Oak Park native Ashleen Bracey has rejuvenated a once-downtrodden women's basketball program at the University of Illinois ...

State lawmakers remain focused on reforming Chicago mass transit as they discuss two bills to either merge the agencies or ...

No view in high school baseball is better than the backdrop at Saint Ignatius College Prep in Chicago. The Wolfpack play with ...

And in November 2024, Chicago elected new members to the board ... than research partners around the Midwest. In the project, UIC will work with Argonne National Laboratory to test new ...

Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1918: Grace Wilson became the first Black woman to join the Chicago police. She remained on the force for almost 25 years. Tornadoes ...

It begins with the most concert-packed May in memory: Along with the first three of the aforementioned, Paul Simon is playing what’s likely his farewell Chicago show at Symphony Center ...

From stunning skyline views to fun, interactive activations, we’re welcoming Chicagoans to come together and celebrate our unique city.” On Chicago's actual birthday - March 4 - guests can ...

Sunnier skies are ahead: Chicago's 2025 spring and summer festival lineup has officially been released. The lineup, released Thursday from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of ...

Chicago's festival season is only a few short months away and we're already counting down the days. Earlier this week, Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special ...

And if that’s the case, then it makes a lot of sense that Chicago jazz has been at the forefront of this recent surge. Chicago has always represented a particularly rootsy, physical and — yes ...

Chicago deep dish pizza, after all, has become a food type in its own right. While it's still part of the pizza family, it almost tastes entirely different from other versions. When ranking the ...

The IHSA boys basketball playoffs are down to the Elite Eight in each of the four classes. Teams take the court tonight in supersectionals across Illinois, aiming to advance to the state ...