Jared Ploger will replace Aurora-area state Sen. Linda Holmes as the Democrat on the November ballot after Holmes, who won ...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday said he’s working to ensure Illinois has help from top experts to defend its assault weapons ban ...

Plus: Sunspot images, “The New Optimism,” means of determining the optimal baseball batting order, and a forthcoming social-services finder for Chicago.

The following items were taken from Naperville police reports and press releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of ...

Changes to city policies over the past three decades have not been nearly enough to protect residents, critics say. In 2024, dozens of City Council members penned a letter asking Mayor Brandon Johnson ...

Malik Tillman is soft-spoken off the field with his interviews often given at a volume just above a whisper. He spoke loudly with his bloody right foot at one of the biggest moments of the World Cup ...

A lifelong Cubs fan, James Anixter attended nearly every home Cubs game for 59 years. He died on Tuesday at 81 years old.

BRIGHTSIDE THEATRE TO PERFORM BROADWAY TUNES. BrightSide Theatre will present free shows featuring Broadway hits at several Naperville parks this summer. The first of the series, ...

Chicagoan Adam Levin’s new book is a different type of fiction from his debut novel, 2010’s The Instructions, which clocked in at 1,030 pages and took a decade to write.

Obstreperous, loud, and unscripted, the Chicago Teachers Union president led the city's public school teachers to strike against Rahm Emanuel’s reform agenda—and became a national figure overnight.

He modernized Chicago’s emergency-response center, served as Mayor Daley’s chief of staff, and led (albeit briefly) the CTA—all before his 38th birthday. Now Ron Huberman, the Israeli-born gay ex-cop, ...

A warm summer night A young couple strolling south down Southport Avenue with a plan to see a movie at the Music Box, a ...