News that Alderman Ed Burke was caught on a federal wiretap making an anti-Semitic remark got us thinking: Where does it rank among the most cringe-inducing things local politicians have said under surveillance?
Calls to abolish the police have been renewed with the shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo. But beneath that simple slogan is a lot of nuance.
As these testimonies reveal, those who have had the most severe cases face profound and often lasting effects that experts are still struggling to understand.
The state GOP has lost its mojo, and it’s going to take a major recalibration to rebuild.
A bill to overturn a 1997 state rent control ban is headed for a vote.
In an exclusive excerpt from her new book, the U.S. senator from Illinois recounts the dramatic downing of her helicopter in Iraq — and the early stages of recovery from her devastating injuries.
Bill sponsors are pushing the plan in both houses of the Illinois legislature. But history suggests they should be careful what they wish for.
As a surging pandemic gives way to a rocky vaccine rollout, Chicago’s top doctor has been trying to hammer home a simple message: Keep calm, carry on, and trust the system.
How do you correct mass disinformation? According to the Chicago attorneys representing the plaintiff, by slapping a huge price tag on it.
Office vacancy rates in the Loop during the pandemic have surpassed their ’70s peak. So what’s it going to take to bring people back?
