Daniel Aguirre, 42, was arrested about two hours after he shot a 67-year-old woman and the officer and held a 14-year-old girl and another woman at gunpoint inside a residence on Springfield Avenue, ...

Some pedestrians and drivers like the revamp for its increased safety and updated traffic pattern, while cyclists are more split.

Developer Zeb McLaurin hopes the Plan Commission will approve a land sale needed to jumpstart the project that now includes a hardware store, medical office space, bank, cafe and apartments.

Researchers at the University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins University found that neighborhoods surrounding long-vacant schools saw a 10 percent increase in gun violence compared to similar ...

Emmett at 85,” closing Saturday, is inspired by its curator’s promise to Mamie Till-Mobley — and by Chicago-area teens who explore social justice through storytelling.

The first four of 10 belugas, who were rescued from a shuttered Canadian zoo, are all female and were chosen to travel together because of their preexisting bond, according to the Shedd.

Loyola University and the Ignatian Mission Center are proposing a redevelopment of the St. Ignatius campus that would include housing for over 200 students and a social services center.

Police have determined Sunday's fatal shooting stemmed from a fight that started inside the Lincoln Avenue bar, Ald. Timmy Knudsen said.

Ald. Gilbert Villegas defended the competing proposal as a starting point for negotiations as advocates warned it could leave some renters with fewer protections.

Bucktown neighbor Ian Kibbe's guerilla garden is flourishing on an IDOT-managed piece of land along the highway. He hopes to continue stewarding the plot by partnering with local groups to make it ...

A man shot the woman and then barricaded himself inside a home with a child, according to sources. An officer who was responding to the incident was shot twice.

The shooting death of a 30-year-old man came just weeks after another incident left a woman wounded. That's prompted calls for tougher restrictions on late-night bars on Lincoln Avenue.