The warm temperatures and active waves lured beachgoers of all ages out to Porter Beach and other spots along Lake Michigan on Monday, but many had 20-year-old drowning victim Chase Froese in the back of their minds as they watched their kids navig...

As Republicans prepare for their first presidential debate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush was forced to walk back a statement he made Tuesday questioning federal spending on women's healthcare as he appealed to evangelical voters.

The lanky minor with the peach fuzz mustache waved to half a dozen family members as a deputy escorted him Tuesday into the Cook County courtroom in handcuffs.

Dave Dombrowski is out as president and general manager of the Detroit Tigers, ending a run of nearly 14 seasons in which he helped turn the franchise from an afterthought into one of the American League's powerhouses.

Word is slowly spreading about Nicole Voruz Perez' home-baked wine-infused pies and on Monday, Plainfield village trustees passed a "cupcake law" to help home-based bakers like her.

Dozens of students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have come down with mumps, prompting health officials to urge students to get re-vaccinated for the disease before returning to campus in late August.