Karen Mellen

An Aurora man was ordered held on $3 million bond Wednesday for a shooting last week that left one man dead and another injured. Johnathan Moore, 19, of the 300...

A 25-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman drowned on a family outing at the Skokie Lagoon in Winnetka Saturday evening, and two members of their party--including one child--swam to safety,...

Five years ago, the story of 72 Thai garment workers held prisoner in El Monte, Calif., captured the nation's attention. The illegal immigrants, who sewed clothing for a supplier to...

The Robbins incinerator's days seem to be numbered, say spokesmen for its owners and managers, but village leaders hope the controversial project can be rescued. Foster Wheeler Corp., the incinerator's...

Diane "DSoul" Willis' 15-year-old son was friends with 12-year-old Miguel DeLaRosa, who was gunned down Wednesday in Humboldt Park. Sarvella Jackson is close to the family of Tsarina Powell, the...

A Cook County judge on Wednesday ordered six gasoline companies to keep price records back to April for a lawsuit that accuses them of price gouging, a signal that the...

Sibi Kuruvila, manager of an Oak Park Shell station, watched Friday morning as drivers lined up to take advantage of gas prices at a nearby Amoco station that were 12...

Police and Chicago Park District authorities Monday were investigating the death of a 9-year-old boy who drowned in a hole at a water park under construction. Derrick Young, 9, of...

One construction worker was killed and two were injured Tuesday in a crane accident at a Near North Side construction project. The 30-year-old man who was killed fell into a...

Magazine buyers in Evanston soon won't have to special-order copies of their favorite, yet hard-to-find periodicals, such as Pastry Art and Design, Modern Ferret and Bus World. The Evanston City...