M. Daniel Gibbard

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wasn't a politician or decorated war hero, Sen. Barack Obama told a packed congregation Monday morning at St. Mark Cathedral in Harvey. Rather, he was...

As state Sen. Adeline Geo-Karis celebrated her 88th birthday on the Illinois Senate floor Wednesday, Democratic leaders unveiled an unexpected gift: a plan to rename Illinois Beach State Park near...

Quadrevion "Dre" Henning and Purvis Virginia Parker had spent most of Sunday morning playing outside, but they weren't ready to kick back and watch television. So, a few hours before...

A Florida man was charged with murder Friday for allegedly stabbing to death the 8-year-old son of his ex-girlfriend at Great Lakes Naval Station in North Chicago. Lebert D. Black,...

The first day of 2006 saw at least four gun-related homicides in the Chicago area, including one in Cicero in which a former Marine was gunned down at a bar...

As Chicago police recovered a set of bones found near railroad tracks on the Southwest Side Monday, friends and family of a missing man gathered nearby, certain their mystery had...

The Gay Games are coming to Evanston. Northwestern University has agreed to host several sports for the quadrennial event, to be based in Chicago next summer. "I think it means...

Their hopes for piles of gambling cash all but dashed last year, suburban leaders were salivating Wednesday at the possibility that Illinois' 10th casino license may be in play once...

In nearly three decades with the federal government, Sarge Hoteko survived career minefields of red tape, politics and unfireable hacks to become a chief inspector for the Customs Service. Along...

Just in time for Valentine's Day, Glencoe's village president wants his constituents to have a nice, intimate evening with civic leaders. Heart to Heart, on Feb. 15, will be a...