Jerry Thornton

Mary Ann Miller Parker, a retired beauty shop owner, was active in many community organizations on the South Side, where she lived for more than 70 years. Mrs. Parker died...

A former Chicago man, shouting ''I`m no cripple,'' and armed with a semiautomatic weapon, opened fire outside a K mart in St. John, Ind., Tuesday evening, killing three people and...

Union divisions that have pitted leaders of one local against another, old members against young and even father against son are expected to be a key factor Thursday as Chicago...

A 14-year-old boy was charged with three counts of murder and one count of aggravated arson in a juvenile petition late Saturday after a Bridgeport fire that killed a 3-year-old...

Winter-weary Chicagoans who thought spring was just around the corner were dealt a cold, wet slap in the face Sunday night as snow and sleet caused slick streets, power failures...

Ald. Dorothy Tillman`s smashing 3d Ward election victory on Tuesday sent her back to the Chicago City Council for two years and gave a vote of confidence to her political...

The secret taping of Harold Washington may save the taxpayers the cost of a runoff after the 3d Ward aldermanic election Tuesday. There seems to be little doubt that Ald....