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

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

Every day that Chicago Public Schools goes without much-delayed property tax revenue, the school district is paying $220,000 in interest on short-term loans it took out to make payroll — that’s the ...

The first and last time the Chicago City Council passed a sweeping renters’ rights ordinance was in 1986. Ronald Reagan was president, Stevie Wonder and Lionel Richie were atop the Billboard 100 chart ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to introduce a sweeping ordinance that aims to protect the city’s renters from eviction and predatory practices. The “Protecting Renters Ordinance” seeks to update the city ...

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

David Byrne stands in a room with an awkward amount of doors, most of which don’t actually lead anywhere. “We’re taking the route the audience would take,” Byrne explains. “I’m not spoiling too much, ...

A new law in Illinois requires hospitals to file more financial information with state regulators, giving them a deeper look into whether medical centers are struggling. But these records will be ...

When the American Israel Public Affairs Committee reached out to Democratic congressional candidate Jeff Cohen in November, he was open to talking about the group’s potential support in his run for ...

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

The 8200 block of West Summerdale Avenue in Norwood Park isn’t exactly an address most people want to punch into their GPS. From 1972 to 1978, it was the site where 33 young men and boys tragically ...

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