Northwestern under fire as ADL Midwest calls for university president to resign, three students file suit
The backlash comes days after the university made an agreement with encampment organizers to take steps toward divesting from Israel.
Grammy award-winning singer Laufey visited WBEZ’s “Reset” ahead of the first of two Chicago appearances — and performed her song “Bored” in studio.
World Press Freedom Day is May 3. We discuss recent local and national violations of journalists’ rights.
A new report says that the state’s continued practice of solitary confinement violates international human rights.
Unresolved issues with the CTA, some of which started during the pandemic, are coming to a head on the Johnson administration’s watch.
The campus joins protests across the country calling on universities to divest from companies supporting Israel.
Letters written by Vallas and others in Burke’s case became public Tuesday. Convicted for racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion, Burke is set to be sentenced June 24.
Families are often the first line of defense in the fight against degenerative brain diseases, and experts say early intervention is key.
Our monthly concert list curates great picks mostly from midsize and neighborhood venues.
The city has until the end of the year to allocate hundreds of millions of federal COVID relief money or risk losing it.
Gov. JB Pritzker’s office estimates the drugs — which include Wegovy, Mounjaro and Ozempic — will cost taxpayers $210 million the first year. But others put that number much higher.
Family, friends and fellow law enforcement officers filled St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel for the funeral. ‘This day is for Officer Luis Huesca,’ said Police Supt. Larry Snelling. ‘This is his day, nothing else.’
Hundreds of University of Chicago students set up an encampment in the Main Quadrangle on Monday, joining groups on over 100 university campuses nationwide in support of Palestinians.
Ranked choice voting could be an option in Illinois in 2028. We’re breaking down what that change would look like and why it matters.
The church’s soaring main space has been the site of speeches by Frederick Douglass, Presidents McKinley and Taft, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Mayor Harold Washington and many others.
‘I promised I’d never cheat the game,’ Parker wrote on Instagram. ‘And that I’d leave it in a better place than I came into it.’
The area formerly known as Boystown has long been a draw. But Chicago Social Butterflies reporter Jake Wittich says the city offers so much more.
The couples, mostly from Venezuela, gathered at Park Community Church for the nearly two-and-a-half-hour ceremony. The afterparty went on even longer.
The Bears put the figure at $4.7 billion. But a state official says the tally to taxpayers goes even higher when you include the cost of refinancing existing debt.
“Prisons exist to punish and rehabilitate people — not to torture and destroy them,” says the report from the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, which found that hundreds of people are kept in solitary confinement at any one time across the state.
tate Sen. Ram Villivalam and state Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado are calling for the creation of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority to oversee all public transit operations and replace the RTA.
From lip fillers to liposuction, and boob jobs to botches–we’re talking cosmetic procedures, pros and cons, and our takes on the industry.
The Kickstarter-backed mocktail bar called Solar Intentions will be joining a growing sober scene in Chicago.
The spinal surgery is common in dogs and older big cats, but it’s the first documented case in a growing lion cub, according to experts at Lincoln Park Zoo.
Officials say the project is the biggest ecological restoration project ever for the preserves.
Xavier L. Tate Jr., 22, is charged with first-degree murder in the early Sunday slaying of Huesca in the 3100 block of West 56th St., court records show.
Gordon will run in the November general election to fill the rest of the late Karen Yarbrough’s term as Cook County Clerk.
Protesters from the University of Chicago, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago and Roosevelt University rallied in support of people living in Gaza.
West Side residents near where police killed Dexter Reed share details of their trauma from that incident and their own traffic stops.
The annual event promises discounts, free merchandise and an opportunity for bibliophiles to commune ‘in the wild.’ Here’s our transit-friendly guide to the fun.
Frenzied scenes at police stations where migrants were staying one year ago motivated a network of volunteers across Chicago that persists today.
The mayor’s top ally — the CTU — is among critics of CPS’s lack of transparency and failure to prioritize aides, even though CTU supports the shift to needs-based budgeting.
Johnson’s support of the Bears’ plan raised questions, including from one progressive leader who said they’re not elected to subsidize multi-billion dollar corporations.
The demand raises questions about university endowments and how they fit into their educational missions.
In partnership with the CSO, the trumpeter and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra are performing selected works from Ellington.
The Chicago rat hole in Roscoe Village became a viral phenomenon in January. Officials say the concrete slab was preserved, and its destination is being decided.
In October 1960, Prince Akihito of Japan visited Chicago. Chicago’s mayor presented the prince with live bluegill — which would forever alter one Japanese lake.
As we mark 50 years since the 1974 debut of the iconic sitcom, fans respond negatively to the launch of a ‘Good Times’ animated reboot.
The video is the first proof of life of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was captured Oct. 7 in southern Israel. His parents have Chicago ties. Last week, his mother was named one of Time magazine’s most influential people of 2024.
The plans, according to the team, will include “additional green and open space with access to the lakefront for families and fans on the Museum Campus.”