Marja Mills

The Chicago Park District and Board of Education voted Tuesday to swap more than 170 acres of parks, field houses and playing fields as part of a far-reaching agreement designed...

A 3-year-old girl was in critical condition early Tuesday after accidentally being shot by her 4-year-old brother, authorities said. Joan Martinez of 1234 N. Campbell Ave. was the third child...

A 1 1/2-year-old boy was killed and four people were injured Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle hit-and-run accident on the South Side, police said. Three and a half hours later...

A baby boy was killed and four other people were injured Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle hit-and-run accident on the South Side, police said. Later on the North Side, eight...

For Walt and Terry Rucker, it is a matter of faith. Their fundamental Christian beliefs drew them to the Moody Church on the Near North Side. The same beliefs drew...

Chicago Schools Supt. Ted D. Kimbrough said Wednesday that he would press charges against any parent or teacher found to encourage students to leave classes and stage protests. Kimbrough`s remarks...

Four people were killed and four others were injured in a six-car accident late Saturday on north Lake Shore Drive, authorities said Sunday. The accident occurred about 11:05 p.m. near...

A 17-year-old Chicago student won the Westinghouse Science Talent Search Monday, and with it, national recognition as a young scientist to watch. Matthew Headrick, of Hyde Park, was awarded the...

Nine teenagers were injured, two of them critically, late Sunday night in a fiery two-car accident on South Lake Shore Drive that left both vehicles mangled, police and fire officials...

Police on Thursday captured two escapees from the Joliet Correctional Center in an afternoon raid on a South Side home, authorities said. James Allen, 40, and Daniel Johnson, 24, were...