1958: Nathan Leopold, who was convicted with Richard Loeb in the “perfect murder” of Bobby Franks in 1924, was released from Stateville prison in Joliet on the 20th anniversary of his attorney ...

The City Hall sitdown was the Johnson administration’s latest bid to settle the teachers contract amid steep obstacles on how to ensure the school district can afford a new deal. And it also placed ...

Those updates include modernizing science labs and a heating system that go back to the late 1950s; providing enough gym ...

In February, slow zones covered some 30% of the rail system, up from 13% five years earlier. It’s one more hurdle for the CTA ...

He was born October 30, 1958 to Jerry and Evelyn (Kelly) Westwood. He is survived by the center of his life, his son Greg of North Aurora, his mother Evelyn and his brother Brad, both of Aurora.

Voters in the Aurora area will cast ballots April 1 on a number of referendum questions. Kane County voters will be asked whether they support a 0.75% sales tax increase meant to boost funding for the ...

Benjamin Wilcher Sr. was born on July 17, 1958, as the baby boy to Allen Wilcher Jr. and Anna Lee Wilcher in Gary, Indiana. At a young age, Benjamin accepted Christ as his savior and was led by ...

(Frederick Giese/Chicago Tribune) “Congressman Sheehan might ... Sheehan was defeated in his 1958 reelection bid for Congress but remained part of the Windy City’s political scene for many ...