The Bears’ decision to have a surveyor examine the south parking lot of Soldier Field, as a source confirmed Thursday, is the latest example of the team exploring options for a new stadium outside of Arlington Heights.
In the five-month period since July, the city has seen the sharpest spike in robberies in 20 years, driven by crimes committed with a weapon.
A City Council panel voted on Thursday against allowing cops to contest firings and long suspensions behind closed doors. The full council votes next week.
The structure was originally the centerpiece of a 22-acre park built in the 1930s for workers of the Ilg Electrical Ventilation Company.
Enjoy Chicago’s most festive season with these holiday happenings.
Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, is an eight-day commemoration that begins Thursday.
Campuses across the U.S. have been embroiled in conflict since the war began. We hear how two students — one Jewish, one Palestinian — are coping.
Judges have tossed 230 convictions tied to former Sgt. Ronald Watts. As the city negotiates a settlement with exonerees, WBEZ estimates the price.
Gov. JB Pritzker cited environmental concerns as his reason to stop development of a so-called winterized tent camp in Brighton Park.
Witness is pressed why he didn’t initially tell FBI agents about the former alderperson’s apparent interest in getting private business from Burger King owners.
We spoke with the man in the red suit himself to learn more about the Chicago Transit Authority’s longest-running holiday tradition.
“We were going to talk about the real estate tax representation, and you were going to have somebody get in touch with me so we can expedite your permits,” Burke was recorded saying during a call with an executive.
The union says this is the longest strike of adjunct faculty in higher education history.
The payouts from the 300 cases have included $140 million that went to lawyers for the city and $537 million paid to plaintiffs.
Sociologist Eve Ewing interviewed recipients of guaranteed income programs in Chicago to see what cash makes possible in their lives.
Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration announced today it will not move forward with constructing a base camp to house migrants in Brighton Park on Chicago’s southwest side.
Nearly 30 community organizations and artists, most on the city’s West and South Sides, received grants from Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
The decision follows the city of Chicago’s release of an environmental report Friday night that showed the location at 38th and California required metals and chemicals cleanup.
Elsa Delgado, one of about 6,300 staffers in this role, says, “We do the little things that make a big thing.“
NASCAR returns to Chicago on July 6-7 after holding the first Cup Series street race in the 75-year history of the sport last summer.
The open enrollment period for Medicare is ending on Thursday, December 7.
The shake-up comes amid union leadership questions about allegations of a “hostile work environment” against an unnamed executive.
Just 30% of CPS graduates from the class of 2014 who immediately went on to so-called “four-year” universities graduated in four years.
Four firefighters died in the line of duty in 2023, the most in 25 years. Experts urge the city to offer training on dealing with trauma.
Eileen O’Neill Burke filed more than 13,000 signatures to run as a Democrat for Cook County state’s attorney — the last day candidates had to file petitions for the March primary.
Executive said the Klafter & Burke firm “seemed very disorganized.”
Robert’s Westside joins several independent venues within a short drive west of the Loop that have settled in the western suburbs.
Don’t be fooled by the mayor’s winning smile and soaring, preacher’s son rhetoric, nor by the governor’s make-nice statements from the podium. There is real frustration and tension behind the scenes on both sides.
The new system was approved as part of the decision that also saw regulators cut a rate hike requested by Peoples Gas from $402 million down to about $301 million.
A new Illinois State Police form lets people report corruption anonymously. But does it go far enough?
Indian Boundary Park commemorates more than just a boundary line. It’s also a reminder of Chicago’s complicated history with Native people.
Completed in 1974 by Chicago artists John Pitman Weber and Jose Guerrero, the painting is inside the United Electrical Workers union hall, which soon could be sold and redeveloped.
A WBEZ analysis shows that while people may be more cynical and government is more expensive, voter interest in state elections has only increased.
A Sun-Times analysis finds that thousands of scofflaws — many from the suburbs — have dodged city debts over the years, depriving City Hall of a massive sum of money as Mayor Brandon Johnson faces steep budget challenges.
Do you remember the time before rent and bills, or men and menopause? We’re talking childhood nostalgia and nurturing the inner child.
