Ralph Zahorik

Representatives of striking Zion-Benton High School District 126 teachers and staff are tentatively scheduled to resume contract talks with district officials at 9 a.m. Friday as the work stoppage enters...

The demand for justice was the common theme among dozens of angry citizens who addressed the North Chicago City Council on Thursday seeking reform of a police department that has...

If it seems as though coyotes are on the rise in the Chicago area, there is science behind the hype. Though sightings remain relatively rare, wild coyotes today are nearly...

Jose Martinez didn't have much money, so when he sent $5 in a birthday card to his son while he was a student at the University of Illinois, it was...

Warning bells and lights were going off and a Metra train blared its horn, witnesses said, as a 34-year-old woman carrying her infant goddaughter tried to catch up to family...

The one-car crash that killed Waukegan actor Justin Mentell on a rural Wisconsin highway Monday cut short a promising future in art, drama and music, friends of the young man...

Hoffman Estates Students will get H1N1 vaccinations Thousands of students from the 22 public schools, private schools and day care centers in Hoffman Estates will get their H1N1 vaccinations during...

EVANSTON Citizens asked to help shape budget Evanston plans to turn to its residents for help putting together a 2010 city budget. The City Council this week approved a motion...

A nasty brawl involving varsity football players from North Chicago High School and Simeon High School in Chicago has prompted the Illinois High School Association to indefinitely suspend North Chicago's...

PARK RIDGE Official wants to suspend flood-prevention work fees Park Ridge should immediately suspend permit fees for flood prevention work and commit more than $400,000 through April to rebate homeowners...