A small area including parts of Lake View and Lincoln Park became a hub of shoplifting in 2023 in addition to downtown, the longtime epicenter of such thefts.

Illinois is a haven for LGBTQ+ people, ensuring marriage equality and other protections. But some LGBTQ+ families worry about a potential rollback in protections by a new Trump administration and how ...

The agreement was reached last May, according to emails shared with WBEZ, as part of negotiations over the pro-Palestinian encampment on campus.

Stacy Davis Gates says the teachers union and CPS officials must decide "how we begin to work together to secure our district ...

When Danny Solis finally stepped into the well of a federal courtroom Thursday, he made a sharp turn toward the jury box and ...

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 ...

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

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

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.

The request was not related to the presidential campaign, instead focusing on Patti Solis Doyle's brother Danny Solis's ...

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