Man defends himself against charges he stabbed former boss 111 timesMartin Gomez has spent the last two weeks defending himself at trial on charges he fatally stabbed his former boss 111 times on the man’s Peotone-area horse farm, then used stolen, b…

Teachers go it alone in 16 districts, including 2 in Chicago suburbs, Lisa Nordland teaches no more than 20 first-graders, has an instructional aide’s help for part of every day and earns a salary that is competitive in the Chicago’s north suburbs.

SPRINGFIELD—The chairman of a key House appropriations committee advanced a proposal today to capture up to $100 million in new federal money that could help pay health care and social service groups caught in the state’s backlog of old bi…

During the mayoral campaign, candidate Carol Moseley Braun chided opponent Rahm Emanuel’s fundraising prowess.

Bank’s board needs to take more active role in Harwood Heights-based lender, say state, federal regulators Another of Chicago’s midsize homegrown banks is showing serious signs of wear and tear.