In just a handful of decades, the rusty crayfish has become dominant in the Great Lakes. Join us on a deep dive into this ...

In a lot of ways, the history of this rodent — yes, beavers are a member of the rodent family — is interwoven with the ...

Cuts to Medicaid would especially impact the most vulnerable in communities, such as low-income individuals and people with ...

Jurors deliberated less than 90 minutes over the crime that renewed fears of anti-Muslim discrimination in the Chicago area’s ...

I loved being the alderman of the 35th Ward,” Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, 36, said. “But you can’t turn down a job like this ...

The last 10 minutes of the nearly 45-minute engagement devolved into a tense back and forth between Trump, Vice President JD ...

In a healthy and functioning society, no one should fall into financial ruin simply because they got sick,” Gov. J.B.

The 21-member board at its monthly meeting Thursday voted to amend language in a revised resolution that would now aim to ...

Metra, the Chicago Transit Authority and Pace, along with the Regional Transportation Authority, which oversees some aspects ...

I make the work so people feel seen and cared about and have a voice,” Kenn Cook Jr. said. “That’s what the work is — I just ...

Shedd Aquarium has announced a $10 million donation from Abbott, a global health care company founded in Chicago.

Illinois is giving municipalities the ability to reinstitute the 1% grocery tax locally starting in January, when the state ...