James Hill

What began as a routine trip to O'Hare International Airport on Sunday ended when a mini-van jumped a curb and killed a 22-year-old Deerfield man. George Brinkman, 68, of Elgin,...

The father. The street tough. The ladies' man. The supervisor in a white-collar and tie. Tyrone Watson was all of them; yet, he was none of them, friends say. But...

Police were holding three men Tuesday they say are responsible for a ring of thefts in the area and in Zion. Douglas Alexander, 25, of Waukegan; David Alonzo Turner, 27,...

Mayoral hopeful Jack Potter filed a lawsuit in Lake County Circuit Court on Tuesday asking a judge to put his name back on the Republican primary ballot. Potter, a Waukegan...

Remember January of 1991 when the news of the United States' and allied bombing of Iraq sent people dashing for television sets to catch the latest reports? Well, the latest...

A 25-year city employee was killed Wednesday morning when a 6,000-pound concrete block fell on top of him. Raymond Matson, 55, and three crew members were moving concrete blocks at...

One man jumped from a second-story window as another dashed through billows of smoke and flames Sunday in an attempt to rescue a woman and her 1- year-old son during...

The city`s flamboyant and sometimes controversial mayor, Haig Paravonian, officially announced Sunday that he would seek re-election, marking the start of what promises to be a hotly contested race. Paravonian...

Tucked back off of St. Charles Road in Villa Park, behind the ivy-covered walls of Uncle Andy`s restaurant, more than 100 needy people gathered Thursday to partake of a Thanksgiving...

At The Greenery restaurant in Barrington, some 500 people who might otherwise have been standing in line at a soup kitchen or church were seated for Thanksgiving dinner at tables...