Kwanzaa has become a nationally recognized celebration of African culture and community in the United States since its ...

Illinois’ statewide 1% grocery tax will go away on Jan. 1, though many people will continue to pay it at the local level.

Chicago is once again hosting collection sites for real trees at 27 locations around the city (see the map below). Drop off ...

We’re looking back at the stories that defined 2025 — from a massive immigration crackdown and congressional musical chairs to city budget battles and a hometown Holy Father.

We may not have the majority of the City Council but we do have the people,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said just before the the ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area to ...

Video shared with WTTW News showed Daniel Biss walk up to Greg Bovino and a handful of masked immigration agents outside a ...

Officer Elmer Carrillo Jr. is the first CPD officer to be terminated for failing a drug test since Illinois legalized the ...

The McCaskey family should focus on hosting a playoff game in a stadium that actually exists not distract by pontificating ...

Illinois U.S. Reps. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Delia Ramirez, Jonathan Jackson and Danny Davis toured the controversial west ...

Conductor Klaus Mäkelä, right, and pianist Yunchan Lim during a concert with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Dec. 18, 2025.

Quilen Blackwell, whose nonprofit Southside Blooms transforms vacant lots on Chicago’s South Side into flower farms that ...