A 16-year-old boy was fatally wounded in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side Wednesday afternoon after an armed robbery attempt turned deadly, police said.

The contested races for the 17-member Cook County Board ended with two established incumbents toppled, three recent appointees surviving outside challenges, and several familiar political names edging ...

Following his win in the crowded Democratic primary to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss took victory laps around the big-money interests that sought to sink him.

Fourth-generation Chicago firefighter Michael Altman, 32, died Tuesday morning, a day after he suffered critical injuries while working to extinguish a blaze in Rogers Park.

Billionaire investor Justin Ishbia is on the verge of buying an Amtrak rail yard just across the Chicago River from The 78, a new mixed-use development still eyed as a possible future home of the ...

The respiratory illness RSV is still going strong in Chicago – an unusually late showing for the virus, which can strike infants especially hard.

Notre Dame undergrads from families with an annual income below $150,000 can attend tuition-free starting in the 2026-27 academic year.

Voters in Chicago’s suburbs went to the polls in Tuesday’s election to decide primary races from governor to Cook County ...

BP announced Tuesday night that it will initiate a lockout for more than 800 USW Local 7-1 employees, effective midnight ...

The Chicago White Sox held a media preview to showcase new food and beverage highlights at Rate Field on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Fajita dog, on display as the Chicago White Sox ...

The Environmental Law and Policy Center sent a letter to IDEM asking the agency to delay permits to U.S. Steel for several Gary Works facilities.

Chicago voter turnout reached just over 19% as of 3 p.m. Tuesday, the second lowest on record for a midterm primary election.