Campaigning at Chicago Fire Department stations appear to violate the city’s Governmental Ethics Ordinance, which bans candidates for city office from “intentionally (using) any city property or ...

Each Wednesday, WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop ...

The city sues a South Side funeral home where dozens of improperly stored bodies were found. And local efforts to improve menopause care.

Three new Illinois laws seek to remedy some of the longstanding problems in women’s health care and education by shifting the topic of menopause out of the shadows and making it a main point of ...

Canada has announced $20 billion in tariffs on more than 700 U.S. goods, including steel, aluminum and dairy products. The retaliatory tariffs will take effect Sept. 8 and are a response to U.S.

The family of a man who was fatally stabbed on a Blue Line train early this year is suing the Chicago Transit Authority and a ...

The first death from West Nile virus in Illinois this year was reported in Chicago, the Chicago Department of Public Health ...

The last beluga whales remaining at a defunct marine park in Canada are now on their way to new homes in the U.S., including ...

The city of Chicago is suing the owners of the South Chicago Chapel, weeks after dozens of improperly stored, decomposing ...

What is a TIF district and why are some researchers calling it a runaway tool? Plus, mosquitoes and ticks are breaking records this year — what you should know.

A growing population of invasive Asian tiger mosquitoes is leaving millions of people with itchy, painful bites. And severe summer storms have created more standing water, which is where mosquitos ...

The Department of Homeland Security is planning a surge in its efforts to investigate voter fraud in select states starting ...