To Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley, he was his cousin Chris, the hilarious kid he grew up with whom he watched rise to fame on "Saturday Night Live" and shine in movies such as "Tommy Boy," while away ...

Abdullatif Ahmed recalls his journey from Yemen to working on the icy waters of the Great Lakes, where Yemeni sailors shaped the region’s maritime history.

Fourth-year multimedia journalism student Ford Hammontree died Jan. 31, according to his obituary, which described him as a “lover of all people.” ...

Hundreds of requests for pardons and clemency petitions for federal convictions are filed each year, but usually just a few result in a presidential pardon or commutation of sentence. Recent ...

It all comes thanks to a federal grant to Cook County School District 130, which includes schools in Blue Island, Crestwood, ...

According to a post on Chicago Public Schools' website, the district's goal is "always to have school open," but added that heavy snow, extreme cold or extreme heat could lead to classes or activities ...

More than 100 Chicago-area schools, colleges and daycares were closed Wednesday as the first major winter storm is set to ...

With a winter storm coming, schools in the Chicago area have announced closures or shifts to E-learning today.

1969: Controversial University of Chicago sociology professor Marlene Dixon — who inspired a more than two-week sit-in by ...

Several schools across the Chicago area have announced closures, early dismissals or switches to e-learning ahead of what ...

With a winter storm ramping up in the Plains and Midwest, schools in the Chicago area have started to announce closures or ...