Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget proposal includes a gift for Chicago Public Schools: He is recommending that the city take an unprecedented amount out of special taxing districts so CPS can cover its ...

When summer hits, local cover bands are busy working Chicago’s street festivals. It’s not a national tour, but it’s still a ...

Chicago Public Schools had planned to furlough staff for five days to save money in the upcoming school year. After facing ...

Temporary protected status ended Monday for more than 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, leaving them vulnerable to being deported to the countries they fled — countries still coping with violence ...

Voters in at least a quarter of Chicago’s school board districts will see only one name on their ballot in November’s historic elections as candidates continue to be removed. The Chicago Board of ...

Running a business comes with its challenges. From operating costs, hiring staff and tariffs, some of these obstacles can ...

After a summer of tense budget debates, a handful of Chicago school board members that blocked the district from borrowing to erase a deficit got a little gift from a man with big pockets. This fall, ...

A new study shows Chicago’s crime decline is part of a national trend that’s driving murders, carjackings and sexual assaults below pre-pandemic levels. The report from the Council on Criminal Justice ...

Jordan Stancil, the new owner of Chicago’s 400 Theater in Rogers Park, was raised in the movie business. His great-grandfather started a small empire of theaters in northern Michigan. As a teenager ...

Promontory Point, a 40-acre bulb poking eastward into Lake Michigan at 55th Street, is a deliberately picturesque piece of ...

Chicago is facing another lawsuit alleging the city is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act, this time concerning ...

About 150,000 people have lost food assistance this year across the state because of expanded work rules. It’s less than ...