Professor David Protess, the head of the Medill Innocence Project, has refused to turn over certain materials to the Cook County state’s attorney, Anita Alvarez. Photography: (left) Tom Maday Photo ...

On a cold morning back in January, I walked along the railroad viaduct that buffers 16th Street in Pilsen. Today the embankment is best known for its two miles of colorful murals, primarily between ...

Until Sunday, the Obamas are staying in the oceanfront Martha’s Vineyard home of Obama friend and financial supporter, David Michael Schulte. Schulte? Who? A New Yorker by birth, the 66-year-old ...

In the last ten years or so, Ken Griffin has become one of the most prominent names in Chicago business, philanthropy, and—to a less visible extent—politics. As the founder and head of the ...

In the wide world of weddings, there’s a perfect planner, florist, and photographer for every engaged pair. The trick is finding that great match — a task that gets trickier for immigrant, interracial ...

If you follow our real estate coverage, you've probably come across the work of the turn-of-the-century architect Howard Van Doren Shaw. There was his Kenwood mansion—"the architecture is 'oh my god ...

Bordered by Washington Park and the Midway Plaisance to the north and Jackson Park and Lake Michigan to the east, Woodlawn has long boasted plenty of green space, plus convenient Loop access via the ...

Michael Sacks, the über-wealthy asset management CEO—and unpaid, largely unheralded adviser to his friend Rahm Emanuel—is so discreet and self-effacing, so spotlight averse, that coaxing him to ...

From left: JC Chasez with Marx and Daisy Fuentes on their wedding day; With Olivia Newton-John Photography: (Marx, left) Angela Weiss/Getty Images for The London Hotel; (Marx, right) Paul ...

What:Artist Dina Cimarusti has turned her tiny Logan Square bakery into a sweet destination. Why:With tahini chocolate chip cookies, brown butter salted caramel amaretto blondies, and savory rolls ...

A detail from the Home Owners Loan Corporation map of Chicago. Photo: Courtesy of Mapping Inequality In the wake of the Great Depression, as Franklin Roosevelt began his first term, half of all ...