James Kimberly

Smokers throughout Illinois soon will have to step outside or into a private setting to light up after Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Monday signed into law a smoking ban that...

"When the trial first started, it was like, 'What is going on? How is this company related to that company?'" said Tina Kadisak, a 32-year-old beautician and salon operator who...

As the fields around Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lombard sprouted shopping malls and office complexes, the school remained an oasis of tranquillity, devoted to spiritual rather than commercial development....

A Fenton High School student, plotting a "Columbine-style" shooting at the school using his grandfather's weapons, was overheard warning peers and now stands charged with solicitation of murder and intimidation....

A Naperville-area soccer coach charged with sexually assaulting a former player and suspected in another alleged assault will plead not guilty, his attorney indicated Wednesday in court. Although the purpose...

The avuncular George Pradel handily won a fourth term as Naperville's mayor Tuesday, beating his challenger, City Councilman Doug Krause, by a 2-to-1 ratio. The lopsided returns attested to Pradel's...

DuPage County Republican leaders selected state Sen. Dan Cronin as their new leader Sunday, touting the Elmhurst attorney as a family man who can reinvigorate the party and stem a...

As he seeks his fourth term, Naperville Mayor George Pradel appears to enjoy many advantages over his opponent, Councilman Doug Krause. Pradel is the incumbent in a growing community with...

KANE COUNTY More mental tests for slaying suspect A Kane County judge Thursday ordered another round of psychiatric evaluations for Betty C. Whitten, accused of stabbing her developmentally disabled daughter...

A second person was in custody Friday in connection with the murder of a 32-year-old Villa Park woman whose body was found in the trunk of a 1966 Ford Mustang...