The “drastic” population shifts happened after the sewer system, overwhelmed by torrential rains, released 3 billion gallons of raw sewage and stormwater into the Chicago River, according to a ...

CHICAGO — In the summer of 2023, strange things happened to the tiny creatures that swim and float in the Chicago River. One type of water flea, Chydoridae, basically disappeared from the South ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 13, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the ...

Humboldt Park, home to the largest Puerto Rican population in Chicago, will host the Puerto Rican Festival starting at 3 p.m. Thursday, June 12.

Protesters in Chicago gathered at Daley Plaza amid continuing ICE raids and the deployment of the National Guard during demonstrations in California.

CHICAGO (WGN) — About a dozen community organizations gathered in Pilsen on Sunday to protest ICE raids across Chicago. Demonstrators say the Trump administration is targeting immigrant ...

Chicago public schools face enrollment crisis with 150 half-empty schools, costing up to $93,000 per student in some cases, as the district lost 70,000 students over the past decade.

It was a chaotic scene in Chicago's South Loop on Wednesday, as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and other officers took several people into custody.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker responded to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Chicago's South Loop Wednesday that drew protesters and resulted in at least 10 people being detained.

Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera was killed in a Chatham shooting on South Drexel Avenue. She was shot by a fellow officer, CPD says.

Ally Marotti is a senior reporter for Crain’s Chicago Business covering consumer products, food, restaurants and retail. She joined Crain’s in 2020 from the Chicago Tribune.

Severe thunderstorms are possible across much of the Chicago area Wednesday, with the potential for hail, tornadoes and flooding, according to the National Weather Service. Showers hit the area ...