the Illinois National Guard and the Air Force Reserve to serving as a firefighter, a suicide hotline crisis interventionist and seasonally as a ranger with the Chicago Park District. Mark Philpot ...

1929: Chicago Stadium — the largest indoor sporting venue in the world at the time — opened with 15,000 people (10,000 fewer ...

It might not feel like it just yet, but Illinois water park season is on the horizon. Raging Waves, the state's largest water ...

A Hermosa mural reads "Este momento hermoso es nuestro," and in Avondale, on an underpass, you'll find the English translation.

Sixteen new speed cameras around Chicago will go into operation next week in children's safety zones around parks and schools ...

Chicago Police crime stats for the Wentworth (2nd) District, which encompasses most of Hyde Park, Kenwood, Washington Park, ...

Charges have been filed against a man accused of killing two people inside an apartment and stabbing a woman in a nearby bar ...

Chenault Williams, 42, is facing felony charges of first-degree attempted murder, aggravated battery through the discharge of ...

Irving Park residents are sounding off after they say multiple pedestrians have been hit at a busy intersection in recent ...

The spring running season in Chicago officially kicks off on Sunday with the 44th Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle.

For Ric Offerman, Minooka’s mayor, these are inescapable environmental tradeoffs to secure a multibillion-dollar investment from Equinix, Inc., a Redwood City, California-based company that operates ...

From parades to family reunions, artist and photographer Rose Blouin's work chronicles a pivotal moment for Black Chicagoans.