Learning Resources Inc. wanted the justices to take up the case soon, rather than let it continue to play out in lower courts ...

Born Robert Sylvester Kelly, the 58-year-old Grammy-winning R&B singer is serving sentences at a prison in Butner, North ...

An extreme heat warning has been issued for Cook County from Saturday through Monday. Afternoon temperatures are predicted to ...

The four eggs of piping plovers Imani and Sea Rocket hatched as of Friday at Montrose Beach, according to monitoring group ...

Steppenwolf Theatre’s “You Will Get Sick” is laugh-out-loud funny and deadly serious. It’s a puzzle of a play where the ...

Heat remains the deadliest form of extreme weather in the U.S., contributing to more than 800 deaths annually on average ...

The “Safe Schools for All Act” passed both chambers of the General Assembly. It would prohibit schools from denying any child ...

The mayor vetoes a “snap curfew” measure aimed at curbing large teen gatherings. And Democratic members of Congress are turned away from an ICE facility.

Thanks to a recent update to the arboretum’s website, gardeners will find it easier to broker a love connection between ...

The heat will be particularly worrisome this weekend across wide stretches of Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa, where ...

Peak sunshine has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere — the summer solstice. Friday is the longest day of the year north of ...

Chicago Public Schools hired a former police officer who was on the city’s do-not-hire list after he was fired for ...