This story is a collaboration between Illinois Answers Project and Capitol News Illinois. On a recent Tuesday afternoon, at a ...

Performance: “The American Mavericks Project VI. 1”: Pianist Chelsea Randall presents the world premiere of “The American Mavericks Project VI.1: Quest,” an interdisciplinary evening inspired by Black ...

Emery Matthews straightened piles of ballots in the lobby of the Congregation Rodfei Zedek polling place Tuesday afternoon as she waited for another rush of voters. "I see what's going on in our ...

Local School Council (LSC) elections are taking place Wednesday across Chicago Public Schools, with students, parents, ...

CHICAGO — A proposed bill bearing the name of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson would require high schools to offer a voter registration opportunity for all eligible students graduating from Illinois high ...

Kurt Weill’s “Der Silbersee” is only very infrequently staged because it is quite long, has huge stretches of German dialogue ...

Hyde Bark Play Park, a boutique doggy day care, will close its doors on March 20 after a little more than three years in ...

Juliana Stratton rode a late wave of momentum to win the Democratic nomination for Illinois’ open U.S. Senate seat, toppling longtime frontrunner Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi with the financial aid and ...

Donna Miller, a south suburban Cook County commissioner, won the crowded Democratic primary for Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday night.

When Kayleigh White opened a plain white envelope stamped “UNDUE” in big, bold blue letters late last year, she threw it away ...

This story is the second of two about Paul Cornell, the "Father of Hyde Park." In 1861, the residents of Paul Cornell’s experiment in community petitioned the state legislature to create Hyde Park ...