Robert Crimo III, 24, on Thursday was handed seven consecutive life terms, along with the maximum of 50 years in prison on ...

The injunction issued by U.S. District Judge William Orrick does not apply to Chicago or Cook County but is likely to bolster ...

Standing on his backyard deck Thursday – the same place where he declared his 1996 candidacy for U.S. Senate – Illinois’ ...

After 12 years, the class action lawsuit over living conditions at Stateville Correctional Center that helped bring the ...

There was little doubt that University of Chicago halfback Jay Berwanger would go first that year. The standout player of his ...

Double-crested cormorants have been thrilling Chicagoans lucky enough to witness thousands of the birds streaming along the ...

The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the National Education Association and the American Civil Liberties Union, which ...

The 21-member board voted to approve the deal during its monthly meeting at Chicago Public Schools’ Loop office Thursday — ...

Expo Chicago returns to Navy Pier this weekend, bringing art from around the globe and amplifying the city’s status as a ...

Want to sing your karaoke version of “Bohemian Rhapsody” in front of actual talent agents? Ponder the rise of fascism in ...

For too long, the middle class has been centered on the campaign trail but sidelined when it comes to real governance,” newly announced U.S. Senate candidate Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton said.

Chicago police officers would not be banned from making traffic stops based on minor registration or equipment violations that are designed to fund evidence of “unrelated” crimes, under a new policy ...