More than 100 inmates at the sprawling Rikers Island correctional facility gathered in a gymnasium at the complex’s main ...

President Donald Trump is set to address the nation on Thursday night on topics he said will include elections and voting ...

When major disasters strike, Americans are routinely waiting weeks — or even months — to receive presidential approval for ...

The British government on Thursday urged FIFA to investigate Argentina’s team after players posed with a banner claiming ...

Chicago Public School leaders said they plan to lay off 761 teachers and 801 teaching assistants as they unveiled their ...

This week, rapid response teams have documented at least four encounters in which federal agents approached people while they ...

After a week in Las Vegas for the NBA Summer League, the young Chicago Bulls are drawing both excitement and concern.

Not that long ago, Chicago Cubs fans dreamed of a dynasty. That didn’t happen, and the old chestnut of “Just one before I die ...

It’s a lot of money, but the City Council was right to furnish $425 million in infrastructure support to The 78 project.

Judges often hold defendants in jail while awaiting trial, even when given a low score for risk of flight or committing new ...

According to Swiss air quality company IQAir, as of 9 a.m. Chicago was the fourth most-polluted major city in the world, ...

More bureaucracy in the form of a new Office of Gun Violence Reduction will not solve the systemic issues related to gun ...