Young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has executed 70 officials since taking power in late 2011 in a "reign of terror" that far exceeds the bloodshed of his dictator father's early rule, South Korean officials said Thursday.
As a new Illinois employee, state school Superintendent Tony Smith landed in a less lucrative retirement plan designed to control pension costs - the Tier II plan unpopular with educators because it has lower benefits and stricter retirement rules ...
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner tried to isolate House Speaker Michael Madigan on Wednesday, suggesting the veteran legislative leader was "in charge" and should wrangle Democrats into passing a $4 billion tax hike on their own or strike a deal with t...
Mrs. Green's Natural Market, which opened less than two years ago in Lincoln Park, is closing its only Chicago grocery store and laying off all employees for downsizing and renovation, the company said Wednesday.
Brick Loot's custom Lego subscription boxes have racked up $250,000 in sales in just six months. Founder and CEO Parker Krex has been featured in magazines and been asked for his autograph. On a recent summer day, he shared some of the secrets of h...
A 25-year-old Missouri man was shot to death as he sat in an SUV in the Gresham neighborhood Sunday morning, and a second Missouri man was found dead inside the vehicle after it crashed, according to police.
Greeks awoke Monday to the stark reality of the country's accelerating crisis - shuttered banks and ATMs with little cash - hours after they voted resoundingly to reject more austerity measures in exchange for another bailout.
Among the tall towers and tourists crowding Chicago's Magnificent Mile is an often overlooked population: homeless people with signs asking for change.
Southwest winds will pick up Monday, bringing warmer, more humid air into the Chicago area. With an increasingly more unstable air mass in place, a cold front approaching from the northwest is expected to trigger a line of strong thunderstorms over...
