Fire caused extensive damage Tuesday afternoon to a house that was being remodeled on the 1S400 block of Sunnybrook Lane near Glen Ellyn, authorities said. Glen Ellyn Lt. Craig Eldridge said firefighters responded at 12:47 p.m. for what became a three-alarm... 

Visiting the suburbs on the heels of bruising primary election losses in Alabama and Mississippi, GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich of Georgia says he isnt calling it quits anytime soon. The former House speaker sat down with the Daily Herald to... 

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert beat up on a former ally, Newt Gingrich, in stumping for Mitt Romney in Sugar Grove Wednesday. Hastert said he still calls Gingrich his friend, but, having worked with Gingrich in Congress, he doesn’t want to... 

Todays warm temperatures hit a record high of 81 degrees as of 4:30 p.m., and that heat is not going anywhere as summerlike temperatures could break records in each of the next eight days. Wednesday was the third earliest 80 degree day in Chicago history,... 

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi today publicly endorsed Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. in his re-election bid against primary challenger Debbie Halvorson, saying the state needs him as the lone Illinois congressman on the House Appropriations Committee.... 

Lyric Opera audiences have been burned by revisionist productions — think of the Eurotrash stagings of Verdi’s “Macbeth” and “Rigoletto” in 1999 and 2000, respectively — and no doubt some die-hard Baroque purists... 

Round Lake Park’s police dog handler is crediting his partner for the quick capture of a man accused of fleeing his home after attacking his wife. Detective Tony Colon said Blade, a 6-year-old German shepherd, needed no more than four minutes to... 

Confused about sex education in our schools? So are some legislators and pro-life groups. House Bill 3027 will not rewrite sex education in the state. Instead, it strengthens existing language, said state Rep. Camille Lilly, a Chicago Democrat and the... 

Today would be Chris Farley’s 48th birthday. Let’s revisit one of his lesser known performances: His impersonation of Newt Gingrich in 1995 in front of the House Republicans and broadcast on C-SPAN. [ more › ] Excerpt from: One For The... 

An 80-year-old Alzheimer’s patient had an altercation with a fellow patient on Sunday and died Tuesday from his injuries. The death has been ruled a homicide. [ more › ] Here is the original: 80-Year-Old Man Beaten To Death At Oak Park Nursing...