The Old Chain of Rocks Bridge on June 19, 2025. It opened to traffic in 1929 and was rerouted in 1936 to carry Route 66 over ...

Seeking to identify long-term shifts in how the criminal justice system operates in Cook County, Loyola University ...

Of the 288 sites listed on the city website, 110 were splash pads with no indoor cooling. Also, many indoor centers were not open all three days of last weekend’s heat wave.

There are so many precious things under attack in this American moment. Our human rights, civil liberties and basic dignity ...

But what these races lacked was the Chicago backdrop to the racing — something NASCAR has completely embraced during the last three years.

Even in today’s extremely challenging times, there are places in Illinois where environmental justice is happening.

Like that of many big cities, the history of Chicago features major mile markers in the movement for LGBTQ acceptance.

Only restaurants funded by chains and private equity groups are growing in Chicago. For independents, it’s an existential crisis.

Among the many postmortem conclusions in Democratic ranks is the sense that it’s time for the party’s old guard to step aside for a new generation.