1927: The Stevens Hotel — then the largest hotel in the world — opened on Michigan Avenue. The $30 million, 28-story towers ...

Illinois authorities are investigating a "suspicious" fire that destroyed a local business belonging to a vocal critic of an ...

The mayor of Chicago is pushing for a progressive income tax in Illinois, even though a recent economic report says it would ...

Johnson, the city's top official, will join WBEZ live for “Ask the Mayor.” It’s your chance to ask him questions about what ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson stopped by WBEZ’s studios on May 1, 2025 to answer Chicago residents’ questions.

Recent changes at Chicago Animal Care and Control are creating chaos, according to some advocates. Sources told the ABC7 ...

Tucked inside the Altgeld Gardens public housing project on Chicago’s far South Side, there’s a yellow brick wall filled with ...

The City of Chicago, which owns the statues, will not be bringing the statues back to their former sites in Grant Park and ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson advocates for Illinois to eliminate the state's flat income tax for a progressive income tax.

Chicago was one of hundreds of cities across the country where people took to the streets to mark May Day, a holiday with ...

“Squinty” had been the Lewis and Clark High School basketball coach for 40 years. Mayor David Rodgers called him “the dean of ...

MWDC Double Black Diamond Solar project online in Illinois. Located 30 miles west of Springfield, the project is ...