One of the most powerful politicians in Illinois history is on trial for alleged racketeering and bribery. Here’s what you ...

Abe Saperstein, a Jewish immigrant to Chicago from London, created the Harlem Globetrotters and had a major impact on ...

The three U.S.-based academics studied why some countries are rich and others poor and have documented that freer, open ...

The lineup is packed for the festival, which kicks off Oct. 16. Here are some standouts, from Angelina Jolie’s return to the ...

When Michael McClain retired from lobbying in 2015, he told then-House Speaker Madigan he was "at the bridge with my musket ...

They're trying to pit voters against each other,” one Illinois election official said of the threats of disinformation.

"Absolutely insane," Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling says of the killings from handguns equipped with a device known as a ...

Behn Rudo and Cyd Kuck left Chicago Wednesday morning with a van full of supplies for the Appalachian Highlands Humane ...

A new lawsuit claims Illinois has been violating state and federal law for nearly two decades by failing to provide special education services to young people locked up in adult prisons.

The annual marathon is one of the most important tourism events in Chicago and its economic impact could surpass the $547 ...

The transformative art exhibit "We Will Tell Our Story" is curated and created by Native people, and highlights the past, ...

Kamayan, or the practice of eating with hands, predates Spanish colonization. Today it’s used for celebratory occasions.