Soon after taking office, new Aurora Mayor John Laesch hired three new people from his transition team to work in his Mayor’s ...

United will return to this Midwest airport in September after a years-long hiatus, the city shared Thursday, with flights to ...

1977: Reputed Chicago mob hit man Harry “The Hook” Aleman was acquitted in the Sept. 27, 1972, slaying of Teamster William ...

The all-time Chicago sports fan character on TV was Bob Newhart’s Dr. Bob Hartley in the 1972-78 sitcom “The Bob Newhart Show.” Hartley and his buddy, Jerry the orthodontist, always were trekking to ...

Dozens of Black pastors gathered Friday in a show of solidarity with Mayor Brandon Johnson after his hiring practices came under fire.

Black Lives Matter street murals appeared in cities across the U.S. following the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna ...

It might not feel like summer outside but Memorial Day weekend means beaches are open and preparations for events and parades ...

Six years after the alleged hate-crime hoax saga started, city lawyers who originally sued for $130,000 called it "a fair, ...

In one of his first major moves as Lansing mayor, Brian Hardy fired Public Works Superintendent Gary Richardson and his ...

In the five years since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, Chicago has seen significant policy shifts — but the trauma and unanswered questions still run deep.

Black clergy in Chicago say they enthusiastically support Mayor Brandon Johnson during a press conference at the historic ...

Chicago's Austin neighborhood unveils a $8.7 million streetscape renovation, "Soul City West," to improve pedestrian safety ...