Mendoza, a vocal critic of Mayor Brandon Johnson, said she won't run for a third term as the state's chief financial officer, but she didn't specify what's next for her.

DOUGLAS — Douglas, the city’s official name for the area south of 26th Street that everyone calls Bronzeville, might be getting a new name. Ald. Lamont ...

New work requirements for SNAP benefits and shifting funding burdens to the states will strip food assistance from thousands of unhoused people, veterans and older residents, Gov. JB Pritzker's office ...

Leo High School President Dan McGrath, himself a 1968 Leo graduate, said the choir’s appearance on “America’s Got Talent” has garnered over $5,000 in donations from alumni. Nearly every donation check ...

UPTOWN — Uptown neighbors can once again enjoy the Clarendon Park Community Center, which reopened Monday after a years-long renovation project. The $13 million renovation of the beloved community ...

LINCOLN PARK — A former single-room occupancy building near Clark Street and Diversey Parkway could get an addition and become market-rate apartments under a new development proposal. The former Leon ...

AVONDALE — A theater and community space rooted in Palestinian resistance, resilience and celebration is ready to welcome patrons to its cafe, the first phase of a project that’s been in the works for ...

The Columbus statue removed from Arrigo Park will be loaned to an Italian American group, and the park will get a monument to a Chicagoan with Italian roots. Grant Park's Columbus statue will be ...

The city approved demolition permits for the iconic silos Thursday. Neighbors and officials have objected to the demolition over environmental concerns, with some hoping the site could become festival ...

Seven Illinois representatives co-sponsored a bill that would ban immigration agents from wearing masks. In Chicago, police district council members want the city to enforce “identification standards” ...

The proposed changes, which come after Illinois OSHA opened an investigation into the department, would prevent firefighters from entering a building until a battalion chief arrives.

Chicago Police use a category known as "exceptional means" to close cases when an offender dies or when a prosecutor declines to file charges. This practice often leaves surviving families searching ...