Ford City

By early next year, furniture shoppers in the Woodridge area will have a new name to consider: Art Van. The Warren, Mich.-based company will be establishing five stores in the region, including a 68,000-square-foot facility being built at Boughton...

A Chicago man was arrested Saturday and charged with identity theft after he allegedly used a cop's bank account to buy an iPad at a Southwest Side store. Brandon Barker, 31, was released of his own recognizance Sunday at Cook County bond court....

As part of the sale last year of its Chicago market and five other Midwest markets to Sprint Nextel for $480 million, Chicago-based U.S. Cellular Corp. will close more than a dozen retail cell phone stores in the Chicago area starting May 17. Stores...

Art Van Furniture, a 53-year-old Michigan-based furniture chain, plans to break into the Chicago market this year bringing five new stores, a distribution center and 600 new jobs. The retailer, which has a total of 76 furniture and mattress stores,...

A wrap-up of news from the Tribune's breaking news desk. • Two people suffered minor injuries and police arrested 19 teenagers during a disturbance involving crowds of young people Saturday at Ford City Mall on the Southwest Side, authorities said....

Two people suffered minor injuries and police arrested 19 teenagers during a disturbance involving crowds of young people Saturday at Ford City Mall on the Southwest Side, authorities said. About 4:45 p.m., a large group of disruptive teens ran...

In his rise to the pinnacle of Illinois politics, House Speaker Michael J. Madigan built a reputation for wielding control over every bill, every budget line and every Democratic representative elected to oversee them. Away from the public eye, the...

Shreds of information -- including tips from the community and a suspect in another case -- led authorities to a three-time convicted felon charged Wednesday with gunning down a Jesse White Tumbler outside a Southwest Side movie theater. Public interest...