Student faces possible charges over social media post that suggested threat at South Side high school.

Officers recovered fireworks from the 15-year-old, who was alleged to have posted on social media saying that she had ...

Pritzker's PAC is spending to back Dems in heated Kansas, Mississippi Senate races

Gov. JB Pritzker is honorary chair of the PAC, launched in September. He vowed to spend $15 million to help Democrats in ...

Newly launched Northwestern Medicine Transplant Institute aims to lead way for transplant innovation

The new initiative will bring the research and clinical aspects of transplant medicine together at Northwestern Medicine.

A new West Side mural park is set to open next summer, with a community center, garden and performance space

West Edge Arts, announced Tuesday, aims to make art more accessible and bring people together in North Lawndale. Already, the ...

Mayor Johnson steps up political attacks on billionaire businessman Michael Sacks

With a week to go before the city's school board election, Brandon Johnson accused Sacks of leading a "nasty coalition of ...

Alex Vlasic hasn't abandoned his Blackhawks playoff hopes: 'Nothing is out of the question'

Vlasic, who wasn't shy about using the word "playoffs" over the summer, still believes the Hawks are capable of getting back ...

Bears DE Montez Sweat calls suspension 'devastating,' accepts that it stains his career and clouds his future

The Bears have gotten 23 1/2 sacks over the equivalent of three seasons. If that number were doubled, this suspension would ...

Field-goal length, accuracy not on par with last year's 'massive leap'

This year hasn’t pushed the edges of field goal range farther back, nor has it made kickers more accurate. Kickers have made ...

FBI agent was aiming gun at man who was fatally shot in Pilsen, Chicago police report says

A man was killed in a shooting involving a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Monday evening on the Lower West Side.

Bulls have serious 'right-now' issues to deal with as schedule toughens

The rebounding is far from great, and showing up for the third quarter is usually a must, and that's just the two biggest ...

Bears practice report: RB Kyle Monangai still out

Rookie Malik Muhammad, who left Thursday night’s win against the Patriots because of his own toe injury, did not practice ...

Police seek gunman who shot 2 men inside Loop 7-Eleven

A 26-year-old man was shot several times, and a 23-year-old man was grazed on his foot Monday night after an altercation inside the convenience store at Adams and Wabash, police said.