Another veteran politician is entering what’s expected to be a crowded 2027 race for Chicago mayor. Illinois Democratic ...

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

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Severe weather rolled into Chicago on Wednesday and Thursday, but the impact of last week’s storms were felt long into the weekend. And as tree limbs came down, calls to the 311 hotline went up. From ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

That’s why visitors will be able to see original works commissioned by the Obama Foundation from 30 artists, many of whom are ...

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 ...