In our monthly public forum, WBEZ listeners get to ask their questions to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. According to a ...

The appearance is timed with the “Star Trek” actor’s forthcoming album on Cleopatra Records that is reported to include ...

Of that total, 18 people have been hospitalized statewide, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Most in ...

Wildfire smoke from Canada is moving into the Chicago area Wednesday night. It could cause hazy conditions, reduced ...

Chicago Public Schools officials announced Wednesday that the cash-strapped district would furlough staff for five days that students are not supposed to be in attendance, such as during teacher ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson was flanked by political allies and organizers who cheered as he inked an executive order earlier this year directing Chicago police to investigate federal immigration agents and ...

Illinois has confirmed 240 cases of the diarrhea-causing illness cyclosporiasis, the state’s public health department confirmed Wednesday. Cyclosporiasis is not considered a deadly disease and is more ...

After undergoing a lifesaving surgery, Elizabeth Wehrle is determined to make the most of every day. Wehrle, 36, had a “first of its kind” quadruple-organ transplant at Northwestern Memorial Hospital ...

The museum was renamed in 2024 to highlight megadonor Ken Griffin. Its original founder did not want to put his own name on ...

The bean pies and their bow-tied street vendors became a symbol of Black American Muslim identity in the 1970s.

After years of pressure from immigrant advocates, Cook County officials say they are working to further restrict data-sharing through a county vendor contract that critics say exposes a gap in local ...