Mary Norkol

With statewide unemployment at its highest point since 2024 and employers navigating artificial intelligence, global conflicts and tariffs, many recent Chicago college graduates are floundering as they look for jobs.

Steven Bruehl, 54, has been sober for four years. Now, he looks down at his arm and sees a reminder of why he stopped drinking.

The Mexican Independence Day celebration will take place in Grant Park in September after last year's festival was canceled amid immigration enforcement concerns, organizers announced.

Ryne Sandberg's children from his first marriage have sued his widow, claiming she tried to shift control of his trust to her son and the family's financial advisor in violation of his wishes.

La celebración del Día de la Independencia de México se llevará a cabo en el centro de Chicago en septiembre, después de que el festival del año pasado fue cancelado. Las entradas con precios de preventa ya están disponibles.

No human cases have been reported. Mosquitoes with the virus were reported in Illinois last month.

Destiny Singleton, Rigoberto De La Torre Fonseca and Zachary McCarney recently graduated from Chicago Public Schools as part of the class of 2026. With diplomas in hand, here's what they're reflecting on as they prepare for what comes next.

Destiny Singleton, Rigoberto De La Torre Fonseca and Zachary McCarney recently graduated from Chicago Public Schools as part of the class of 2026. With diplomas in hand, here’s what they’re reflecting on as they prepare for what comes next.

With an enrollment of just 140 students projected for the new year, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced the school's closure. It follows allegations that a former substitute teacher inappropriately touched a second grader.

Hundreds of thousands of borrowers in Illinois, and millions more nationwide, need to select a new student loan repayment plan if they don't want to end up on a more expensive plan by default.