Michael Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, served as speaker of the Illinois House from 1983 until ...

The middle schooler faced two years of bullying as educators struggled and failed to suppress it. CPS has added investigative ...

The Steppenwolf ensemble member and Chicago P.D regular says she was lured back to the stage by Audrey Francis, a director ...

In a court hearing this week, Snelling criticized a plan to allow CPD to issue 30-minute curfews in an attempt to stop teen ...

The increase in calls was largely driven by a lack of safe housing for survivors, according to a new report from the group that operates the hotline.

Mayor Johnson answered questions about immigration raids and public transit funding.

In Gov. JB Pritzker's opening statement, he highlighted Illinois' response to the migrant crisis and touted decreased crime in Illinois, in an effort to tackle the unproven rhetoric that immigrants ...

Since the best book recommendations come from friends, WBEZ asked seven very literary locals what books they're reading for ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson is returning to WBEZ 91.5 from 1-2 p.m. Thursday to answer listener questions live on the midday ...

Madigan was the longest-serving state House leader in U.S. history, spending 36 years as speaker of the Illinois House of ...

Chicago Skate Social organizers said they are trying to rebuild an urban skating community after the closure of some city rinks. The final skate of the season is June 19.

Macquline King, the senior director of educational policy in the mayor’s office, will take over as interim CEO as the school ...