RT @TylerLaRiviere: Some of the Piping Plovers have moved onto 63rd Street beach, here they are lounging with a curious sandpiper this afte….

The sculpture Agora — a striking work composed of 106 9-foot tall iron human figures — has been a fixture on the southern edge of Grant Park for nearly 20 years. But the artwork might have to take a hike next August.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Sunday’s “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker” said he’s not ruling out a 2028 presidential run — and called President Donald Trump a “cheater” in his personal and professional life.

In the photo, Olivia Rodrigo has a dynamic, energetic pose. But getting such a once-in-a-concert shot required some planning and anticipation.

How to minimize taxes on a 401(k)? To start, think about maximizing your retirement contributions, says financial advisor Andy Timmerwilke: “My advice would be to always do as much as you can, especially in the last few years as you approach retirement.”.

Opinion: Medical cannabis patients are now treated as an afterthought. It doesn’t have to be that way.

This isn’t your average bedspread. Every square is a representation of someone who is — or used to be — locked up inside an Illinois prison. Advocates and family members of people in prison hope their quilt humanizes and commemorates their loved ones.

Seizures of cocaine in the Chicago area have been rising the last few years, and the purity of the drug has been going up, too. The DEA says bricks of cocaine tested this year are about 84% pure on average, up from 54% in 2020.

Danielle Wasserman, 37, was harged with two hate-crime counts, four counts of aggravated battery and criminal damage to property, Chicago police said. She allegedly defaced a mural in Pilsen and assaulted two people.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit in Illinois asking for an order that would return dozens of Texas Democrats who fled to IL to try to stop Texas Republicans from enacting new congressional maps that would give the GOP five more seats.

A sign posted at the Uptown hospital emergency room notified patients of the closure Friday morning. The ER is closing after the hospital was notified it will lose access to Medicare and Medicaid funds Saturday.

Illinois’ former House speaker is due in prison in about two months. He asked a judge to let him remain free while he challenges his corruption conviction. The judge shot him down, but Madigan has other options.

An organization claims there is a full-grown man living inside “the Bean.” He utters no sound, but you can see him — when the sun hits “the Bean’s” silver skin in just the right way, they say.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan’s request to remain free while appealing his conviction has been denied by the judge who sentenced him earlier this year to 7.5 years in prison.

A 16-year-old Dolton boy remains detained after he allegedly used a ghost gun to fatally shoot his Uber driver, whom he dragged into the street after planning to carjack him.

The founders of the first major treatment center for AIDS witnessed how the disease ravaged Chicago’s gay community. Now their hopes for eradicating the disease is threatened by the Trump administration.

Twenty-two beaches, 19 pools, and one beach will remain open through Labor Day while 15 pools close Sunday with 42 more closing Aug. 17, the park district said.

Ava Hudson, a trans woman, eagerly joined the CTA to get the stability and benefits to pay for her independence and ongoing transition after years of scraping by. Instead, she found an environment that was not inclusive or supportive.

Losing Weiss Memorial Hospital "removes access for a lot of people in this community,” said ER nurse Daniel Manser. “Even in the short time that we have been closed to ambulances, we’ve still seen almost a thousand patients that have just walked in.”.

Six-plus months into his term, President Donald Trump has shaken up the way companies and government agencies do business by implementing new policies and regulations — many that impact Chicago businesses: “It puts a blanket of concern.”.