The Chicago Snowballs are perfecting the MC Hammer shuffle, trick pop-fly catches and other family-friendly antics ahead of ...

After a two-week trial, a Cook County jury took just a few hours to decide the musician's former friend and business partner ...

Black photography started to boom at the turn of the 20th century. We look at what it meant to the community in Chicago.

Muslims around Chicago celebrated Eid al-Fitr Friday as they brought the Islamic holy month of Ramadan to a close. Eid is a time of celebration typically marked with prayer, food, sweets and family ...

Big tech companies sue Chicago over new social media tax. Mayor Johnson appoints Cultural Commissioner, fires Deputy Mayor.

What are your success – or horror stories – when it comes to cleaning a cluttered home?

Coalition holds rally to push a state bill to increase housing and support services for people who have been incarcerated.

The settlement is the seventh legal payout to a former lifeguard since WBEZ first reported in 2021 on accusations of sexual abuse in the park district's aquatics department.

Following Aspira’s financial problems, the Chicago Board of Education on Thursday revoked the operator’s charter, a dramatic step the board hasn’t taken since 2019.

In honor of Women’s History Month, In the Loop talks about the life and legacy of Chicago’s Vernita Gray. Born on the West ...

After the financially distressed Aspira charter network abruptly closed two schools, nearby Schurz High School in Irving Park took in more than 200 new students. The school has tried to set a ...

Teri O’Brien, a performing artist and former employee of the West Town venue, takes the reins from former partners Tim and Katie Tuten and Mike and Jim Hinchsliff, a deal that has been in the works ...