Democratic Illinois gubernatorial candidate Ameya Pawar announced his running mate as Tyrone Coleman, the mayor of downstate Cairo. The announcement came at a campaign rally on Tuesday in Pawar’s home...

DePaul student Bushra Amiwala isn’t waiting to graduate college before she forays into political life. At 19, she’s running as a Democrat for a seat on the Cook County Board of Commissioners held by...

On the same day Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, Democrats in Illinois rallied against presumptive GOP presidential...

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart discussed everything from his efforts on mental health reform to rumors of a possible 2019 mayoral run during an appearance on campus Tuesday evening. The event, sponsored...

Airbnb, the website that offers short-term rentals, has often been a way to find a place to stay for prospective students and their parents visiting DePaul or for current students wanting a space to have...

While the battle for the Lucas Museum continues to grind on, “Star Wars” founder George Lucas and his wife are now considering to relocate their museum of narrative art to another city.  The couple’s...

The chill of winter had just arrived when Rehan Farooqui noticed a coyote walking in his backyard in the Chicago suburbs. The foxlike animal made a few steps, stalled, then made a few more, seemingly...

// A DePaul freshman on her way home from class said she was beaten on the CTA Blue Line at 10 a.m Thursday as onlookers failed to intervene.  Jessica Hughes said she was returning home from...

Chad Cooper was on spring break with his kids when his teenage son ripped the headphones from his ears and announced that his old Blaine Elementary School principal, Troy LaRaviere, had been fired. “I...

The banks of the Chicago River have long been a heartland of industry, protected by laws to thwart real estate developers’ desire to build there. But that tradition has taken a sudden turn, for better...

Protests in solidarity with the Chicago Teachers Union at schools across Chicago climaxed at a massive rally and march downtown on Friday, where activists preached to a red-clad legion of thousands...

Educators protested peacefully outside Lincoln Park High School in one of many events across the city aimed at attracting the attention of those responsible for the state budget deficit. “It’s...