Four teenagers were shot in the West Garfield Park neighborhood​ last weekend, and on Thursday, a coalition of organizations came together to address the needs of young people on the city's West Side.

Chicago’s air quality was among the worst in the world Thursday afternoon, according to IQAir. The air quality in Chicago around 4:30 p.m. Thursday was the second worst in the world, behind Kinshasa, ...

A few months ago, it was uncertain if West Chicago would hold its Mexican Independence Day Festival. With new leadership in ...

Also around the area this weekend, Death Cab for Cutie plays the Chicago Theatre, Train arrives at Ravinia Festival and there ...

Last year, this system reduced the stage’s fuel consumption by 67%, and avoided 26 metric tons of carbon emissions, according ...

Saturday is the fourth annual Stationery Store Day, a big day for shoppers and an even bigger day for mom-and-pop stationers.

"Parade," Death Cab for Cutie and an Akira Kurosawa movie festival are among the highlights in the week ahead.

As Lollapalooza gears up for another high-energy weekend in Grant Park, one longtime festival observer has seen it all.

Extreme rainfall events in Chicago, including two observed this summer, are becoming more common as the climate warms.

Hundreds of corporate volunteers gathered on the floor at Wintrust Arena on Wednesday to pack thousands of backpacks for ...

What are the largest shapes in the Universe? The answer might be found in the most unassuming places here on Earth ...