Chicago State University hired its first-ever head football coach, Bobby Rome II. Rome is tasked with building the school’s new Division I football program from the ground up. The university doesn’t ...

The report draws from research from the New School’s Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy, which found that in 2024 the median net worth for Black Chicago-area households was zero dollars — ...

Lawyer Ebony Lucas sued Ald. Lamont Robinson’s campaign and the 4th Ward Democratic Organization for launching what she ...

Senate Bill 1181 explicitly adds news media as an entity protected under the state’s Citizen Participation Act, which ...

Lawmakers voted along party lines Saturday to pass House Bill 3363, which would create the “Office of State Public Defender” ...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois on Wednesday announced the expansion of its Project Safe ...

Foreign-made steel and aluminum is used in household products like soup cans and paper clips, as well as big-ticket items ...

An Aurora resident who staunchly maintained his innocence on a charge of alleged battery against a member of former Mayor ...

The ban was supposed to take effect on July 1, but lawmakers voted with strong bipartisan majorities Sunday morning to pass ...

Graceland Cemetery ’s newest residents — a litter of coyote pups — are causing a stir. The historical burial site has long ...

The Congressional Budget Office has projected that President Donald Trump’s “one big beautiful bill” would increase federal ...

According to Chicago Police Department data, there were 36 homicides recorded throughout May 2025, a total that’s down 38% ...