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 ...

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.

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

A Chicago City Council subject matter hearing reignited calls for an ordinance mandating bird-friendly building design requirements. “We know how to solve this, and for some reason we just haven’t,” ...

The programs cost way more than officials had projected at a time when the states are facing multibillion-dollar deficits now ...

Disneyland is celebrating 70 years of being "The Happiest Place on Earth," and the beloved theme park has plenty of festivities in store all year long.

Buffalo’s sidewalks are about to get a little wilder—and a lot more purposeful. Introducing RERUN: a climate-conscious, ...

Chicago is number four on the list of top hot dog-consuming cities — and plenty of Chicagoans were enjoying hot dogs on Wednesday, whether they knew it was National Hot Dog Day or not.