief is resigning to become executive director of the Naperville Park District. The Park Board on Thursday signed Ray McGury, 48, of Naperville to a one-year, $135,000...
Suburbs with gun bans split on court ruling
Some Chicago suburbs that have passed handgun bans in the past weren't sure if those laws could be jeopardized by Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Others didn't think it would...
COMMUNITY BRIEFING
NAPERVILLE/AURORA Free downtown Wi-Fi to end after talks fail A free Wi-Fi service in downtown Naperville and in parts of Aurora is shutting down because the cities decided against buying...
Jurors suspicious of Levine
Jurors weighing the fate of political insider Antoin "Tony" Rezko listened to the government's star witness, Stuart Levine, for more than three weeks, but it didn't take long for them...