The Chicago City Council takes the first step toward passing a rival budget plan. And the Bears threaten to take their ball and go to a new home — in Northwest Indiana.

A new report by state regulators projects energy shortfalls will begin in northern Illinois by 2029 and the rest of the state ...

Instead of allowing police to impose so-called “snap” curfews just 30 minutes in advance, a new plan calls for more lead time before dispersing large crowds.

Mayor Brandon Johnson stopped short Friday of promising to veto that spending plan but said he has “serious and significant concerns about the plan, which he and the city’s top financial officials ...

Collecting native seed can be labor intensive but it eventually pays for itself by creating even more seeds — for free.

Each year, the Office of Science at the Department of Energy evaluates the performance of the organizations that run its national laboratories. Despite some grades improving in the past fiscal year ...

The Federal Transit Administration on Friday said it determined the CTA failed to comply with a special directive issued ...

The latest lawsuits were filed against Wisconsin, Illinois, Georgia and the District of Columbia. The Justice Department has ...

The first meeting of the state's Immigration Enforcement Accountability Commission looks at the deployment of chemicals against protesters. Some alderpeople push forward with an alternative budget ...

Federal prosecutors unsealed a new indictment against Lawrence Reed, 50, that alleged he “maliciously damaged and attempted to damage and destroy, by means of fire” Chicago’s City Hall building, ...

While Mayor Brandon Johnson weighed what could be the biggest decision of his time as mayor, the Civic Federation said the ...

The McCaskey family should focus on hosting a playoff game in a stadium that actually exists not distract by pontificating ...