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Housing and Development

11 months ago

Demolition and gradual demise in store for Lincolnwood Town Center

14 hours ago

Chicago emo godfathers American Football returns with first album in seven years

1 hour ago

Skylar Diggins enjoying 'honeymoon phase' with the Sky

12 hours ago

Chicago gas prices up again, reaching over $5 a gallon

11 hours ago

When immigration agents arrested a Chicago mother, a stranger stepped in to care for her 3 kids

1 hour ago

Chip Mitchell | WBEZ

1 hour ago

Brandon Johnson's budget director pays up after getting years of illegal property tax breaks

1 hour ago

Real king schools wannabe god-emperor

56 minutes ago

Letters to the Editor

6 years ago

Apology, thanks for a stranger who helped during Swedish Hospital shooting

56 minutes ago

Letters to the Editor

2 years ago

Peoples Gas, North Shore Gas settle with state for $125 million for raising prices for 'ineligible' projects

8 hours ago

Shota Imanaga doing more than ever to ensure he and Cubs share common language

9 hours ago

Will Pritzker opt in to federal program that covers private and public school costs? These advocates hope so

11 hours ago

Sarah Karp | WBEZ

1 year ago

Dear Abby: Mom has taken the blame for over a decade

56 minutes ago

The Chicago Mini Crossword

4 months ago

Natalie Y. Moore

9 months ago

Don't discount patriarchy's role in deadly domestic violence against Black women

6 days ago

Game plan for Bears stadium bill still in play

3 days ago

We love trees. So why isn't Arbor Day a bigger deal?

7 days ago

Trevon "Tre" Bosley

8 days ago

Community violence intervention works, but conservatives on the attack won't say so

9 days ago

Casinos and Gambling

4 months ago

Bally's hits Chicago casino construction milestone with fanfare — and big questions

14 hours ago

Review: Bruce Springsteen balances songs of defiance and resistance with messages of hope and unity

17 hours ago

Ald. Knudsen proposes banning city employees from using inside info to bet on prediction market apps

18 hours ago

Food and Drink

11 months ago

Chinatown's beloved Tasty Place Bakery is closing — for now

18 hours ago

Museums and Zoos

11 months ago

Anne Frank exhibit at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry opens the door to her secret annex

19 hours ago

1 in 6 Chicago bridges are in 'poor' condition. How worried should you be?

4 days ago

Will transparency fold under Gov. Pritzker's plan to revamp the Illinois Gaming Board?

6 days ago

Ex-Mayor Lori Lightfoot's chief operating officer is at the center of City Hall intern, contracting scandal

9 days ago

Before regulators closed North Loop bank, millions in loans to Chicago rabbi, developer went uncollected

8 days ago

Man dead after falling off building on Northwestern's Evanston campus construction accident

9 hours ago

Noble charter network, suburban school districts face federal probe over LGBTQ-related lessons

13 hours ago

Former Chicago inspector general Deborah Witzburg hired by Illinois Attorney General's office

13 hours ago

Pritzker commission investigating Operation Midway Blitz 'lays the foundation for real accountability'

14 hours ago

Man found shot dead in car in Woodlawn

9 hours ago

Republican legislators call for SAFE-T act amendments following Swedish Hospital shooting

11 hours ago

Funeral services announced for Chicago police officer killed at Swedish Hospital

15 hours ago

Feds arrest 22 tied to illegal sports betting ring in Northwest Indiana

16 hours ago

Things To Do

4 years ago

Obama Presidential Center Museum tickets go on sale May 6. Here's what to know

1 day ago

Do you love this restaurant idea enough to invest? Gilda tests the waters in West Town

1 day ago

Arts and Culture

2 months ago

A soulful night at the Uptown Poetry Slam with Chicago's new poet laureate, Mayda Del Valle

1 day ago

24 things to do in Chicago April 30-May 6

1 day ago

Kuma's Corner, Chicago's heavy-metal burger joint, to explore franchising across U.S. and world

1 day ago

Amazon Prime Video will carry three Duke men's basketball games

13 hours ago

LIV Golf just one of several sports projects Saudis are rethinking

13 hours ago

What's it like for local media covering Cubs, White Sox? I'm finding out

19 hours ago

Bears take training wheels off QB Caleb Williams heading into Year 3

20 hours ago

White Sox building hope with first month of .500 baseball in almost three years

20 hours ago

Bears meet with NFL stadium committee — and plan to do so again in May

1 day ago

Fox 32 promotes Cassie Carlson to lead sports anchor, replacing Lou Canellis

1 day ago

Chicago Bears or 'Hammond Hams'? Amid escalating rhetoric, Hoosiers hold out hope for new stadium

2 days ago

Steelers put unrestricted free-agent tender on QB Aaron Rodgers

2 days ago

Tracking the Bears' undrafted free agent signings

5 days ago

LeBron James dismisses Michael Jordan GOAT debate: 'Our games are totally different'

1 day ago

Former Bull Ayo Dosunmu talks TWolves, free agency, return to Chicago?

