Chicago alderpersons will soon vote on whether to drop the speed limit from 30 to 25 miles per hour. The city is also ...

A Northwestern researcher is building a resilience study that she hopes will help people de-stress and find happiness.

Cases of syphilis are on the rise in the United States and Chicago is mirroring nationwide trends. The sexually transmitted ...

As the city deals with a major budget gap, finance committee chair Pat Dowell said the plan will save taxpayers more than ...

The ordinance to lower the speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph won't get a City Council vote for weeks. The committee also OK'd ...

Color of Change, local activists and 10 elected officials sent a letter to the mayor a year after a WBEZ/Sun-Times ...

The opening statements kick off the trial of the longest-serving state House speaker in the country, and one of the most ...

As early voting expands in Chicago and Cook County, voters will choose between a Democrat, Republican and Libertarian to ...

The Democratic vice presidential nominee attended a fundraiser at the Park Hyatt. On Monday, a high-dollar private fundraiser ...

A decades-old mall will be demolished as the village pins its hopes on a new $440 million mixed-use center with quality restaurants, retail and more.

Groups want to see plans to address community concerns over jobs, housing and the environment, including a community benefits ...

WBEZ talked to Michael Harrington, who sued the city for police reform, about changes in the Chicago Police Department.