You might drive on part of the 77-mile stretch of Interstate 90 known as the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway, but do you know the story of the woman who it's named after?

James Paul Gracey, a University of Alabama student who disappeared Tuesday from a Barcelona nightclub, was found dead, police ...

Kat Abughazaleh, who is running to replace Representative Jan Schakowsky in Illinois’s Ninth District, cast her ballot at a Chicago Park District field house on Tuesday morning. She is part of a ...

One of Chicago’s most fun and festive races is coming up this weekend: The 2026 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle. The popular ...

Politics / St. Louis has a Missouri problem. But like many other Democratic cities in Republican states, it can fight back by ...

As Route 66 celebrates its centennial anniversary, US Travel Editor Ted Thornhill reveals how to get a taste of the ‘good old ...

Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly are competing with Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in an open-seat race to ...

The U.S. Army general who led the military's effort to coordinate support for Ukraine left classified documents on a train in Europe and improperly drank too much alcohol one night during a social ...

New data reveals 31 shootings per day occurred near U.S. schools last year. Over a decade, 26% of K-12 schools were impacted.

The state’s lieutenant governor and a cryptocurrency darling square off in the Democratic race to fill Dick Durbin’s U.S.

Center Line Prep Academy was the state’s best-kept secret until the Bears surprised with a deep run in Division 3.

Americana fans who want to learn all about the history of Route 66 should check out this suburb of Springfield that has some ...