James Hill

A little over a month after scraping together enough money to prevent their schools from dissolving and sending their students to neighboring towns, North Chicago school officials say they may...

After an emotional, five-month battle, the Sullivan family of Antioch won a major victory Tuesday as state education officials ruled that their cerebral palsy-afflicted son can attend "normal" kindergarten classes....

Time has blurred the edges of 84-year-old Myra Alexander's memory. Recollections come in spurts. And other thoughts are gone forever. But some things you never forget. Like growing up black...

The Lake County Circuit Court-not the federal courts-will hear a suit aimed at blocking the dissolution of North Chicago District 187, a federal judge has determined. In a six-page opinion,...

Despite the solemn stares from the support staff, the District 187 school board voted Wednesday to dismiss nearly three-quarters of the its 92 secretaries, clerks and custodians and replace them...

The battle over where to hear a lawsuit aimed at blocking the dissolution of North Chicago's schools continued Tuesday, with an attorney for North Chicago sending another volley requesting jurisdiction...

The controversial widening of Illinois Highway 22 is expected to be a part of Gov. Jim Edgar's five-year road plan, a regional transportation agency executive said Tuesday. If Edgar includes...

A lawsuit aimed at preventing the dissolution of North Chicago District 187 schools, filed by three of the district's neighboring school systems, was transferred from Lake County Circuit Court to...

Reluctant to wait for relief from Springfield or rely on letter-writing campaigns, Mayor Bobby Thompson is organizing a telethon aimed at collecting $1 million to save the city's bankrupt school...

The verdicts did not go on trial Sunday. In fact, many African-American parishioners on Chicago's West and South Sides said the Rodney King beating case hasn't been the subject of...