CHICAGO — Long after the last school bell scatters children back across this city each day, Tzia Ford is more often than not still inside Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School. Years ago, ... Read more
Parents in Chicago have filed two federal lawsuits opposing proposed school closings. In March, the Chicago Public Schools identified 53 schools that it planned to close to save $560 million over 10 ... Read more
A rare century-old nickel that was once mistakenly declared a fake has sold at auction for more than $3.1 million. The 1913 Liberty Head nickel is one of only five known to exist. It was surreptitiously ... Read more
CHICAGO — On a stormy evening this spring, nurses at Dr. Gary Stuck’s family practice were on the phone with patients with heart ailments, asking them not to shovel snow. The idea was to keep them ... Read more
ROSEMONT, Ill. — A new outlet mall under construction here — the first enclosed mall to be built in the Chicago area in over a decade — is both a departure for the outlet industry and a major ... Read more
CHICAGO — On a stormy evening this spring, nurses at Dr. Gary Stuck’s family practice were on the phone with patients with heart ailments, asking them not to shovel snow. The idea was to keep them ... Read more
A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed in a backyard about four blocks from President Obama’s Chicago home, the police said Tuesday. The teenager, Cornelius German, was found unresponsive around 9:40 ... Read more
MAHWAH, N.J. In the months after his father’s murder in early 1999, those months stretching formlessly between the mourning ritual of shiva and the impending trial of a suspect, Rabbi Joel ... Read more
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — Secretary of State John Kerry planned to stop over in Chicago on Monday on his return from Asia to visit the parents of Anne Smedinghoff, the young State Department ... Read more
CHICAGO — Robin Kelly, whose stance on stricter federal gun laws brought a cascade of “super PAC” support to her campaign earlier this year, easily won the Congressional seat resigned by Jesse ... Read more