Alexis Williams says her son was made to play the role of a “dictator” during a third grade lesson on slavery. Chicago Public ...

Bodycam video, text messages and other evidence tied to shooting during Operation Midway Blitz are set for a Wednesday ...

The now-shuttered restaurant used to be an establishment featuring animatronic figures of Al Capone and other mobsters.

In two letters sent to President Donald Trump last year, Gov. JB Pritzker said the intense rainfall overwhelmed Chicago’s ...

Sueños Music Festival is back in Grant Park on May 23 and 24, with headliners including Kali Uchis and J Balvin joining the ...

The first-of-its-kind report uncovers key information about the city’s population of those with disabilities and inequities in their neighborhoods and seeks input on how to improve conditions in their ...

Chicago's Ratboys just released their sixth record, “Singin’ to an Empty Chair," an album that had landed on several lists of the most anticipated of the year. Before setting off on a 35-city tour, ...

Federal tax credits for electric vehicles expired in September 2025. Sales of EVs fell to 5.8% in the fourth quarter from a high of 10.5% in the third quarter according to Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue ...

There might be a lot on your mind these days: the cost of housing and groceries, federal funding cuts, vicious immigration ...

The famed piece of American art is a gift to the museum from the private collection of former Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner. It will neighbor “American Gothic,” already a major attraction.

James Elsener and Paul Zimbrakos’ book, Sirens in the Loop, chronicles the history of the City News Bureau, a local wire service that operated from 1890 to 2005.

Ald. Daniel La Spata persuaded the City Council's Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety he chairs to let Chicagoans use their cellphones to provide the city with recorded evidence of bus, bike ...