Tuesday marks the Lunar New Year, and for the first time in 60 years, the Chinese zodiac honors the "Fire Horse." ...

In the Chicago Urban Heritage Project, College students are turning century-old insurance atlases into interactive digital ...

Joabe Bayer Barbosa set out to become the first person to run every block in Chicago — 1,979 streets later, he’s almost done.

Celebrating another victory of Chicago’s political machine — the 1955 first-term mayoral election of Richard J. Daley — Chicago Alderman Mathias “Paddy” Bauler danced a jig as he happily announced ...

It's Black History Month: A new documentary is elevating Black stories that have never been told.

According to a new study, some cities have seen a significant deterioration in residents' personal financial outlooks.

Dry and windy conditions are sweeping across the plains amid Oklahoma wildfires. NWS has issued a Fire Weather Watch for parts of northern Illinois and Chicago.

Bill Daley and Ray LaHood said the timing is “not ripe” amid a polarized climate shaped by mid-decade congressional gerrymandering wars nationwide.

Hundreds of tiny air-quality sensors are tracking pollution across Chicago’s neighborhoods, and the data is now at your fingertips. The Chicago Department of Public Health has launched “Open Air ...

Timing is everything, and it's why Bill Daley and Ray LaHood are suspending an ambitious attempt to take some of the politics ...

Warm temperatures, gusty winds and dry conditions needed for rapid fire spread typically aren't seen in the Midwest until spring.

Route 66 is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. Tripadvisor and Choice Hotels launched a new guide for road trippers.