Elgin hopeful stays on ballot
A judge's decision Tuesday to keep an Elgin mayoral candidate on the ballot means that on Feb. 25 the city will have a three-way primary for the top elected post...
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Officials say kids confined in cellar
A Northwest Side couple who kept six of their seven children in a cold basement and hit them with a wooden paddle to keep them quiet have been arrested and...
Barrington’s election rouses independents
An expected political showdown in Barrington has turned into a declaration of independence, with several candidates for the board of trustees saying they're not taking sides in the feud between...
Election law could stall tax measure
Through a twist of election law, a challenge in the Elgin mayoral race could end up booting a tax-increase referendum for School District 300 off the February ballot in three...
Unrest runs up costs of heating, gas
Chaos in Venezuela and strife in the Middle East are running up home heating bills and the cost of filling up at the pump for consumers nationwide. And there's no...
Chicago archdiocese removes 2 priests
For the first time since the Vatican approved a new sex-abuse policy for the U.S. church, the Archdiocese of Chicago has removed two priests from ministry for sexual misconduct. Auxiliary...
Retailers see lots of green; blues kept at bay for now
Lured by a bevy of "early bird" specials, shoppers descended on stores in greater numbers than expected Friday, snapping up bargains on everything from digital cameras to Spiderman toys. Shopping...
Religious leaders at front of war protest
Mainstream religious leaders who largely remained silent during the military campaign in Afghanistan are protesting a pre-emptive strike in Iraq with an organized outcry not witnessed in the United States...
Airline anxiety syndrome grips fliers
Bob Ruscitto isn't afraid of flying. He's afraid of being grounded. The businessman from Erie, Pa., is worried about losing his 160,000 frequent-flier miles on US Airways. So he's planning...
Holocaust survivor tells story a final time
Lisa Derman had told her story a thousand times before, about how as a teenager she watched the Nazis massacre thousands of Jews, how she survived the horror of three...