15 minutes backstage with Jason Alexander, whose ‘Seinfeld’ afterlife is in theater
Alexander plays a sleazy lawyer in the world premiere comedy “Judgment Day” opposite “Hamilton” actor Daniel Breaker, a priest.
Some towns say they’re already overburdened. Nonprofit organizations working to help migrants say suburbs could pass the money to them.
The 30-year-old vibraphonist, who performs this weekend as VybeKat, has reinvented, and reinvented again, over his meteoric jazz career.
In her new book “We Are the Culture,” Arionne Nettles details Chicago’s long list of cultural influences.
All schools that participated in the 2023 Pride Parade were denied entry this year, and teachers see irony in exclusion from “one of the most inclusive places that you can go.”
In a draft class touted as the one that will change the trajectory of the WNBA, arguably only one franchise procured more star power than the Sky, and it had the No. 1 overall pick.
Eleven people were shot in an attack Saturday at a family celebration. A 9-year-old girl was killed. The family pushed back on online reports that they were involved in gangs.
Some alderpersons objected to spending the money when their communities also need funding. The proposal goes before the full council Wednesday
Mr. Grossman was the principal writer of the 1967 Illinois Housing Development Act, which established the Illinois Housing Development Authority to finance affordable housing across Illinois.
The former home of Schulze Baking Company, and a succession of other breadmakers, has sat unused for two decades — and is likely to stay that way for the foreseeable future.
Gov. JB Pritzker, Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and other elected officials shared stories about Karen Yarbrough, who died April 7.
Relatives of Ariana Molina have set up a GoFundMe account after Ariana was killed Saturday during a confirmation celebration with her family. Ten other people, including her mother, were wounded.
Advocates say the federal government’s new rule to get rid of harmful synthetic chemicals is a public health win.
During National Poetry Month, a panel of Chicago writers, including poet laureates, discuss the rich history of our city’s poetry scene.
Chicago Public Schools recently wrapped up elections for Local School Councils, or LSCs, at more than 600 schools in the city.
Iran launched an unprecedented barrage of over 300 drones and missiles at Israel over the weekend. Israel and allies shot down nearly all of the weapons. Israel called for sanctions on Iran.
Last year, Illinois ranked eighth in the country in dog bite claims. Insurance companies paid more than $61.8 million for 837 dog-related injury claims, with an average payout of $73,797.
In Monday’s WNBA draft, the Chicago Sky own the No. 3 and No. 8 overall picks, a result of some costly dealmaking by first-year general manager Jeff Pagliocca.
The Park Ridge woman bought the car in April 1964 to get to her job as a third grade teacher.
If the White Sox succeed in getting the city and state to build them a new home on ‘The 78’ site in the South Loop, this little-known Iraqi-British billionaire stands to profit.
BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil and Shell argued city’s case belongs in U.S. District Court. A legal expert predicts it will move back to Cook County Circuit Court.
Who shows up to the preview evening of EXPO Chicago? Easily some of the most fashionable people in the city.
Officer body camera video footage shows police engaged in heavy gunfire after pulling Reed over for purportedly not wearing a seat belt.
April 15th, the deadline to file your income taxes, is just around the corner. Filings so far this year are on track with last year’s, while the average refund is slightly larger.
“I just feel like I’m going to die paying off my student loans,” said one high school counselor in Southeast Chicago this week after the president introduced a plan to aid nearly 25 million more student loan borrowers.
Chicago Ald. Debra Silverstein, state Sen. Sara Feigenholtz and Rep. Bob Morgan said the mayor’s support of a cease-fire resolution showed “disrespect” for the Jewish community.
Video shows Chicago police firing nearly 100 shots in less than a minute, resulting in the death of 26-year-old Dexter Reed during a traffic stop.
Ten-year-old Pierce Joy was crowned the best junior go-kart racer in Illinois by K1 Speed. Next up: the national championship.
If the former mayor of Portage, Ind. wins his appeal, prosecutors will have to change how they handle some big Chicago corruption cases.
We’ve got some goals to put into action, and this week we’re doing a guided exercise called “The Growth Hour” with the design thinker who created it, Dr. Grace Johnson.
Johnson’s administration offered more transparency and greater say to the council for projects over $5 million under the massive borrowing plan funded from expiring TIFs.
Protesters, residents and other DNC observers would be prohibited from bringing laptops, large bags, scooters and other items into certain areas closest to convention attendees under the ordinance, which the City Council’s Public Safety Committee advanced for a vote by the full Council.