Jodi Wilgoren

President Bush on Monday vigorously defended his decision to go to war against Iraq, saying the invasion was the right thing to do even though no banned weapons have been...

A federal judge ruled Monday that a program giving thousands of Cleveland children taxpayer-financed vouchers to attend parochial schools violates the Constitution's separation of church and state. The closely watched...

The father of one of the boys was asked some years ago to jot down his life's goals in the memory book for his 20th high school reunion. His answer...

Dorm, sweet dorm. No mandatory cleanup, no designer wallpaper left over from Mom`s midlife crisis/redecoration spree, no pillowcases with favorite cartoon characters from the early years. In fact, nothing at...

Ruth Ellen Church, 81, a food and wine journalist, spent 38 years as a Tribune editor, publishing recipes and books under her own byline as well as under the pen...

A male leopard killed a visiting female who was supposed to be his mate at Lincoln Park Zoo. Zoo officials were ''introducing'' the two Afghan leopards, both about 8 years...

Chicago, the city that became a stage for anti-war theater in the 1960s, dealt a crushing indignity Monday to the struggling peace movement of the 1990s: It declined to prosecute...

In what can be a cold urban environment, Matt Turner and Jeremiah Weinberger stood out from the crowd with warm smiles and sparkling personalities that even casual acquaintances remember. Turner,...

Oliver Lacy, 23, identified by Milwaukee police as one of at least 11 victims of a killer who dismembered his victims, was a top athlete at his Oak Park high...