Ald. Bennett Lawson (44th) spent more than a year trying to find common ground on the volatile issue of accessory dwelling ...

Chicago's minimum wage for standard and tipped workers increased, effective July 1. Here's what to know.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday defended Illinois’ sanctuary laws before a House committee hearing and blasted the Trump administration for “abuses of power” amid a crackdown on undocument… ...

Many Chicago and Illinois Chinese students are unsure if they can finish their studies after Marco Rubio's post on visas being revoked.

Day turned to night in northwest Indiana and north-central Illinois on Friday as a rare dust storm shrouded the skies.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said state DMV facilities were affected by a nationwide outage impacting U.S. passport verification Wednesday.

Landmarks Illinois is out with its annual list of 10 most endangered landmarks, including three locations in Chicago.

A Chicago church won’t be planting fruit trees this spring as climate funds remain frozen Stone Temple Baptist Church was counting on the funds to plant trees in its community garden, which ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 16, according to the Tribune’s archives.

Drone video shot on Friday shows a large water main break inundating a snow-laden neighborhood in Skokie, Illinois.

The Department of Justice is suing Chicago, the state of Illinois and Cook County over sanctuary city policies.