Illinois lawmakers on a committee tasked with finding a solution to the state's pension problem say they're making progress. But they won't say when they expect to finish their work. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reports the 10-member pan...

For almost nine years Kurt and Gerry Jacoby and their parents lived in one room of a seven-bedroom house. The house had one bathroom, but no running water. Once a week a woman came down the street to take away the human waste, though the smell never...

Sushi + opens A new rotary sushi bar opened recently in Aurora. Sushi + offers a “Kaiten”-style experience with a refrigerated conveyor belt system that delivers food to every table. The traditional Japanese food is priced between $1.25 and $6....

The Chicago area's Susan G. Komen 3-Day walk received a warm welcome Saturday in Mount Prospect as it wound its way through several Northwest suburbs before walkers settled in at Maryville in Des Plaines for an overnight stay and the final leg to So...

NEW YORK — One casualty of the new health care law may be paid coverage for families of people who work for small businesses. Insurance companies have already warned small business customers that premiums could rise 20 percent or more in 2014 under...

State Rep. David Harris says he knows it's not necessarily popular for an elected official to talk about his paycheck. But the Arlington Heights Republican called the other day to say he's troubled by the populist portrayal of Gov. Pat Quinn's decis...