One of the most powerful politicians in Illinois history is on trial for alleged racketeering and bribery. Here’s what you ...

The three U.S.-based academics studied why some countries are rich and others poor and have documented that freer, open ...

Abe Saperstein, a Jewish immigrant to Chicago from London, created the Harlem Globetrotters and had a major impact on ...

When Michael McClain retired from lobbying in 2015, he told then-House Speaker Madigan he was "at the bridge with my musket ...

They're trying to pit voters against each other,” one Illinois election official said of the threats of disinformation.

The lineup is packed for the festival, which kicks off Oct. 16. Here are some standouts, from Angelina Jolie’s return to the ...

"Absolutely insane," Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling says of the killings from handguns equipped with a device known as a ...

Behn Rudo and Cyd Kuck left Chicago Wednesday morning with a van full of supplies for the Appalachian Highlands Humane ...

The annual marathon is one of the most important tourism events in Chicago and its economic impact could surpass the $547 ...

The transformative art exhibit "We Will Tell Our Story" is curated and created by Native people, and highlights the past, ...

Illinois and the surrounding states are full of family-owned, often multigenerational orchards where urbanites can live out ...

CPS’ inspector general says the side investigation at Lincoln Park High School by the former CPS Title IX officer was a ...