Marla Donato

The calendar may say spring but it still felt like winter Monday with snowflakes in the air and the forecast. "Actually it's not unusual to have snow in April," said...

The Loop elevated train tracks and barricaded sections of Randolph and Wells Streets will reopen for the Monday morning rush hour after workers finished erecting steel canopies to guard against...

Declaring a Loop skyscraper a hazard because of falling terra cotta, Chicago officials barricaded sections of Randolph and Wells Streets Wednesday night, forcing the CTA to shut down an elevated...

The die-hard, last-minute shoppers on Christmas Eve were like their brethren who shopped early--too few and far between in spots in this sluggish buying season, area shoppers and retailers said...

As the Chicago area shoveled out Tuesday from the first major blast of wintry weather, passengers on Metra's three Union Pacific commuter lines continued to experience delays because of frozen...

Chicago commuters battled one of the heaviest December snowfalls on record Monday, but the worst could lie ahead: Nose-diving temperatures and high winds promise another icy morning slog Tuesday. After...

Michael Reichart hasn't seen his daughter Alese in nine years, since she was a chubby-cheeked 5-year-old with long, blond hair. On Thursday, Reichart sat in his Arlington Heights home watching...

Venerated poet Gwendolyn Brooks, 83, died Sunday as she lived--with a pen in hand, surrounded by verse and people she loved in her South Side home. One of America's most...

Martine Vanwyk came all the way from Holland on Wednesday to see the first of the Smashing Pumpkins' two farewell concerts in Chicago. She didn't even have a ticket. Instead,...

Cubs management once again is considering adding bleacher seats to Wrigley Field, but there are no firm plans for expansion this off-season, officials said. Mark McGuire, executive vice president of...