Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 1, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event ...

In February, you can celebrate Black History Month with a variety of WTTW programming that explores the political, artistic, ...

It was a well-known aphorism during former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s record 36 years in power that while ...

As ComEd’s lead external lobbyist for years, McClain took Madigan’s job recommendations and referred them to leaders at the utility for consideration. McClain’s attorney Pat Cotter characterized the ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is accused of leading a criminal enterprise over nearly a decade, designed to ...

The investigation that led to Michael Madigan’s indictment changed the course of Chicago history. It also prompted a historic ...

The $25 million effort would be named for Jim Lowry, a consultant and Kellogg icon who was McKinsey's first Black hire.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with the case of Patrick Daley Thompson, a former Chicago alderman and member of Chicago’s most storied political dynasty. Thompson served four months in a ...

Sherman "Dilla" Thomas gives the keynote address on Tuesday at Northwestern's Martin Luther King Jr commemoration. Social media storyteller and Chicago ...

The trial, now in its third month and heading towards closing arguments, is the culmination of a sprawling, decade-long corruption investigation that has netted several convictions, including the ...

Almost six decades later, urban historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas is making sure new generations know the details of Martin Luther King Jr.’s time in Chicago through his educational tours of the ...

Teachers and other school workers, who are determined to fight against years of austerity and lost purchasing power, must ...