2 days ago

Billy Donovan goes, but abysmal run of Bull-y ball remains. Why would anyone bet on a change for the better?

9 days ago

Horoscope for Friday, May 01, 2026

6 hours ago

Dear Abby: Three's a crowd when unexpected visit drags on

1 day ago

Horoscope for Thursday, April 30, 2026

1 day ago

2 charged after drug bust uncovers Joliet rooster fighting ring

17 hours ago

61,000 lose power after storm hits Chicago

2 days ago

Des Plaines River cresting, but flooding along Fox expected to worsen

10 days ago

Choose Chicago wants a strategic plan to provide road map for spending hotel tax windfall

13 hours ago

UChicago students propose solutions to city's sports stadium conundrum

1 day ago

Costco shoppers deserve cut of retailer's tariff refund, Illinois lawsuit says

1 day ago

Chicago Gourmet 2026 tickets are on sale now

1 day ago

This minty pea soup with ham is a creamy, chive-packed upgrade for puréed soups

2 days ago

Rotisserie chicken meets grapes and pecans in a crisp romaine wrap

2 days ago

Ranking the 20 best men's college basketball players from Illinois this past season

1 day ago

Burlington Central grad Drew Scharnowski transfers to Duke

3 days ago

High School Sports

1 month ago

New Trier quarterback Jackie Ryder commits to Purdue

6 days ago

NCAA still weighing expanding March Madness to 76 teams

2 days ago

Brown's Olivia Pichardo, the first woman to pitch a college game, keeps focus on baseball

2 days ago

Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore gets probation

16 days ago

Bulls coach Billy Donovan steps away after six seasons at helm

9 days ago

Bulls have started interview process with candidates to lead front office

10 days ago

With two picks, Bulls' keepers next season will be draft-dependent

11 days ago

Inside Blackhawks defenseman Sam Rinzel's plan to continue gaining weight this summer

5 days ago

Blackhawks players set playoffs as 2027 goal, but Kyle Davidson knows that'll require enormous leap

12 days ago

Takeaways from Blackhawks exit interviews: Summer training schedules could overlap in Chicago

14 days ago

Uber moves toward becoming an 'everything app' with hotel bookings powered by Expedia

1 day ago

SNAP food assistance cutoffs begin Friday in Illinois — what you need to know

1 day ago

Suspect dead in shootout with police after chase on I-88 starting in Naperville

3 days ago

Cuts to SNAP food assistance starting this week worry grocers, local vendors

3 days ago

Oak Brook resident helps immigrant families still living in fear after Operation Midway Blitz

1 day ago

Where to find Chicago-area food pantries

1 month ago

Brookfield Zoo workers authorize strike amid failed union contract negotiations

1 day ago

These CPS students care for horses and pigs at school. They're adding shelter puppies to their resume.

1 day ago

Striking UIC grad workers rally for higher pay as some say they struggle to afford groceries and rent

2 days ago

CPS projected to end school year with $45M deficit as budget challenges persist

3 days ago

High-tech crime-fighting, privacy rights square off in Supreme Court battle

1 day ago

Trump humiliates himself — and the country — by losing petty fights

15 hours ago

When alleged offenders can barely read, the justice system breaks down

2 days ago

Rethinking school report cards: A better way to measure students' progress

4 days ago

Private equity dismantled West Suburban Medical Center and other area hospitals

7 days ago

Having access to a lawyer is the foundation of justice

2 days ago

Taking the next steps to elevate South Chicago

4 days ago

CHA blew it in passing on Walter Burnett's leadership

6 days ago

Chicago cop killer violently robbed store for $110, fled on scooter before hospital shooting, prosecutors say

15 hours ago

Former Chicago police officer dies weeks after being shot in line of duty in Kentucky

18 hours ago

Man, 84, fatally burned in Northwest Side garage fire

36 minutes ago

Illinois schools have been required to teach Asian American history for 5 years. How is it going?

18 hours ago

Anupy Singla conquered cookbooks. Now she's bringing her passion for Indian cuisine to the small screen

18 hours ago

Prom, graduations, kids' concerts and much more: Chicagoans weigh in on 'Maycember'

18 hours ago

Illinois business owners navigate murky waters of tariff refunds

1 day ago

It's time to treat sexual assault as a public health crisis

1 day ago