The decision stalls an effort by some aldermen to decisively shape Chicago’s policing policy in response to a handful of high ...

Those looking to be in the presence of John Cusack are going to get the chance later this year when a special screening of ...

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ANALYSIS: University public records office says it has an ‘unprecedented backlog,’ and requests have doubled since 2014.

The lawsuit accuses the Trump administration of exceeding presidential authority and violating the constitutional separation ...

Bally’s reopened its casino IPO last week to all investors “with a preference for residents of Chicago and other parts of ...

Chicago Public Schools is considering laying off hundreds of school-based staffers next school year — one of multiple ...

If approved by voters, the ordinance would change Blythewood’s governing structure from a mayor-council system, in which the ...

"We are pushing the needle of what people can try to achieve in their own communities." Officials consider major effort to ...

A proposal to allow Chicago Police Department officials to impose a curfew anywhere in the city with just 30 minutes notice is set to face a key test Wednesday amid growing concern the measure is ...

The Ward 6 seat on Salem City Council will be decided by voters on May 20. Meet the candidates vying to represent north Salem ...

Doug Belkin covers higher education and national news out of the Chicago bureau of The Wall Street Journal.