Lincoln, a clean-shaven 22-year-old with the barest of formal schooling, had set out in 1831 to haul freight down the Mississippi River to New Orleans when he snagged his flatboat on the Sangamon ...

About 30 to 40 volunteers helped clean up Malcolm X Community Park on Sunday. The volunteers removed debris from the street ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez hit a towering 438-foot, two-run homer in the sixth to give Seattle the lead and Bryan Woo pitched six dominant innings and the Mariners beat the Athletics 2-1 on Sunday ...

Mets owner Steve Cohen and Hard Rock International have committed to fund a High Line-style bridge — or pay $100 million for ...

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said he “certainly” believes that there’s enough room on Mount Rushmore for President Trump’s ...

For 26 years, the Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge has helped thousands of athletes with Special Olympics Illinois, giving them access to year-round sports competitions, development ...

James Beard Award-winning chef Zach Engel joins Lisa Dent to highlight the new Cafe Yaya. The Lincoln Park bakery and bistro ...

After 175 years of patience and persistence, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has reclaimed a piece of their ancestral land ...

The council’s parks, recreation and culture committee heard progress updates about the jewel parks renovations.

More than 80,000 VA employees could be cut by the Trump administration. Dozens of nurses protested the potential cuts outside ...

A Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a fatal West Side shooting last year.

Prominent political figures and lawmakers on the commencement speaker circuit are about to have some friendly, froggy ...