The Cook County Ethics Board is examining contributions made to the county assessor’s office, after it was found that he did not return to property tax appeals lawyers contributions that exceeded the […]

The Field Museum will add “plant clouds” to its Stanley Field Hall entrance where Dinosaur Sue lived for years. The floating plants are meant to foster the feeling of roaming through the […]

After two men held a woman at gunpoint to rob her car in Hermosa, they crashed the car into a building on the 3000 block of North Laramie Avenue. Police found one […]

When the Obama Presidential Center campus was planned for construction in the Jackson Park neighborhood, residents became concerned about possible displacement. They asked in September for a written promise from Former President […]

The old Morton Salt Warehouse at 1329 N. Elston, highly visible from the Kennedy Expressway, will be converted into a multiuse center that will include retail, restaurants, entertainment and offices. Developer R2 […]

Former Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy has all but come out and made a formal announcement to running for Mayor of Chicago in 2019. McCarthy, who served the city for four years […]

The Chicago Teachers Union delivered a letter to Mayor Rahm Emanuel Monday outlining what they call a a six-point program that “outlines a reset of public policies that have hurt neighborhood schools […]

Community activists protested an appearance by HUD Secretary Ben Carson on Monday where he was hosting a policy roundtable discussion. Last week the Trump administration announced it would halt an Obama-era initiative […]

Chicago Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa is reportedly planning on pulling out of the race for Congressman Luis Gutierrez’s seat. Politico reported Monday that Rosa told supporters that frontrunning challenger Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia was […]

Chicago Bears General Manager Ryan Pace narrowed down his choices Monday for new head coach to Matt Nagy, the now former offensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs. Nagy has a long […]

Just ahead of a public hearing concerning the cause of the deadly Legionnaires’ disease at a Quincy state-run veterans home, Governor Bruce Rauner checked in to investigate its overall conditions. Critics suggest […]

Last year, Chicago hit highs in the 60s and 70s in the thick of its Winter, and an average of 41 degrees in February. Records that date back to 1895 prove Chicago’s […]