The line for Ballet Chicago's Wicked open call wrapped onto Washington Street by mid-morning Monday.

Chicago starts the week sunny near 63 degrees, then warms into the 70s by Tuesday and Wednesday. Mostly dry weather is expected through Sunday.

Hell's BBQ wants village cash to help turn the old Danelli's building into its new downtown Oswego home.

The former House Speaker died at his Kendall County home, a figure remembered both for Medicare Part D and a hush-money scandal involving teenage wrestlers.

Jim Durkin calls Darren Bailey a “right-wing evangelist” and says the Illinois GOP must break its Trump fever.

One victim showed up at Franciscan Health Michigan City on his own with a gunshot wound as police worked an overnight scene by Washington Park.

The Loomis Street entrance reopens with a near-exact replica of its original 1950s marquee, plus a new elevator and ramp.

Police say two people approached the boy in a West 21st Place alley before shots rang out. He's expected to recover.

Quilts honoring Black veteran freedom fighters headline new exhibits at the Loop landmark, all free of charge.

Thousands of visitors came to UChicago's campus for liquid nitrogen demos, slime and 130 hands-on exhibits.

A five-second clip of Corey Finley's 2022 killing circulated online for years before CPD issued a public appeal this week.

North Lincoln Avenue fills with 100-plus vendors and a $5 suggested donation that funds streetscape upgrades.

Detectives and volunteers from three counties searched through the night before locating the children safe in Porter County.