Federal agents descend on a local museum, with community leaders saying they meant to bully and intimidate. And the mayor and governor decry the president’s signature new spending bill.

According to data from the city and Chicago Police Department, total violent crime is down at least 22% thus far in 2025, ...

Richard Hunt created more public sculptures and monuments in the U.S. than any other artist — over 160 by the time he died in ...

Chicago and Illinois officials gathered at the West Side museum Wednesday morning to decry the “government overreach” they ...

People in the country illegally are largely ineligible for federal public benefits such as food stamps, student loans and ...

Jackie Wilson has said he was tortured into confessing to two Chicago Police officers by disgraced former Chicago Police ...

While lauded by President Donald Trump as overdue and necessary to make the department leaner, more nimble and more efficient ...

Researchers studied specimens of small mammals in the Field Museum’s collection to explore the ways animals are adapting to ...

Former Chicago Ald. Carrie Austin is too sick to stand trial on charges that she took bribes in the form of home improvements ...

City lawyers reached an agreement to settle the lawsuit filed by Gilbert and Hester Mendez midway through a federal civil ...

A circus hits town this week, leading the way for a wide spectrum of spectacle. Throw in the odd cultural curveball, and you ...

Michael McClain, 77, a former Illinois representative lobbyist for Commonwealth Edison, was convicted of bribery conspiracy ...