Most of Chicago’s mass shootings involve young victims
Since 2010, more than half – 53% – of mass shootings in Chicago have involved at least one victim younger than 20, shows a WBEZ analysis.
After almost two centuries, the Indigenous nation is reestablishing the only reservation in Illinois.
A Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives facility is the latest effort to disrupt violent crime in Chicago, where police have been taking 12,000 guns off the street every year.
When people are science literate, they could be more health literate too.
The answer for non-Equity actors, it turns out, has gotten more complicated post-COVID.
Preckwinkle said she expects the Democratic Party will be united behind President Joe Biden as he seeks reelection.
President Biden has been trying to get young voters excited about his 2024 reelection bid, even though polls show they’re disappointed with some of his policies.
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced the decision Friday, placing 130 acres into trust for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, giving the tribal nation sovereignty over the land after the U.S. auctioned off its land 175 years ago.
The Catholic church’s transparency on accusations of sexual abuse by clergy members, including the Rev. Mark Santo, remains inconsistent and lacking across the United States, clouding the extent of the crisis more than 20 years after it exploded into view.
The British conductor, who led nearly 700 Lyric performances of 62 operas, died in Chicago from leukemia.
Officer Luis Huesca, 30, was returning home from work about 3 a.m. in the 3100 block of West 56th Street when a ShotSpotter alert went off, police Supt. Larry Snelling said. No one has been arrested.
Milas is performing through May 5 at Steppenwolf Theatre’s Merle Ruskin Garage Space.
About 14% of those in the apprenticeship program found permanent full-time employment with the transit agency, a Sun-Times investigation found. Others, some strung along for years, remained in low-paying roles with no benefits.
The officer, a 30-year-old man, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died due to his injuries.
How do you know when a friendship has reached its expiration date? When is it time to diversify our social circle? We’re talking about all things hiring and firing friends.
The 30-year-old vibraphonist, who performs this weekend as VybeKat, has reinvented, and reinvented again, over his meteoric jazz career.
Lenny Bruce. Richard Pryor. Lily Tomlin. They all honed their craft at the famed Mister Kelly’s, which has been revived in a new exhibition.
Too often, we think segregation is self-selection. Instead, it’s the end result of a host of 20th-century laws, policies, ideas and practices that deliberately shaped our region.
The fiery debate exposed divisions within the City Council over the mayor’s first major development plan and the increasing cost of supporting migrants.
Tensions rise between top cop and oversight agency. City Council delays vote on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s bond plan. Protesters block the road to O’Hare.
Bird experts say temperature fluctuations could impact available food supply and the timing of arrivals.
Evans has ties to a 19th-century massacre of Indigenous Americans, but trustees argue he wasn’t “directly culpable”
Psychologist Sylvia Perry studied conversations between white parents and their school-aged children to understand prejudice.
Commissioners widely supported sending cash to the city, but raised concerns about making sure the city uses the money for its intended use.
Mr. Coleman led countless demonstrations in his six decades as an activist.
‘The National Barn Dance’ radio show broadcast out of Chicago predates the Grand Ole Opry.
Librarians want you to know their space, and their books, are there for everyone.
The Chicago inspector general’s office also released a quarterly report documenting misconduct from city employees.
Older adults aren’t more likely to get scammed than other age groups – but they are at risk for higher losses and have less time to recoup.
A new law increases credits earned for participating in prison programs, but records kept by the corrections department are spotty or incomplete.
Mayor Nancy Rotering says the parade, dubbed ‘Sweet Home Highland Park,” and a celebration afterward will restore the community’s spirit while helping the city as it moves forward from the tragic events of 2022 with compassion and respect.