It’s the last day of filing for candidates who want to appear on Chicago’s February ballot. And Northwestern students make history behind bars.

Incidents of sexual assault on college campuses are making national headlines after a former student at Cornell University filed a lawsuit last month alleging she was gang raped in a fraternity house ...

The women are part of the Northwestern Prison Education Program, which offers coursework taught by university faculty — ...

The final group of candidates seeking to deny Mayor Brandon Johnson a second term each filed tens of thousands of signatures ...

Plans to convert a Bridgeport railyard into an Amtrak maintenance facility will receive an environmental review as part of ...

Members of the Chicago City Council’s Budget and Government Operations Committee kicked off weeks of budget hearings by ...

Members of the Chicago City Council’s Budget and Government Operations Committee kicked off weeks of budget hearings by giving Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $17.6 billion spending plan a stony ...

A former Evanston alderwoman has spent years trying to answer a question that has vexed the United States since the abolition ...

Early testing is a key component to preventing lead poisoning in children, according to health officials. Testing events will ...

While former Chicago police Supt. Larry Snelling agreed the officer violated CPD policy, Snelling said the decision to use ...

Mayoral hopefuls line up to get their name on the ballot — how is the race shaping up so far? And the incumbent lays out his vision for the city budget.

The department is also performing an “audit of prior searches conducted by members” using systems not controlled by CPD to determine if “there are additional instances of potential misuse,” according ...