Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his regional colleagues are working together to judge when best to start easing stay-at-home restrictions and reopen their states’ economies.

Along with the historic bank building, the bookstore giant is opening three other new locations around the Chicago area.

But she insists downtown looting is not why.

The topic of conversation: "the B word," and how it's wielded against women in power. 

Walsh has described himself as an immigration hard-liner and said he would not challenge the president from the center but from the right and on moral grounds.

A New Jersey physician, who also reportedly has owned units in a Trump New York property, has cut a combined $2 million out of his Chicago units' prices in the past 11 months. 

Walsh has described himself as an immigration hard-liner and said he would not challenge the president from the center but from the right and on moral grounds.

Chicago's former mayor was rumored to be in line for transportation secretary. But there might be another powerful post for him in the new administration.

Shermann "Dilla" Thomas, a ComEd worker by day, is a TikTok sensation.

Johnson isn’t mayor yet, but in just about a month he will be. He will have to be equipped not only with a better message than he rolled out this weekend, but also with a coherent public safety plan.

It's also the only American city to make Time Out's top 10.

Jerry Reinsdorf and Rocky Wirtz committed to spend more than $3.3 million to compensate the arena's game day workers.

The topic of conversation: "the B word," and how it's wielded against women in power. 

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson's transition team includes no one from a major business organization and there's no group working specifically on the city budget and finances.

The trail could one day end up connecting Chicago to Mackinac Island in Michigan.

The North Chicago medical device maker plans to make the new tests available around the country next week.

One of the harshest critics of school choice in Chicago — who has gone so far as to cast those on the opposite side of the debate as racist by definition — is sending one of her children to a private...

None of Vallas' deep-pocketed donors are racist, right-wing ideologues but conservative business people seeking a city that’s safer, less corrupt and more business-friendly, writes former journalist...

The billionaire investor, who led a campaign to oust Claudine Gay amid concerns over antisemitism on campus and allegations of plagiarism, said the university's board should be removed over its...

The former Illinois Appellate Court justice defeated Clayton Harris III in a tight race that finalized more than a week after the March 19 primary election.

Chicago is the only city to win the honor for more than three straight years.

Nabeela Syed, a 23-year-old Palatine native, will be one of the youngest members of the Illinois General Assembly when she assumes office in January.

About 100 workers at Cresco Labs in Joliet are eligible to vote tomorrow in an early test of pro-labor provisions in Illinois' weed law. Will other pot employees follow? 

The Cook County board president's backing follows Roderick Sawyer's decision to stand behind Paul Vallas earlier today.

The embattled prosecutor announced she was not seeking re-election during a speech at the City Club of Chicago.

“I’m going to make sure that if he runs again, that I am all in to support the candidate who will beat him,” the Citadel founder said at a New York Times event today.

As Chicago holds on to the U.S. title for Conde Nast Traveler readers, it listed high in a separate power ranking of the world's best cities.

Rather than simply making a donation, the heads of the Cubs, Sox, Bulls, Blackhawks and Bears say they want to encourage all Chicagoans to get involved in finding solutions to one of the city's...

In a filing dated April 12, the family-controlled purveyor of milk and ice cream lists debts exceeding $4 million.

The world's largest design firm recently took a swing at new ideas to revive the vacancy-plagued corridor.

The good news likely will boost pressure on Gov. Pritzker to loosen spending reins for a wide range of programs pushed by lawmakers and Mayor-elect Johnson.

All sides of the emotional debate on this pending law raise valid points here and there. But the high-octane rhetoric overshadows some very real flaws in this gigantic legislation.

How does a 16-count felony indictment get resolved with the lightest of wrist slaps? The state’s attorney must look Chicago in the eye and say justice was served. Greg Hinz On Politics.

The appetite to strike a deal in Springfield this month remains low.

Chris Kempczinski thinks it still makes "good business sense" to keep the McDonald's HQ in Chicago, but he's carefully watching as other companies leave town.

Declines sweep across city neighborhoods, while suburbs see increases

A complaint alleges that the downtown skyscraper's state permit to discharge a limited amount of pollutant into the river has lapsed but that it has continued to operate for almost a year without the...

To misquote Twain, reports of the city's demise have been greatly exaggerated. Two reports in the latest edition of Crain's explain why.

While the federal money will help, the agency is expected to have to come up with at least another $200 million-plus to pay for the new cars.

The long-dormant South Side site now is the centerpiece of J.B. Pritzker's effort to turn Illinois into a technology leader.

