The Chicago Fire broke ground on their incoming stadium last Tuesday, signalling a new era for the long vacant area.

CARE has been operating out of the Chicago Department of Public Health, and the move is part of a city-wide expansion of ...

With the primary approaching, here’s what voters need to know about what the Cook County Board president and the Board’s 17 commissioners do, and the stakes of their power.

The Democratic primary this month, which will likely decide the overall winner of that senate seat in deep blue Illinois, has come down to three frontrunners: Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02), ...

United States’ and Israel’s war on Iran has already taken the lives of more than 1,300 Iranians, including over 150 children, while the seventh U.S. casualty was reported last week. President Donald ...

The Exchange, the Weekly’s poetry corner, offers our thoughts in exchange for yours.

Children line up to play tennis at New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church's indoor tennis court, while Coach Tyrone Mason tosses the young athletes tennis balls. (Photo by Caeli Kean / South Side ...

To protect people who choose to speak with the Weekly for our Doing Time series, we use pseudonyms to refer to insiders and only first names to refer to loved ones on the outside who visited insiders.

In Definition Theatre’s production, playwright Kristen Adele Calhoun and director Ericka Ratcliff unpack generational trauma and a whodunit conspiracy that leaves audiences reeling. Rita Wicks, ...

Key dates, ID requirements, and voting locations for the March 17 primary election. A breakdown of who can vote, how to register, and where to cast a ballot. In the Democratic U.S. Senate primary, Rep ...