Speakers blasted songs including “Born in the U.S.A.” and “American Pie” as six cardinal electors from the United States ...

In a surprise twist, the papal conclave elects a Chicago native as the new pope. And Mayor Brandon Johnson gets a big win on ...

Chicago was once a swamp. In some places, it still is. But will climate change undo wetland restoration efforts?

Thirty members of the City Council signed a letter this week urging the board to stand by a resolution it passed less than ...

Karina Gonzalez and her daughter Daniela Alvarez were shot and killed after an order of protection was issued. A new Illinois ...

Students from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in early 2025. Once ...

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating the shooting, which occurred around 6 p.m. Thursday after ...

White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after ...

The Chicago Sky All-Star set records before her season got cut short by an injury and helped the league soar to new heights ...

Pope Leo XIV spoke off-the-cuff in English in the Sistine Chapel to the cardinals who elected him to follow in the footsteps ...

The Chicago Transit Board took no action on the potential appointment of a new agency president at a hastily scheduled ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was born in Chicago, grew up in south suburban Dolton and served as prior of a local Augustinian ...