Public transit is a public good. But the CTA, in particular, suffers from flimsy leadership, ghost buses and crime. That ...

News from around the Southland includes items from Orland Park, Frankfort, South Holland, Park Forest, Oak Forest and Oak ...

Illinois, Chicago and other local governments must step up to advance environmental progress while the federal government ...

Just beyond a pair of nondescript silos where 95th Street meets the Calumet River, the red roof of Calumet Fisheries beckons. It is a Chicago institution – a humble, one-room shack that has served up ...

A transportation nightmare is looming over Chicago, where a $730 million hole in the regional mass transit budget could force the city to cut bus and train service nearly in half. That could ...

Calumet Fisheries is a rare survivor of Chicago’s commercial fishing days. In an industrial area on the Calumet River, the famous Calumet Fisheries smokehouse has been serving up fish for nearly ...

The department released a statement, saying, "The Chicago Police Department is mourning the tragic loss of an officer within the 18th District station. Detectives are currently conducting a death ...

WGN-TV Chicago 'Our officers are human': Off-duty Chicago police officer dies in 18th District station of self-inflicted gunshot wound, CPD source says Posted: April 10, 2025 | Last updated: April ...

At its monthly meeting on Wednesday morning, the Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners granted Riot Fest a three-year permit to continue to stage the event in Douglass Park, 1401 S.

The Chicago Park District Board on Wednesday approved a three-year extension for the festival to remain in the park. Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times file Share At its monthly meeting on Wednesday ...

Riot Fest organizers and the Chicago Park District have announced a new multi-year deal to keep the festival at Douglass Park through at least 2027. According to terms of the deal announced by ...