James Hill

In the past, birds have driven some aldermen batty. Ted Mazola, who used to represent the 1st Ward, considered outlawing the feeding of pigeons a few years ago. He ditched...

Though most visitors to Chicago's lakefront look upon it as a beautiful place to admire nature-- the waves splashing ashore or the explosion of color at sunrise--it basically is a...

The cost for the Cabrini-Green redevelopment project likely would be closer to $700 million than the $1 billion price put on it by City Hall Thursday, Chicago Housing Authority Executive...

In the beginning, there was The Season, and it was good. But apparently not good enough, so basketball has evolved into America's first year-round professional sport. There's The Preseason, The...

When he was in 7th grade, Antwaun Cubie was considered a basketball phenom. On Monday, less than a week before he was expected to graduate from high school, he was...

Though there was disappointment over the record low turnout in the March primary, Chicago school officials were praising voters Monday for one of the highest turnouts for local school council...

King High School basketball coach Landon "Sonny" Cox could face suspension if charges that he knowingly played an ineligible player are approved by Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Paul Vallas....

Hoping to make a small dent in gang crime, the Chicago Police Department's gang investigation unit and Cook County State's Atty. Jack O'Malley announced the arrest of 44 members of...

Not every city can boast of a week filled with vibrant celebrations of Mardi Gras, Lent, Chinese New Year, the end of Ramadan and Paczki Day. Paczki Day? "It's the...

Toward the end of every school year, the drama directors at Libertyville High School make what may seem to be routine decisions: choices for school productions for the following year....