The true story of a Chicago mother and son who reunited after decades apart is now being made into a Netflix movie starring ...

Sometimes you play your best hockey. And sometimes, it’s still not enough. The Chicago Blackhawks had the Minnesota Wild on the ropes in the first period of Wednesday’s 4-3 overtime loss at the United ...

A newly launched tour of the iconic Andrew Lloyd Webber musical “Phantom of the Opera” is haunting the Cadillac Palace Theatre, 121 West Randolph St., Dec. 11 through Feb. 1, 2026 for a limited ...

Styx's Tommy Shaw says he remembers getting “goose pimples” the first time he heard a Chicago record. “I couldn’t believe there was music that elaborate and soulful and it was still rock,” the ...

The enrollment chiefs at Tulane and the University of Chicago attracted many early applicants. Now both of them earn a lot of money. By Ron Lieber The University of Chicago was where fun went to die.

President Trump has a history of insulting people from African countries, but the outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry. Vice President JD Vance banged the table in encouragement. By Zolan ...

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EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Pat Fitzgerald spoke with eight schools about potentially coaching their football teams, looking for the best place to resume his career, before choosing Michigan State. The ...

MATTESON, Ill. (WLS) -- Parents are calling for the vice president of a school board to resign after he was involved in a violent altercation. Carl Scott Sr. was the Robbins police chief. He stepped ...

After clips of a Chicago mother being attacked by students sparked outrage, police announced a new development that many have been waiting for. Update: Dec. 22 at 2:31 p.m. The Root previously ...

A group of organizations that offer summer jobs to young people is encouraging city leaders to keep the proposed corporate head tax in next year's city budget, as proposed by Chicago Mayor Brandon ...

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