A stretch of Chicago’s southernmost lakefront long used as a toxic landfill is now one step closer to becoming parkland open ...

Hundreds of people who have been arrested and detained in the Chicago area during the Trump administration’s immigration ...

Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin is running to represent Illinois’ 7th Congressional District and replace retiring ...

Abughazaleh and five others entered their not guilty pleas before a packed courtroom in the Dirksen Federal Building on ...

A marathon session before the City Council’s Budget and Government Operations Committee on Monday made it clear there is no ...

The emails made public by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee also include one that Epstein wrote in 2011 in which he ...

CPS Inspector General Philip Wagenknecht’s office on Wednesday published a new report on the district’s travel and overnight ...

Each Wednesday, WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop ...

Chicagoans — and folks across the country — were treated to a dazzling display of the aurora borealis (northern lights) ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2026 budget proposal includes a controversial head tax he hopes will generate $100 million to fund violence prevention and youth employment programs in the city.

Could 50-year mortgages soon become an option? A look at the pros and cons. And a local coin enthusiast shares some of his collection with neighbors.

Most first-time homebuyers in the United States take out 30-year mortgages. Under a new proposal from the Trump administration, they may soon have an even longer loan option.