H.L. Mencken crowned Chicago “the literary capital of the United States” in 1920. Lorraine Hansberry and I wrote plays that, ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A person was shot in an on-campus parking lot overnight at Northern Illinois University. Police said the ...

Since the 1960s, college presidents such as Notre Dame’s Theodore Hesburgh, Yale’s Kingman Brewster and Berkeley’s Clark Kerr ...

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Before the Chicago Blackhawks’ loss, CHSN’s president bristled at Comcast’s talking points during stalled negotiations: “We ...

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences last week awarded the “Central Bank of Sweden’s Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of ...

Temperatures feel positively summer-like in the Chicago area this weekend, but winter is right around the corner, and an ...

DEKALB, Ill. (WLS) -- A shooting left one person injured in a parking lot at North Illinois University, police said. The ...

Many of the women participating in Chicago's She Ro intervention program have lost a loved one to gun violence.

Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine had a strong NBA preseason. Making four appearances, LaVine averaged 18.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists on 53.3 percent s ...

The Bears have won three straight games, and they've scored 35-plus in each of the past two weekends. So, when can we see ...

CHICAGO - A 32-year-old man was shot to death in Chicago's Oakland neighborhood Saturday night. Officers found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest around 8:41 p.m. in the 3800 block ...