Are you curious why Chicago dyes its river green for St. Patrick's Day? Learn the history, tradition and fun behind the iconic celebration.

Statewide, the population has dropped 0.9% since 2020, driven mainly by losses of 2% to 5% in a number of western and southern counties.

Al Capone was the first. El Mencho is the current. Both men held the unsavory title of Chicago’s Public Enemy Number One. There is one big difference between the city’s most wanted fugitives: at least ...

Earth’s shadow will block most of the light that illuminates the lunar surface, creating what is known as a blood moon.

Gov. JB Pritzker's budget proposal allocates millions of dollars to redevelop long-vacant properties in Illinois. If approved ...

(THE CONVERSATION) For 20 years, Philly Roller Derby skaters, who go by names like Wooly Slammoth, TrailBlazeHer and Reba Smackentire, have jammed and blocked their way around oval skating rinks in ...

North Sheridan Road between Ardmore and Thorndale avenues has been designated "Bob Newhart Way" in honor of the beloved comedian, who died last year at 94.

Traffic on the Eisenhower and Route 83 was snarled when a truck carrying salt crashed about 1:20 p.m. Wednesday on an ...

Trinity Irish Dancers have been performing hundreds of times across the city each March since 1982, becoming a household name and a staple of Chicago’s Irish community.

Astronomers are ready to search for the fingerprints of life in faraway planetary atmospheres. But first, they need to know ...

The SPHEREx telescope will create the most colorful map of the cosmos, while the four satellites of the PUNCH mission track ...