Rudolph Bush

A woman and her four children were seriously burned when a house exploded Thursday night in Hickory Hills, authorities said. The woman, twin 9-year-old boys, a 7-year-old girl and a...

A sweeping federal indictment of former Gov. George H. Ryan charged Wednesday that he received illegal cash payments, gifts and vacations, and helped his family members reap almost $167,000 in...

Life will be grand today for die-hard fans of the Chicago White Sox. Sunshine will seem a little brighter, traffic will be less bothersome and the bitter taste their team...

A packed charter van carrying family members of Illinois inmates to Downstate prisons overturned on Interstate Highway 57 early Saturday, ejecting 16 of the 18 passengers and leaving two young...

At least 11 people were killed and 34 others were injured early Sunday in Lincoln Park when a third-floor porch collapsed under the weight of dozens who had gathered for...

Thousands of riders of Metra's Electric line who piled into standing-room-only trains Tuesday after hunting for parking around Metra's Rock Island line will be able to take shuttle buses to...

Thousands of Metra Electric commuters from the south suburbs must ride the Rock Island District line or find alternate transportation for at least a week after a fire early Monday...

The Canadian prime minister had no sooner announced that he would legalize same-sex marriage throughout the entire country that the switchboard at a Toronto inn lit up like a Christmas...

A 7-year-old girl shot on her front porch on Easter was recuperating somewhat Tuesday, prompting hospital officials to upgrade her condition from critical to serious. Ashlee Poole, of the 6000...

The rapid, passionate response of well-organized protesters to the war in Iraq surprised police in Chicago and at least 54 other cities. But the rallies and marches were in the...