Texas Democrats are seeking refuge in Illinois — we hear from some of the lawmakers directly. And what a pension boost means for the city’s finances.

The Chicago House Music Festival and Conference will be held Aug. 21-24. Events are set to take place at Millennium Park and ...

A city analysis warned the bill “would increase the city’s pension liabilities by more than $11 billion” in the two funds ...

Experts say the increases are driven by warmer temperatures due to climate change and the expanding presence of ticks in more ...

A key split is whether the treaty should require cutting plastic production, with powerful oil-producing nations opposed; ...

The word “gerrymander" was coined in America more than 200 years ago as an unflattering means of describing political ...

The Republican-controlled committee issued subpoenas for depositions with former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of ...

Jay Doherty, the longtime City Club president and consultant for utility giant ComEd, will be headed to prison for his role ...

Lori Cannon was known for her advocacy work with ACT UP Chicago, the AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power, in the 1980s. It was ...

The National Weather Service issued an air quality alert for the city on Thursday and kept extending it through Sunday night. There was no alert Monday.

Starting in 2013, a mysterious sea star wasting disease sparked a mass die-off from Mexico to Alaska. The epidemic has ...

Two of the most closely followed measures aim to protect the drinking water of a wide swath of central Illinois and boost the ...