Judge Thomas E. Nowinski rejected prosecutors’ petition to hold Constantin Beldie in jail after he was charged in October ...

The spending plan includes more money for reproductive health services as supporters prep for a Donald Trump presidency.

The announcement from West Suburban Medical Center prompted anger from the midwives who’ve been practicing there for at least ...

Standard & Poor’s has put Chicago on a "credit watch," which could raise the interest rate the city pays by about one-quarter ...

Stacy Davis Gates says the teachers union and CPS officials must decide "how we begin to work together to secure our district.” But Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez says CPS has strong ...

A 1718 map by Nicolas de Fer (1646–1720), Le cours du Missisipi, ou de St. Louis, Fameuse riviere de l’Amerique ...

The President-elect’s promises to roll back LGBTQ rights has same-sex married couples rushing to reinforce their legal protections.

To avoid stress, “you can make your pie crust today, freeze it, and thaw it before you want to make it,” says Martin Sorge.

A tax on prepaid phones and calling cards has been shot down in Springfield. In his proposed $17.3 billion budget, Mayor Brandon Johnson had counted on that tax to bring in $40 million next year.

Chicago footwork is essential to the city’s history of electronic dance music and culture. It was pioneered in the 1990s by dancers, DJs and producers like DJ Rashad, DJ Spinn, DJ Clent, RP Boo and ...

Facing declining enrollment and rising labor costs, Acero Schools says it has to close seven of its 15 campuses next June. But the charter network also has tens of millions of dollars in the bank.

The request was not related to the presidential campaign, instead focusing on Patti Solis Doyle's brother Danny Solis's dealings in the Chicago City Council, according to testimony in the trial of ...