As CPS grapples with a massive structural deficit, more schools have leaned on private fundraising to pay for essentials.

Many young people today describe walking through neighborhoods where they feel they must remain constantly vigilant. Others ...

As evidenced by the Obama center opening and a UFC fight in Washington, Barack Obama and Donald Trump have fundamentally different visions.

Sue Miller's latest page-turner, "The Arsonist," set mostly in a small New Hampshire town, calls to mind another New England author's meditation on the meaning of home. In one of... May 9, 2019 at ...

Some companies that are still profiting from oil and gas production elsewhere have potentially shifted the cost of plugging ...

In the recently signed $55.9 billion state budget, Illinois’ education costs aren’t just the $10.8 billion spent on K-12 operations, they also include roughly $7 billion in teacher pension obligations ...

We should contemplate the complex relationship between Haiti and the U.S. as the Supreme Court deliberates Temporary ...

If Mayor Brandon Johnson were to pull off a parking meter buyback and improve the system accordingly, he would cement a ...

Allison Tingwall bangs on the door of a Chicago Lawn house, curtains drawn on all windows. Her face cloaked by a black mask, the Curie Metropolitan High School principal steps ...

Matthew Tkachuk and Brady Tkachuk are about to team up in Florida, after the Panthers pulled off another summertime blockbuster.

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 22, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important ...

The state leads the rankings across the country, and is head and shoulders above the traditional Tornado Alley areas, ...