Living conditions inside the nearly 100-year-old prison are “horrible,” but the bonds forged between some men were like ...

The Rules Committee approved Burnett on Sept. 16, and his appointment goes to a vote of the full City Council Wednesday.

Chicago’s South Side team is on track to have the worst record in one season in the history of Major League Baseball.

Wednesday marks one year since the Pretrial Fairness Act went into effect, making Illinois the first state in the country to ...

Johnson and other elected officials had until Sunday to reject the 4.1% pay raise. At least two alderpersons have said they ...

Higher Education reporter Lisa Kurian Philip spent last school year with a counselor in Downers Grove. It turned out to be ...

The numbers have improved, but nearly half of all schools still have only one art teacher, and some of those aren’t filled ...

Ryan Wesley Routh, who is 58, faces charges of possessing a firearm despite a prior felony conviction and possessing a ...

Dinahlynn Biggs and Tito Jackson became friends back in their hometown of Gary, Indiana. “I grew up with him. My mom was the ...

Avoiding the thorniest topics around selective elective enrollment, magnet and charter schools is likely to go over well with ...

The first witness called by those challenging the ban was a downstate gun dealer who testified AR-15-style guns are used for ...

Chicago Rents will set people up in 60 apartments. The program is run by All Chicago, a group that aims to end homelessness.