Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired the city’s retiring police superintendent Monday, citing “ethical lapses” that included telling lies about a recent incident in which Eddie Johnson was found asleep...
The Chicago City Council has passed Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s $11.6 billion budget plan by a 39-11 vote.
Lightfoot’s office says Tuesday the budget is balanced and will close an $838 million shortfall...
The Chicago Transit Authority’s holiday train will soon roll into service.
The six-car train decorated with holiday scenes, lights and LED displays will begin service Friday on all CTA lines. Santa...
The death of a University of Illinois at Chicago undergraduate student whose body was found inside a campus parking garage has been ruled a homicide.
The Cook County medical examiner says Sunday’s...
A prosecutor who came under harsh criticism when her office suddenly dropped charges against actor Jussie Smollett and is now the subject of a court-ordered investigation announced Tuesday she is running...
Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett says his $10,000 payment after the close of a criminal case should prevent Chicago from seeking reimbursement for a police investigation of his claim that he...
Innocent until proven guilty is a well-known phrase in the American legal system. This phrase spearheaded the argument to push back Rodney Reed’s execution date, originally set for Nov. 20.
The Texas...
The Chicago Tribune Guild, an organization of journalists, announced on Twitter the shut down of Hoy Media, the city’s leading Spanish-language newspaper, by Tribune Publishing last Tuesday.
“We’re...
A South Side teacher fights for the future of inner city kids within his classroom.
Trenton Sapp, a Roseland resident, is a teacher at Corliss High School serving as a voice for his students since he...
Student editors at the newspaper covering Northwestern University have faced two waves of criticism over their coverage of protests in response to an event featuring former Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
First,...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot crisscrossed the state Capitol Tuesday looking for help from lawmakers to make a Chicago casino feasible and shore up the city's budget.
The Democrat...
A storm that's brought snow to the Midwest is about to give way to record-setting cold.
National Weather Service meteorologist Kevin Birk says that the arctic air mass will make the region feel a lot...
