The family of Chicago police officer Krystal Rivera filed a wrongful death lawsuit after she was fatally shot by partner Carlos Baker on duty over the summer.

Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard suffered a right shoulder injury on the game’s final play Friday night, wincing in pain as he left the ice after a 3-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues.

The DuPage County State's Attorney's Office said Deon McLaughlin, 56, was denied pre-trial release for allegedly breaking into Downers Grove North High School early Wednesday morning.

A WBEZ analysis of employment data finds a lack of evidence that Chicago’s previous head tax, or its repeal, is to blame for job trends in Chicago, and sheds light on who the mayor’s new proposal could affect.

The Chicago Bears on Saturday moved nickel cornerback Kyler Gordon to injured reserve for the second time this year, meaning he will miss the remaining four regular-season games.

Chicago veteran cornerback Kyler Gordon was placed on injured reserve by the Bears on Saturday, and the 25-year-old nickel corner will miss the remainder of the regular season after he sustained a groin injury at Lambeau Field back on Dec.

DETROIT & FRANKENMUTH, MI - Not one, but two local ice skating rinks are receiving some major national accolades as one of them has just been ranked No. 1 in the entire country with the other ranking in the top 5.

In 2008, Chicago’s budget was in a bad place. The city needed money. One way to raise money was to increase property taxes, but what politician wants to do that? So instead, Mayor Richard M. Daley’s administration looked around at the resources the city had,

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Empowering young Black and Brown girls on the South Side of Chicago is the mission of Black Girls Dance, a nonprofit that is getting a new home in the Calumet Heights neighborhood.