Four out of 10 Chicago Public Schools teachers were absent from class more than 10 days last year. That’s not acceptable.

Check out the Glow Festival at Slammers Stadium, view the Great Tree at Brookfield Zoo and meet a reindeer in New Lenox.

Chicago-area food pantries report “extraordinary demand” the past few years, with a noticeable jump during the holiday season ...

Before the holiday bustle becomes all-consuming, consider arranging to have your large trees inspected and pruned this winter ...

Ukrainian-Russian-mixed local residents feel a unique pain amid Putin’s invasion and crackdown on dissent, fearing for the ...

We reject voices that suggest that returning to the dark days of police Cmdr. Jon Burge and rampant, illegal police abuse ...

My wife and I have been married for 11 years and are parents to three kids. We spend a lot of time together, eat dinner every ...

The semifinals of the IHSA state football playoffs are complete, with 16 teams on Saturday punching their ticket to the final ...

Barbra Banda scored in the 37th minute to give the Orlando Pride their first National Women’s Soccer League championship with ...

All eyes will be on how Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams handles the Minnesota Vikings’ elite defense Sunday in the ...

Andy Fuller of Geneva came to the fourth annual Tom-A-Hawk Turkey Trot 5K race in downtown Aurora on Saturday morning because ...

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele mocked cops and said ‘I’m an elected official’ during DUI arrest.