John Gorman

Cook County Treasurer Edward Rosewell has asked a federal judge to vacate the Shakman decree restricting political hiring in his office, prompting a lawyer in the patronage dispute to threaten...

The first Chicago-area child to be barred from school because he has AIDS may return when classes resume in August, a federal judge ruled Thursday. ''We don`t have lepers in...

When his wristwatch ticked past 11:30 a.m. and he still couldn`t see past the shoes at the front of his darkened store, Nick Grunzke got desperate. Like thousands of store...

Cook County Sheriff James O`Grady has two months to reduce overcrowding at County Jail or his department will face thousands of dollars in fines each day the conditions persist. The...

An accountant accused of passing what prosecutors say was a $22,500 bribe to Chicago Transit Authority board member Howard Medley was paid more than $72,000 for CTA consulting work in...

Planned closings of factories by Campbell Soup Co. and Inland Steel Industries Inc., announced last week, highlight an economic problem generally overlooked amid the long-awaited revival of Midwestern industrial activity:...

Beatrice Co. is about to sell its Tropicana and Hunt-Wesson operations and is considering spinning off its remaining meat and cheese businesses as a separate public company, sources inside and...

American Brands Inc. said Friday it believes E-II Holdings Inc. owns about 4.3 percent of American`s common stock. E-II, the nonfood company based in Chicago that was spun off from...

K mart Corp. officials Tuesday ducked a fight with former heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali. K mart executives walked out of a brief meeting with representatives of Champion Brand Industries, which...

Sara Lee Corp. has offered $130 million to buy Nicholas Kiwi Australasia Ltd., a shoe polish and personal care products manufacturer. In 1984, Chicago-based Sara Lee paid $327 million for...