Joseph Kirby

Moving to solidify his voter base in the black community, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Roland Burris will collect a slew of endorsements Thursday from leading African-American politicians. The list of those...

One of Paul Heath's first goals in life was simple: Become the first member of his family to graduate from college. Back in the 1950s Heath had no idea that...

Police said Tuesday they will not seek criminal charges against a 78-year-old resident who lost control of his car at a gas station Saturday and struck and killed a teenage...

Case closed: State's Atty. Michael Waller said Thursday that his office has closed the books on its inquiry into an offer Mettawa Mayor Julius Abler made to County Forest Preserve...

Authorities on Wednesday were investigating the discovery of body found in a car belonging to a missing Lombard schoolteacher that was parked at O'Hare International Airport. A spokesman for the...

A resident was arrested early Wednesday after he broke into his wife's empty home and held more than 30 police officers at bay for nearly six hours, according to authorities....

A gunman may have stalked a prominent North Shore plastic surgeon for as long as a week before ambushing the doctor in a blaze of gunfire at his office on...

Authorities have charged a village resident with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and criminal damage to property after the man allegedly fled from officers and then kicked out the rear window...

Police charged a village resident with battery and resisting arrest for allegedly beating his former girlfriend, then punching an officer in the face while trying to flee. Michael Green, 33,...

Police were investigating the death of a 31-year-old village resident whose body was discovered in a Park District pond Monday afternoon, authorities said. Family members found Mark Fabian of 3503...