With the elevator in his condo building broken, Larry Brooks needs help from the Oak Lawn Fire Department to help him get to his dialysis appointments — carrying him up and down the stairs.

Clean-up efforts continue after heavy rain fell on Chicago’s West Side during a short amount of time Tuesday night, leaving ...

After struggling over the last few years, the Chicago area's firefly population seems to be enjoying a "pretty good year," ...

The Riverside-based artist has designed a delightfully detailed sheet of 20 Forever stamps, in honor of the Postal Service’s ...

Though the art and architecture of the fair were mostly destroyed, as was intended, its curious cultural legacy was not.

Then 2024 was the third consecutive year of decreasing homicides in Chicago. Data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through July 4, 2025. The number of people slain so far in 2025: 200.