Jill Blackman

A state-funded program designed to help families in crisis and protect children from abuse and neglect was launched today in the Austin and North Lawndale communities. The Safe Child Initiative...

Gov. George Ryan and Mayor Richard Daley are in Washington, D.C., today presenting the state's congressional delegation with a wish list for federal funding of programs in the state. During...

Loren Walgreen, whose life was plagued by depression, suicide attempts, drug addiction, prostitution and a lengthy court battle for custody of two of her children, was found dead early today...

The heart of Chicago's downtown, whether it was plunged into darkness or not, plodded along today as the scattered power outages put a crimp into lunchtime and cut short the...

The evening rush hour got off to an early start because of the power outage that hit some downtown neighborhoods today. But the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Amtrak workers...

Every business, not just retailers, had better get on board the Internet or be left in the dust, one of the nation's top Internet networking executives said Tuesday. "Productivity demands...

John Venator, president and CEO of CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association, a non-profit trade organization based in Lombard, will lead a panel discussion at this week's Spring Comdex conference...