On May 6, 13, and 20, the visionary opera director will present this year’s Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin Family Lectures, ...

Sinners” — 4 stars It takes a long, long time before the gross and gory stuff creeps into writer/director Ryan Coogler’s ...

Seventy years ago this week, a hamburger joint named McDonald’s opened in northwest suburban Des Plaines. No one except for its Oak Park-raised owner Ray Kroc may have believed the tiny to-go place ...

Aimee Semple McPherson took to the radio to spread the Gospel, but her mysterious disappearance cast a shadow on her ...

From TV to cinema, Michael B. Jordan has consistently delivered breathtaking performances that make him one of the best ...

Make a stop on your Route 66 excursion at a quaint small town in New Mexico that's serving up a bit of Route 66 history and ...

Ryan Coogler only makes personal movies. “Fruitvale Station” was set in his hometown of Oakland, California, and explored the last day of Oscar Grant.

“You know,” he said, “even the Greyhound abandoned us” after I-40 ... famous Fred Harvey hotels built between Chicago and Los Angeles for rail and Route 66 travelers, had been closed ...

The Chicago City Council plan commission has given the OK for a plan to revitalize the 79th Street corridor in Auburn Gresham ...

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in finding a violin worth $10,000 that was stolen ...

Service on the CTA's Green Line was halted for several hours as crews battled an extra-alarm fire near the tracks on ...