A decades-old mall will be demolished as the village pins its hopes on a new $440 million mixed-use center with quality restaurants, retail and more.

This weekend brings a memorabilia-packed Bozo’s Circus jamboree at Billy Corgan’s Highland Park tea shop Madame Zuzu’s. Ahead of the event, WBEZ asked Chicagoans about their most memorable ...

With his brilliant album 'The Other Side,' released in April, the admitted 'reluctant rockstar' returns to his roots as a ...

Officials say everyone in a Humboldt Park tent encampment has to leave. Most are getting an apartment, but not everyone.

WBEZ talked to Michael Harrington, who sued the city for police reform, about changes in the Chicago Police Department.

Groups want to see plans to address community concerns over jobs, housing and the environment, including a community benefits ...

Ten years ago, Officer Jason Van Dyke shot McDonald 16 times, killing him. Here are the stories that traced CPD’s lurch ...

The job is full of heavy lifting, tight turns and stinky smells. But the members of this all-women garbage crew say their ...

Guarneri Hall has been a valued space among classical music insiders, thanks to its central location and unique acoustics. A ...

Two educators with similar views on school choice and against borrowing — despite one with backing from CTU, the other from ...

A prominent activist who went on a hunger strike to keep a school open competes against two write-in candidates, including a ...

The annual, two-day public festival Open House Chicago returns this weekend, with more than 170 buildings to visit for free, ...