There was an explosion of interest in boys high school basketball in the late 1970s, thanks in large part to the arrival of ...

The young people who entered high school in 2021 don’t know a world without smartphones and social media and experienced a ...

Some magnet schools in the Chicago area are better than others. Check out our list of the top magnet schools in the Chicago ...

During the COVID-19 lockdown, a band of masked robbers terrorized the city. It turned out they were just kids. Now, cops say ...

CHICAGO - A Chicago police officer was shot and killed Thursday night during a foot chase on the South Side; construction on ...

Aldermen will hold a hearing “to examine the extent of ICE’s misconduct and determine whether the Chicago Police Department ...

Jeffrey W. Rupnow, 42, of Madison, is charged with three felonies for allegedly providing the gun used in the attack.

A 15-year-old Cedar Rapids girl vanished in 2001, leaving police with little or no clues as to whether she ran away or was ...

All four of Nik Jakobs’ grandparents survived the Nazis. Now this Jewish cattleman is honoring them — and a shuttered Rust ...

Wilmer Mellinger Rutt, 90, died on May 26, 2025, in Chicago. Born on Aug. 20, 1934, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, an ...

1991: The Chicago Bulls won the first NBA championship in the team’s 25-year history with a 108-101 victory in Game 5 of the ...

"America's Got Talent" fans in Chicago may see some familiar faces on their screens during Tuesday night's episode.