Chalmers Elementary School unveiled a new chicken coop this week named after a pioneering Black female scientist who studied ...

NBCUniversal Local Chicago will commemorate Black Heritage Month featuring a lineup of dedicated content, including ... Read ...

When child care and elder care fall through, the economic disruption looks a lot like a transit outage or unplowed streets — except employers quietly absorb the cost.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has not named permanent heads of the Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Housing Authority or Chicago ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 4, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event ...

There is a large police presence at a Near West Side White Castle restaurant nearby. Chopper 7 was over the scene about 3 p.m ...

There is a large police response on Chicago's Near West Side Tuesday afternoon after at least two shootings in the area.

Leerhsen sat down with the Tribune for a wide-ranging interview last week as she wrapped up her first year on the job.

State Sen. Li Arellano expressed his frustration with the Democratic majority in Illinois over the passage of two bills, the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act and the transit bill, which ...

Government regulators shut down Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust for unsafe and unsound conditions and an impaired capital ...

When she was named acting president of the Chicago Transit Authority, Nora Leerhsen made a call to the agency’s first female train operator. Leerhsen, the first woman to lead the CTA, said she thanked ...