Hazardous wildfire smoke from Canada prompted an air quality alert for most of the Chicago area More than 800 Canadian ...

The appearance is timed with the “Star Trek” actor’s forthcoming album on Cleopatra Records that is reported to include ...

In our monthly public forum, WBEZ listeners get to ask their questions to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. According to a ...

With attorney Victor Henderson loaning $500,000 to his own campaign, the race to lead the city’s first fully elected school ...

Nolan’s star-studded, $250 million adaptation of Homer’s epic poem — the first feature ever shot entirely on IMAX cameras — ...

Chicago Public Schools officials announced Wednesday that the cash-strapped district would furlough staff for five days that students are not supposed to be in attendance, such as during teacher ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson was flanked by political allies and organizers who cheered as he inked an executive order earlier this year directing Chicago police to investigate federal immigration agents and ...

Illinois has confirmed 240 cases of the diarrhea-causing illness cyclosporiasis, the state’s public health department confirmed Wednesday. Cyclosporiasis is not considered a deadly disease and is more ...

The James Beard Foundation has launched a nationwide search for the future destination of the James Beard Awards, leaving Chicago’s role as the host city in question. The foundation announced ...

For a century, there’s only one place in Chicago that can make you feel like you’re in a Moorish castle courtyard during a rock concert. It’s where you can watch shows from fancy alcoves, marvel at a ...

The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners has removed five candidates in the upcoming race for Chicago’s first fully elected school board, including two sitting board members. On Tuesday the board ...