M. Daniel Gibbard

A boil order that affected 65,000 people for 24 hours in spring apparently will have a bright side, allowing Highland Park to clear up flaws in the community alert system....

Ubiquitous duct tape, long a must in any home, has been used in recent years for everything from clothing and accessories to art. About 20 Antioch youths gathered last week...

Three days after a Winnetka man gunned down a waitress as she lunched outdoors with her two children, police said they may never be certain why he did it, though...

Richard "Fritz" Kahle and Jason Falzer were such close friends at New Trier High School in Winnetka that a former classmate said they were inseparable. That made it all the...

The repercussions of murder in a small, close-knit community were evident Saturday evening in a cafe that was closed for business, except for a group of young people mourning inside....

Building a playhouse or buying a wagon for your grandkids is pretty much a standard labor of love for a granddad, but Kevin Chick of Grayslake likes to go a...

Trudy Grundland has moved around a fair amount and makes it a point to seek out the best of wherever she lives and share it with others. When she came...

Most of Illinois dodged a bullet in the latest round of proposed military base closings announced Friday, with officials expressing relief despite the likelihood of losing about 2,700 civilian and...

Prosecutors considering whether to seek the death penalty against Jerry Branton Hobbs III focused Thursday on the violent history of the man charged with fatally stabbing his daughter and her...