A study from the libertarian Cato Insitute found that for every high-income earner who moves into the state, two leave.

The measure would require that property zoned for residential use allows “middle housing,” which is yet to be defined.

Brandon Johnson was elected to solve the problems of the city of Chicago. Spending political capital on a meaningless cease-fire resolution does nothing to address those problems.

A survey for the Washington Post rates most governors quite positively—and President Donald Trump claims credit.

The just-revealed report by Special Prosecutor Dan Webb is unsparing in its criticism.

The longtime columnist joins the growing list of those leaving the paper.

Opponents sought to make it a referendum on Johnson's first year in office, while supporters concede the measure's apparent failure deals a stinging blow to the mayor and his allies.

Esquire by Cooper's Hawk opened in Chicago's Gold Coast just months before the pandemic, then closed for two years. It reopened in March 2022. Now it's closing again.

The team hasn’t paid ticket fees to the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority since 2010, when it drew nearly 2.2 million fans.

The sudden closure is a gut punch for North Michigan Avenue as it labors to recover from the public health crisis.

The Associated Press called it, with just under 53% of voters rejecting the proposal and just under 47% in favor.

After boosting trains for the Democratic National Convention last summer, the commuter rail agency says it is considering making the extra service a permanent fixture.

The challenges facing the region's transportation agencies are too severe to be overseen by people who lack expertise, no matter how well-meaning or well-connected they may be.

Crime in Chicago is getting increasingly personal for Terry Duffy.

Along with the historic bank building, the bookstore giant is opening three other new locations around the Chicago area.

In a guest op-ed, Pastor Corey Brooks argues that when politicians fling race at their opponents, they may score points — but they do little to uplift his impoverished community on Chicago's South...

The city says everyone in public indoor settings has to wear a face covering, starting Friday, as daily case counts top 400.

The amount of available office space downtown has hit a record high in nine of the past 11 quarters.

The Johnson administration seems not to have learned the political costs of keeping information secret, writes attorney Matt Topic.

Foot traffic numbers are near — or, in some cases, above — pre-pandemic levels, but there is still one major pain point in the Chicago Loop Alliance's latest analysis.

The two wireless companies are following Verizon off North Michigan Avenue, adding to its soaring retail vacancy rate.

The video app company intends to add as many as 150 jobs here over the next three years.

The confused and hostile messaging the mayor-to-be has promoted has done exactly the opposite of what is desperately needed, argues investor and entrepreneur Howard A. Tullman.

Health officials plan to inoculate up to 7,000 people a day as soon as next month, with a special effort to reach minority groups hit hardest by the pandemic.

The mayor is expected to announce the projects in a big step forward for the city's LaSalle Street Reimagined initiative.

The site of the popular hot dog stand, put on the market last year, recently sold to the restaurant's owners, keeping it out of the hands of a developer. 

Duncan, who considered a run for mayor himself, once worked for Vallas before succeeding him as CEO of Chicago Public Schools.

Here are the details of the team's pitch to the governor.

Six months after being acquired by WBEZ's parent, the newspaper announced it will move to a membership model.

Yes, neighborhood schools need fixing. But undoing the legacy of outstanding high schools such as Payton, Jones or Brooks would be a wrongheaded move that would have dire consequences well beyond the...

That’s the deal we make when we pay taxes and follow rules, writes a longtime Chicago business owner.

Mayors can’t work miracles. But they can lead. Lightfoot has done that on one issue close to her heart: economic inequity. It's time for her to show similar passion on an inextricably related issue:...

Hospital staff was instructed to vaccinate more than 80 people on a state rep's lists.

Shortstop Dansby Swanson and pro soccer star Mallory Swanson paid $3.5 million for the former Cubs president's Lakeview home last month.

Community groups say the move will make it even harder to enroll the uninsured.

The Citadel founder, who last year moved from Chicago to Miami, says his new home could eventually unseat New York as the world’s financial center.

The beer brand antagonizing Bud Light is reportedly being brewed in Illinois. A leader of the state's craft brewers guild worries it could be a scam.

The project gives the downtown office market a much-needed win and comes after years of speculation that the bank could move.

After an evangelical church asserted the governor's mandate violates its religious rights, Pritzker revised his executive order to include "free exercise of religion" as an essential activity,...

The inaugural edition of The Chicago Index, a new quarterly measurement of public perceptions of the region's strengths and challenges, shows people are deeply worried about the city's trajectory.