Evans has ties to a 19th-century massacre of Indigenous Americans, but trustees argue he wasn’t “directly culpable” ...

The federal government regulates work permits but delays frustrate immigration advocates who want states to take charge.

According to Jim Jabcon, Chicago Botanic Garden’s managing ecologist, an early spring will most likely affect birds that ...

We dug into the numbers to learn which breeds are most common in which neighborhoods — and why pit bulls are “Chicago’s dog.” ...

Libraries are a haven of free access to books, movies, magazines, and even social supports, like finding low-income housing ...

The proposed legislation is the latest and most significant backlash to a declaration in December by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ...

A new law increases credits earned for participating in prison programs, but records kept by the corrections department are ...

Psychologist Sylvia Perry studied conversations between white parents and their school-aged children to understand prejudice.

Commissioners widely supported sending cash to the city, but raised concerns about making sure the city uses the money for ...

Mayor Nancy Rotering says the parade, dubbed ‘Sweet Home Highland Park,” and a celebration afterward will restore the ...

The board says it doesn’t have the authority to enforce an executive order barring lobbyists from contributing to a mayor’s ...

The Chicago inspector general’s office also released a quarterly report documenting misconduct from city employees.