Wednesday’s “feels like” temperature could reach a whopping 110 degrees in the Chicago area. Thanks a lot, corn sweat.

The bridge "experienced a heat-related issue preventing it from fully closing" around 10 a.m. after it was lifted for a large yacht to pass beneath it. Traffic was snarled around the bridge for hours.

When most people think about heat-related illnesses, things like dehydration, fatigue and heat stroke come to mind. But new research points to a growing number of unexpected diagnoses related to ...

From gap years to sabbaticals, students and professionals alike are considering extended breaks from their careers and education.

The Chicago Jazz Festival is back, bringing big sounds and homegrown talent to Millennium Park and the Chicago Cultural Center starting tomorrow. We sit down with a pair of jazz lovers to get into ...

The Gary power debacle is a warning of what can go wrong with the electric system as extreme weather fueled by climate change ...

Thismia americana was discovered in Chicago. It hasn’t been seen in over a century, but there’s a reason scientists remain ...

Ye still represents Chicago — the good, bad, and ugly — a humanistic reflection of himself. Black Chicago hasn’t removed his ...

As a Chicago kid, Kanye once touched the sky in my view. His fall has been hard to watch – and harder to forgive.

A heat wave advisory is in effect until 9 p.m. Tuesday night. It’s been nearly one year since hundreds of federal immigration ...

All outdoor activities, includes outdoor recess, physical education, athletics and out-of-school time activities, will be ...

Chicago had 122 murders in June, July and August, the lowest summer total since 1965, according to city and police data. But ...