James Hill

Last week, Mayor Paul Baumunk of Lindenhurst sent a villagewide mailing to residents asking for their comments and suggestions on how to get neighboring Antioch to bow out of the...

The Lake County Board added its powerful backing Tuesday to the state`s controversial plans to widen traffic-clogged Illinois Highway 22. Board members adopted a supporting resolution to widen the roadway...

Rush hour for the 29,000 people who use the Burlington Northern, Heritage Corridor and Norfolk Southern commuter trains should be back to normal Monday morning, said Metra spokeswoman Marla Karlin....

The slaying of Joliet cabdriver Rudolph Bennett at O`Hare International Airport prompted fellow drivers Tuesday to renew their demands for more protection. Bennett was reported missing last Friday and found...

Dan Joyce was strolling through his collection at the Kenosha Public Museum a couple years ago when he came across a small bone in a plexiglass case, an exhibit since...

It`s been a year since the state imposed a property tax cap in the collar counties, where voters` tempers have soared along with their tax bills. But it is not...

About a dozen county educators gathered in Waukegan`s Lincoln Center on Wednesday to brainstorm on ways to get residents to vote for an education amendment that will appear on the...

The smelly goo in Lake Michigan that swamped Waukegan Harbor last week was all but gone Monday, according to harbor officials. ''Over the past week here when I looked out...

After being confined to his West Side home for nearly two days, 11-year-old Edward was able to go out and play Sunday. After a drive-by shooting Friday in the 4400...

Labor Day in Chicago was a time for picnics and parties as milllions spent the holiday weekend basking in balmy weather in an annual last hurrah to summer. But on...