New developments in the mayoral race this week include former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas throwing his hat into the race, while a…
Like many mothers, Englewood resident Deja Williams was worried by the news of the Parkland, Florida shooting. But hearing that Illinois lawmakers voted on a…
As the Tuberculosis outbreak swept America in the late 1800’s, and carried into the 1950’s, the Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium stood as a haven…
Defense attorneys for contracted doctors at the Stateville Correctional Center — who are being sued for medical negligence damages — called the testimony of…
For the first time during the 2018 Illinois Attorney General race, all 10 candidates running for the position debated at a Wednesday forum hosted…
Gun violence in the Chicago area and its effect on taxpayers was on the agenda at Wednesdays’ Cook County Board of Comissioners meeting, as…
This Valentine’s Day, Chicagoans were out and about during the first major consumer holiday of the year, celebrating with the rest of the Western…
This article was reported and co-written by: Eden Bunna, Mayan Darbyshire, Mary Elizabeth Figueroa, Michael Matti, Blaise Mesa, Therese Niedbala, Marcus Paul and Benjy…
The Cook County Board passed an anti-corruption resolution Wednesday, sparked by members of Represent.Us, a national non-profit advocating for cleaner government at local and…
by Therese Niedbala – Wednesday, January 24, 2018, 12:31 PM Talks of Chicago Public Schools plans to…
After months of facing plummeting sales since the Chicago-area’s contentious penny-per-ounce tax on soda and…
Having her own studio had always been a dream for Christina King, but the opportunity…
The theatre on 87th Street has served as the community theatre for 20 years and…
Project Onward started in the summer of 2004 as a Gallery 37 pilot initiative for…
David Anthony, former music editor for A.V. Club and current managing editor for Chicago Ideas,…
Life hasn’t been easy for Enester Amerson, a 60-year-old retired engineer from Chicago who is…
After months of facing plummeting sales since the Chicago-area’s contentious penny-per-ounce tax on soda and sweetened beverages was enacted, small…
Having her own studio had always been a dream for Christina King, but the opportunity came at an unexpected time…
“C’mon Seth!” Momentum was building behind Seth Parker and his team, Deuces by Garzon, the crowd urging them on as they fought off elimination. Parker and Co. were struggling in their quarterfinal best-of-five match, down two games to none and game three didn’t look promising.…
Legendary Los Angeles Dodgers Manager Tommy Lasorda once said, “There are three types of baseball…
Join Lee Diamond on one his interesting neighborhood tours on April 25, 2015 from 11…
David Anthony, former music editor for A.V. Club and current managing editor for Chicago Ideas, lays bare his musical past and speaks on how he’s living his dream. Q: Seeing how you’re a Columbia College alum, and some might say “ a success story,”…
On Cicero Avenue, a mannequin of Elvis Presley peers outside the window, guarding relics of…
So you were too busy eating your tacos Tuesday night and forgot to watch the vice presidential debate? Maybe you did watch the debate, but were distracted by Democrat U.S. Sen.Tim Kaine smiling like the snowman in Jack Frost, that one live-action Christmas movie you…
Data collection, especially mass data collection, has huge implications, both positive and negative, for journalists.…
A week after the proposed state pension cuts failed to pick up the Republican votes needed to pass, lawmakers, unions leaders and business groups made their final push in the month-long negotiation over the workers’ compensation cuts – another divisive bill in Sen. John Cullerton’s…
Aldermen Wednesday voiced support in favor of a resolution urging Mondelez International, the maker of…
