Of that total, 18 people have been hospitalized statewide, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Most in ...

The bean pies and their bow-tied street vendors became a symbol of Black American Muslim identity in the 1970s.

The museum was renamed in 2024 to highlight megadonor Ken Griffin. Its original founder did not want to put his own name on ...

Wildfire smoke from Canada is moving into the Chicago area Wednesday night. It could cause hazy conditions, reduced ...

Chicago Public Schools leaders announced drastic plans Wednesday to close the district’s massive deficit, including laying off 760 teachers, 801 teacher aides and 162 central office and citywide staff ...

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 ...

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 ...

In Lionsgate Studio’s latest biopic, Michael, Midwestern ties reveal a central part of Michael Jackson’s rise to super stardom and how the Jackson 5’s music shaped Chicago’s music scene in the late ...

This story was published in partnership with Chalkbeat Chicago. The Chicago Teachers Union announced Monday it will endorse only 15 candidates in the upcoming school board race in which all 21 seats ...

According to a recent Gallop Poll, the U.S. adult obesity rate has gradually dropped so far in 2026, a decline that correlates with the popularity of GLP-1 medications. Weight loss drugs like Ozempic ...

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 ...

Christopher Nolan has spent nearly two decades pushing IMAX technology to new heights. The journey began with the legendary opening bank-heist sequence in “The Dark Knight” and culminates with “The ...