Is the Chicago Park District starting to get its act together and do right by its architectural treasures? Two projects give our architecture critic some hope.

The small country of 2.8 million people — slightly more than Chicago's population — recently celebrated the 36th anniversary ...

There have been more than 70 fires at the Joliet Treatment Center in the last three years, an investigation by The Marshall ...

Richard Boykin, Kina Collins, Melissa Conyears-Ervin, Anthony Driver, David Ehrlich, Thomas Fisher, La Shawn Ford, Jason Friedman, Rory Hoskins, Anabel Mendoza, Jazmin Robinson, Reed Showalter and ...

The University of Chicago professor of surgery and pediatrics penned ““Human Raised: Nurturing Connection, Curiosity, & ...

Steps from the Red Line , sandwiched between a cheese-based bar and a mobile phone repair shop, the new nightclub Decibel is quickly filling up. It is Saturday night of the club’s opening weekend.

Asking for what you want can have a bad rap. But some psychologists say it can lead to less depression and greater self ...

Before moving to Maine, Shah presided over a series of fatal Legionnaires disease outbreaks at the state of Illinois’ ...

Chicago City Council has approved referendum questions for upcoming elections, three-time Stanley Cup champion Patrick Kane is returning to the Chicago Blackhawks on a two-year contract, and Chicago ...

Sold at auction this week, the 16-piece Gehry-designed desk might be temporarily loaned to a museum or institution by the new ...

The Chicago-based satirical news outlet, The Onion, is now operating the former right wing conspiracy site InfoWars. Say More ...

America is celebrating its 250th anniversary this month. At a recent reading of the Declaration of Independence at Chicago’s Newberry Library, some Chicagoans shared their thoughts on the milestone.