Chicago officially had the worst air quality in the world for a few hours Thursday. As a haze of Canadian wildfire smoke blanketed the metro area, no other major city in the world had air pollution ...

As Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson struggles to close a 2025 budget gap using a bevy of tax hikes, he is following a path of previous mayors by setting aside funds for the salaries of hundreds of police ...

On Sunday — marking the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, 200 protesters gathered at Federal Plaza to commemorate his death and protest President Donald Trump’s rollback on police reforms.

The owner of the Oak Park hospital vows to reopen this summer, though finding the money is a big barrier. Recent inspection ...

Virtually everything interior designer Michael S. Smith put in the original Oval Office — furniture, books, carpet, artwork ...

Chicago’s largest art event, Expo Chicago, is returning to Navy Pier April 9-12. And while this year’s fair is smaller, its ...

How much of our own personal definitions of beauty get shaped by outside profiteers, culture, race, and personal experience?

I get upset when Democrats and others center this moment in American history around Donald Trump and make him the main ...

The Office of the Inspector General serves as a watchdog for Chicago taxpayers, investigating government wrongdoing and ...

The Brookfield Zoo took in 20 rescued axolotls last year after they were confiscated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as ...

The number of Latinos with HIV or AIDS in Chicago grew nearly 17% between 2020 to 2024 while other racial groups saw a drop, ...

Chicago city workers, mostly CTA and CPS employees, owe more than $19 million in traffic tickets, water bills and various fines — and Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration has done little to make ...