Keys to heal: Chicago jazz pianist returns to the stage 3 months after brain surgery Part of Mark Burnell’s procedure involved him playing a keyboard while in his hospital bed.

Ironworkers new Broadview training facility is a glassy, bold roadside attraction Built along I-290, the training center was designed with a certain grace and beauty that’s worth the gapers ...

After a game of hot potato over who should investigate complaints of CPD’s involvement with ICE, the review recommends giving the power to Chicago’s main police oversight agency.

Chicago teens dream up anti-violence social media campaigns Groups of teens pitched their ideas in a competition on Friday. The winning message, meant to encourage young people to turn away from ...

Despite a rough job market, some teens landed jobs this summer, including working as a lifeguard, at Chuck E. Cheese and at a Chicago museum.

The university has had $800 million in federal funding frozen over accusations that fostered antisemitism. Northwestern faculty are worried the university will follow others and try to make a deal ...

UI Health announced that it was suspending gender-affirming care for young people under the age of 19. It’s the latest major hospital in Chicago to scale back trans health care for youth.

A state investigation found Weiss Memorial Hospital's emergency room is not providing adequate care and the medical center is not staffed with enough nurses. However the hospital's owner claims ...

U.S. Rep. Danny Davis won’t seek reelection after 29 years in Congress The 83-year-old, who had hinted at his retirement for weeks, endorsed state Rep. La Shawn Ford to succeed him.

Chicago officially had the worst air quality in the world for a few hours Thursday. As a haze of Canadian wildfire smoke blanketed the metro area, no other major city in the world had air ...

Loop’s famed Sol LeWitt sculpture needs total rebuild, feds say The much-needed fabrication work has not been approved or funded, despite pulling the artwork off its home on West Jackson ...

To Lolla or not to Lolla? Music fest pro tips and other things to do around Chicago The music fest of the summer kicks off Thursday, July 31.