As rumors swirl about a possible reelection campaign, Mayor Brandon Johnson is pushing an ordinance that his administration ...

The district expanded access to preschool for 4-year-olds in recent years, and it offers programs for 3-year-olds in some ...

A federal judge on Thursday declined to block Illinois' new "medical aid in dying" law from going into effect this weekend, ...

When Professor Jon Rogowski teaches a course about the presidency at the University of Chicago, he increasingly runs into the ...

As sundown approached on the final day of the 36th African Festival of the Arts, Ugochi Nwaogwugwu and her African Soul ...

A $1 million pledge from a Mount Carmel High School alumnus and his wife will help permanently fund a scholarship that has ...

Here's what's going on in and around Hyde Park this week. “Human Raised” virtual discussion: University of Chicago professor ...

CHICAGO — Illinois is set to become the first Midwestern state to allow terminally ill adults to take life-ending medication prescribed by physicians when the law goes into effect late this week. But ...

Court Theatre's 2026-2027 season doesn't start until December, but in the meantime, enough shows are opening in September alone to keep you out at the theater almost every night. Besides local, ...

September is here and that means the fall season for classical music and opera is just around the corner. Here’s a preview of just a brief selection of the great events coming up in Chicago before ...