White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after ...

A new government study provides the most complete picture yet of early-onset cancers, finding that the largest increases are ...

Bill Gates says he will donate 99% of his remaining tech fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will now close in 2045, ...

That massive growth funneled $5.84 billion into the special districts designed to spur redevelopment and eradicate blight, according to five years of reports on TIF districts published by the Cook ...

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was meeting last week with representatives from a teachers union when things ...

There promises to be nothing boring about the Illinois race to replace U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, who will retire in 2027 after ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the secretive, ...

Tax-increment financing wasn’t invented in Chicago, but former Mayor Richard M. Daley perfected it as he worked to transform Mud City into a gleaming metropolis.

Between superheroes and super friends, ballet dancers and a champion bulldog, this week’s picks bring a cast of characters ...

The project aims to turn a disused rail line into a path for walking, biking and gathering. Organizers hope to honor the area’s cultural significance and help improve the community’s health outcomes ...

A federal judge in New York issued a preliminary order Tuesday blocking the Trump administration from cutting off states’ ...

Two hours in the state capital was enough for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to criticize ...