Sufiya Abdur-Rahman

Tina Ball made sure her summers were mostly free--that was one of the reasons she chose to work as a highway construction flagger. The job was flexible and Ball, 36,...

With songs, prayers and tears, family members and friends gathered Wednesday at two South Side churches to honor Robert Lee Taylor and Calvin Ramsey, the last of six victims laid...

Victoria Moryn was a survivor. Originally from Poland, she survived the German invasion of her country and four years in a displaced persons camp before immigrating to the U.S. She...

Just two years ago at this time, Ginger and Gavin Fearey were cleaning up the mess left by two inches of rainwater in their garden apartment on the Northwest Side....

Metra officials stood by their service record on Monday after a lightning-strike fire at an electrical substation caused the second shutdown of Metra Electric service in less than a month....

Grace and Jim Schmit were supposed to close the sale of their Mt. Prospect home Wednesday. But wind and rain from intense thunderstorms that rolled through the area Sunday night...

With thousands of students heading off to their parents' workplaces for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, schools face a challenge Thursday: What do they do with half-empty...

Capt. Eric Bruce Das' strong faith inspired those who knew him. They now turn to that faith when mourning his death. The status of Das, 30, of Amarillo, Texas, was...

Cook County Forest Preserve officials closed Dan Ryan Woods on Chicago's South Side Friday after police officers spotted two or three menacing dogs. The closing, which will be effective at...