Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama are back in Chicago for the Obama Presidential Center's ...

1. The 2026 James Beard Awards are here. Here’s everything you need to know about the food world’s big night. As my colleague Courtney Kueppers reports, the so-called “Oscars of the food world” will ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule by early July on whether babies born in the U.S. to immigrant parents without legal or ...

The long-running tug-of-war between Illinois’ licensed cannabis and unregulated hemp industries reached a head at the end of the legislative session in Springfield, where lawmakers approved sweeping ...

Chicago is known for its vibrant arts scene. The city’s insatiable appetite for art has spawned countless galleries, dance companies and museums. It's a top destination for the film industry, and ...

Chicago chef Jacob Potashnick took home the city’s sole James Beard Award at Monday night’s ceremony, held at Downtown’s Lyric Opera House, calling it a win for Chicago and a win for local farmers who ...

Destiny Singleton, Rigoberto De La Torre Fonseca and Zachary McCarney recently graduated from Chicago Public Schools as part ...

There’s half a mile of sandy beach at Rainbow Beach Park and a pair of late-1990s buildings with one of the lakefront’s best ...

The film's anniversary gives “the city a great pop culture moment to rally around,” said Erin Miller, marketing manager at On ...

A former high-ranking Chicago cop says the surge in thefts likely means criminals have noticed that police aren’t doing much ...

Architecture for a Flourishing Ecosystem" and "Chicago's Living Habitat," companion exhibitions that opened at the Chicago ...

The legislation is set to take effect in September. The lawsuits, filed Thursday in Illinois and New York, contend the act ...