Every winter, we flip on the Grammys, searching for meaning. Somewhere in that mess of trophies and singalongs, maybe we’ll be able to uncover a kernel of what the music biz is trying to say about itself, about the state of the art and where everyth...

Vinay Nayak once was so shy that his teachers asked — not entirely in jest — for a home video to prove he was a normal, talkative boy as his mother claimed. Now relaxed and confident, the 21-year-old Oak Brook resident never forgot what it feels lik...

The second half of a brutal one-two punch of winter weather has arrived as dangerously cold conditions that experts describe as “life-threatening” grip the suburbs. Temperatures in the Chicago Metropolitan area are hovering between 12 degrees below ...

The second half of a brutal one-two punch of winter weather lands Monday morning as dangerously cold conditions that experts describe as “life-threatening” grip the suburbs. The high temperature for the Chicago Metropolitan area is predicted to be a...

Hands off: Drivers must change phone habits in New Year A new law taking effect Jan. 1 dictates hands-free use of cellphones. Even dialing a number can fall into the new category of distracted driving offenses, which carry fines starting at $75...

A big chunk of the U.S. is getting a blast of frigid temperatures, sleet, snow and ice. Several deaths have been reported, most resulting from treacherous driving conditions. More than a thousand flights have been canceled, football and basketball g...

JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela, who became one of the world's most beloved statesmen and a colossus of the 20th century when he emerged from 27 years in prison to negotiate an end to white minority rule in South Africa, has died. He was 95. South Afr...

Where does the career of a Christian pop star begin? Toby McKeehan — the Virginia native who sings, raps and changes lives as TobyMac — mulls it over as he noshes on a bagel. It might have started in 1983, when he saw Sting fronting the Police. “I p...

MIDLAND, Texas — In a faded West Texas town dotted with vacant buildings and potholed streets is a sparkling storefront window and a curious display: rows of diamond-studded Rolex watches, awaiting buyers whose pockets are packed with oil money. Th...