Rev. Jesse Jackson's life and work were bound with Chicago for over 60 years
The Rev. Jesse Jackson's life was tied tightly to the city of Chicago and its people going back to when he first arrived in the city as a theological student in 1964.
Youngsters learn about aviation at Griffin MSI's Bessie Coleman Flight School
With youngsters off from school this Presidents' Day, Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science and Industry learned about the science of flight at Bessie Coleman Flight School.
2026 passes made available for Evanston Dog Beach
In a sure sign that spring will be on the way before we know it, pet parents in the north Chicago suburb of Evanston can start getting their passes for the city's dog beach.
Report claims Loyola, DePaul are among universities pushing high-interest loans on families
A new report finds Loyola and DePaul universities in Chicago are among 41 colleges that appear to push lower-income families toward high-interest Parent PLUS loans.
Former President Obama says Obama Presidential Center will have full basketball court
Former President Barack Obama this past weekend shared new information and new views inside the Obama Presidential Center.
DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center celebrates 65 years
Chicago's DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center was set to celebrate 65 years on Monday.
2 young men shot in car in West Ridge
Police early Monday were searching for an attacker who shot and wounded two young men in Chicago's West Ridge or West Rogers Park neighborhood.
Boy shot, wounded in Aurora
A boy was shot and wounded early Sunday morning in Aurora, Illinois.
Chicago Plan Commission to consider residential developments in Northalsted, Uptown
The Chicago Plan Commission this week will consider proposals for new large-scale residential buildings — one an apartment tower in the Northalsted District, the other a supportive housing development for women in Uptown.
Robber connected with victims on dating app, held them up at gunpoint in Woodlawn
Chicago police issued a community alert on Sunday after two robberies on the same Woodlawn neighborhood block involving a man whose victims had agreed to meet him on a dating app.
Wreath-laying ceremony to honor victims of Henry Pratt plant shooting in Aurora
Sunday marks seven years since a mass shooting that killed five employees at the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora, Illinois.
Amazon truck rolls over on I-65 entry ramp in Indiana, resulting in natural gas leak
An Amazon truck rolled over on an entrance ramp to Interstate 65 in Crown Point, Indiana, on Sunday morning.
3 hurt, including 11-month-old girl, when car hits CTA bus on Near West Side
No one was seriously hurt late Saturday after a car hit a CTA bus on Chicago's Near West Side.
2 killed when car crashes, catches fire beneath Eisenhower Expressway overpass
Two people were killed early Sunday when the car in which they were traveling crashed into a support column under the Eisenhower Expressway on the Near West Side and caught fire.
Body found in Chicago River's South Branch at Ashland Avenue
A dead body was found in the South Branch of the Chicago River Thursday afternoon.