Since March, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has placed teams of officers — 50 per day, working 12-hour shifts — on the Green and Red lines.

For many transgender people, finding an affirming place where they can simply be themselves isn’t something they take for granted. As transgender identities continue to be the subject of political and ...

It’s become one of the enduring scenes of the U.S. team during this World Cup: jubilant U.S. players joining tens of thousands of fans in singing John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” at the end ...

Manufacturers selling food in California must now use two standardized labels — a “Best if Used By” label for peak quality ...

Chicago’s U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros on Thursday announced the results of “Operation New Dawn,” a 60-day law enforcement ...

O’Hare’s busiest day of the six-day holiday travel period is expected to be Sunday, when more than 300,000 passengers are ...

The bald eagle has long been an American symbol of strength, but it’s the raptor’s resilience that was celebrated Thursday when the Chicago Park District announced the names of a historic pair of ...

The satirical news site The Onion isn’t waiting to take possession of Infowars to launch a parody of Alex Jones ’ conspiracy platform. More than a year after first trying to buy Infowars, The Onion on ...

Across the United States, many Americans are celebrating their country’s 250th birthday by closing their ears to all the ...

After months of silence, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch on Wednesday called for embattled Rep. Harry Benton to ...

A report from the Presidential Religious Liberty Commission calls for a clawback of the separation of church and state, a fundamental American legal principle for more than two centuries. President ...