A charging decision is made in the shooting death of Dexter Reed. And Chicago Public Schools’ latest effort to close its budget gap.

The city’s One Summer Chicago program put 30,000 young people to work this year, providing jobs in transportation, health care, business and more.

Springfield attorney and former chair of the Illinois Republican Party Don Tracy announced Wednesday he is running for U.S.

Democrats across the country are searching for a winning message in the 2026 elections, but Illinois Democrats say they’re ...

Texas Democrats gathered with Planned Parenthood affiliate leaders Wednesday in Chicago to highlight Illinois’ role in ...

The choices we have are difficult ones,” CPS chief budget officer Mike Sitkowski told the Board of Education, “and it’s very ...

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced Wednesday that her office will not charge any of the five ...

The lawsuit details sixteen arrests that preceded the hire of Romel Campoverde by the district. The complaint highlights ...

Each Wednesday, WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop ...

Mass deportation efforts are starting to impact the health care workforce. U.S. Census data shows more than half of home care workers in the Chicago metro area are not U.S. citizens.

The bill is designed to make sure that Chicago police officers and firefighters earn pension benefits at the same level as downstate first responders.

The patients range from 40 to 80 years old and reside on the Northwest and South sides. The patients’ symptoms began in late ...