Most Illinois counties turn red. Chicago and its suburbs turn blue. Then Democrats win statewide.

Early voting in Illinois begins 40 days before Election Day, which is Tuesday, Nov. 3 for the 2026 midterm general election.

Chicago has run City Hall for nearly two centuries without a document most major American cities take for granted: a city ...

Chicago was just ranked the number one city in the world for resiliency to climate change. However, that doesn’t mean Chicago is immune to climate change, nor does it mean the city has put the most ...

They call him the ‘Godfather’ of Illinois flag football. Here’s how a Chicago Bears executive helped transform the sport ...

Three grants, through the Timuel D. Black, Jr. Grant Fund for Chicago’s South Side, will support the preservation and ...

Our Route 66 road trip ended at the beginning, at East Jackson Boulevard and South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, where a brown sign hanging 12 feet high on a light post tells people they’ve reached the ...

Vanilla is the secret most people never expect to taste in a stack of diner pancakes, yet that sweet hint keeps showing up in ...

A panel of appellate judges ruled last year that officers could have disciplinary cases heard by an arbitrator, instead of the Chicago Police Board. But the appeals court also ruled that hearings must ...

We’re still in the middle of summer in the Chicago area, but the Farmer’s Almanac has already released its winter weather projections. The publication, which says it has issued projections since it ...