Wes Smith

Religious television entrepreneur M.G. ''Pat'' Robertson brought his undeclared 1988 presidential campaign to Chicago Thursday, dropping fresh and tantalizing hints that he would trade his pulpit for politics. The 55-year-old...

The curbside cocaine dealers of East Humboldt Park were so much in demand that their clients caused traffic jams. The bold dealers even met with frustrated homeowners who tried to...

A French film about the mother of Jesus that was banned in Brazil, canceled in Kansas City and panned by the Pope will open next month in Chicago, possibly under...

Evon Iwona at the Poland Travel Agency on Milwaukee Avenue was taken aback by the news. ''Monday? A holiday? I didn`t know,'' she said. School kids in Springfield knew that...

Rev. Stephen Budrovich of Holy Trinity Croatian Church in Pilsen must be very careful to avoid lingual disaster when he schedules Sunday masses. At 10:15 a.m. each Sunday, his church...

Former U.S. Rep. Tom Corcoran called the three-way race for the Illinois Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate ''a circus'' and said Tuesday that he is rethinking his candidacy. Corcoran,...

Christmas Eve brought arctic temperatures to Chicago and chilled efforts to give the needy a warm holiday. As the temperature at 10 a.m. Tuesday hovered at 8 degrees and 18-mile-an-hour...

Christmas broke out all over the Chicago area Monday. Furs, food, toys and gold coins were handed out in the tradition of gold, frankincense and myrrh. And the World`s Largest...

There has been little cause to complain about the weather this summer. Until Saturday. The season has fairly glittered with glorious sunshine and balmy temperatures, allowing picnics, fairs and festivals...

Navy Pier, the city`s squandered treasure, is now primarily the domain of rust and rot, weeds and scrub brush, crumbling concrete and porous roofs. The once elegant terra cotta facings...