Ask any longtime Chicago resident the two things they most associate with Midwestern winters and they will likely respond with these words: “Snow and ice.” A natural consequence of winter weather...

McPier, the agency behind Chicago’s money-making convention center, McCormick Place, released its first marketing campaign for the McCormick Collection, a multimillion dollar expansion project that...

Technological advancements in the past decade have brought the world into a state of constant connectivity. Now, that connection will go where no service has gone before, underground. Last month Chicago...

Besides the last few days, the past couple of weeks were unusually warm for late January. Many DePaul students shed their long layers and opted for their not-so-heavy-duty springtime clothes instead. No...

Ald. Michele Smith warded off criticism for her $72,000 side job at the hottest debate in the 43 ward election thus far. On top of her side job, what she calls “consulting,” for the Helen Coburn...

In his Jan. 20 State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama announced a number of initiatives and goals his administration would pursue in the upcoming year. One that produced a good amount of...

The city has been named the No. 1 city in the country for rats, leaving residents on the look out for rodents Wandering through Chicago in the evening is a unique experience. Common things people...

[slideshow_deploy id='8857'] Two mayoral hopefuls and several aldermanic candidates discussed topics ranging from the future of the city to the nuts and bolts of running a ward at The Theatre School...

[slideshow_deploy id='8765'] Tomorrow Never Knows 2015 paired nationally-touring acts and small local bands onstage throughout Chicago. Photos by Josh Leff and Arthur Ortiz.

City scrambles to rescue troubled Obama Library bids that could bring hope and change to blighted Chicago neighborhoods The city’s efforts to secure the Obama Presidential Library have accelerated...