Michael Kates

Crystal Yvette Merritt, a 13-year-old honor student shot while walking to school last week, was eulogized before about 200 people in an emotional service Wednesday night. "Her morning walk to...

A firefighter, police sergeant and dispatcher were treated for smoke inhalation late Wednesday after flames swept through offices in the River Forest Police Department, causing heavy damage to the station...

Federal investigators said Thursday that they believe a low-level employee at the Chicago Board of Education assumed an Ohio man's identity three years ago to teach and coach at a...

The long, controversial journey of three Pacific white-sided dolphins ended Monday afternoon when the 6-foot-long, 200-pound mammals were unloaded from a truck into the Shedd Aquarium's veterinary pool after a...

A federal appeals court Wednesday kicked out the last prop keeping the doors of the Chicago public schools open. But at the last minute, school officials were granted a reprieve...

Thunderstorms accompanied by 70 mile-per-hour winds dumped up to 3 inches of rain in the Chicago area Monday night, flooding streets and basements, and knocking out electrical power for tens...

Doctors in Philadelphia decided Wednesday night they would proceed with surgery as soon as possible to separate the conjoined Lakeberg twins of Wheatfield, Ind. The surgery could take place as...

Mayor Richard Daley, frustrated lately on casino riverboats, finally scored a victory on a different front Thursday, albeit an expected one. While cities across the nation are clamoring for their...

Lightning killed a woman Thursday night as thunderstorms rolled through the Chicago area. A 44-year-old Western Springs woman was killed when she was struck just outside her home, officials said....

A school bus company supervisor, filling in for an absent driver, struck and killed an 8-year-old Little Village girl Thursday and then continued on his route, police said. Maria Carmen...