A decades-old mall will be demolished as the village pins its hopes on a new $440 million mixed-use center with quality restaurants, retail and more.

Groups want to see plans to address community concerns over jobs, housing and the environment, including a community benefits ...

WBEZ talked to Michael Harrington, who sued the city for police reform, about changes in the Chicago Police Department.

With his brilliant album 'The Other Side,' released in April, the admitted 'reluctant rockstar' returns to his roots as a ...

Ten years ago, Officer Jason Van Dyke shot McDonald 16 times, killing him. Here are the stories that traced CPD’s lurch ...

Officials say everyone in a Humboldt Park tent encampment has to leave. Most are getting an apartment, but not everyone.

Two educators with similar views on school choice and against borrowing — despite one with backing from CTU, the other from ...

Scientists found the Tsuchinshan–ATLAS comet in 2023. Now, it’s here and visible in our sky, even from Chicago. The comet won ...

The annual, two-day public festival Open House Chicago returns this weekend, with more than 170 buildings to visit for free, ...

Last week, at a teach-in about the history of Palestine at the University of Chicago, an exhausted Professor Eman Abdelhadi told a crowd of faculty members and students, “I don’t know what ...

From playing circus games on Bozo’s show to seeing Cookie with his wig off, listeners share stories that run the gamut.

As we head deeper into fall, the cooler night temperatures have arrived, and some areas have already seen frost. We’ll ...