Some Chicagoans came to appreciate “Messiah” as a piece of music with appeal that extended beyond its Christian themes.

The family of Chicago police officer Krystal Rivera filed a wrongful death lawsuit after she was fatally shot by partner Carlos Baker on duty over the summer.

The DuPage County State's Attorney's Office said Deon McLaughlin, 56, was denied pre-trial release for allegedly breaking into Downers Grove North High School early Wednesday morning.

Robert A.M. Stern’s books form the definitive history of New York’s architecture. Why doesn’t Chicago doesn’t have a similar historical record?

Matt Shaw’s upcoming appearance at Turning Point USA’s America Fest sparked renewed criticism after his decision to attend Charlie Kirk’s funeral.

A federal appeals court has blocked the immediate release of hundreds of immigrants detained during a Chicago-area immigration crackdown

A man was charged after a woman was sexually assaulted in The Loop on Thursday. Chicago police said Rasheed Griffin was charged with felony counts, including aggravated sexual assault and aggravated battery. He is expected in court on Saturday for a detention hearing.

A WBEZ analysis of employment data finds a lack of evidence that Chicago’s previous head tax, or its repeal, is to blame for job trends in Chicago, and sheds light on who the mayor’s new proposal could affect.

In 2008, Chicago’s budget was in a bad place. The city needed money. One way to raise money was to increase property taxes, but what politician wants to do that? So instead, Mayor Richard M. Daley’s administration looked around at the resources the city had,

For the second year in a row, the ice skating rink at Campus Martius in downtown Detroit tops USA Today’s 10Best list of Best Ice Skating Rinks. Detroit’s rink beat out Chicago’s Maggie Daley Park Ice Skating Ribbon to take the top spot.

ETHOS is a grassroots environmental justice group focused on the South and Southeast sides and leading a push for a community benefits agreement at Quantum Shore. On Monday, community activists noted their first victory when the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency conditionally approved the developer’s remediation plan.