Dr. Erica Schwartz becomes the 22nd leader of the CDC, which is charged with protecting Americans from preventable health ...

In an interview with WTTW News, Mayor Brandon Johnson laid out the qualities he’s looking for in Chicago’s next top cop and ...

Each Wednesday, WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop ...

A singer and longtime patron of Chicago’s jazz music scene, Geraldine de Haas helped start what would later be known as the ...

Illinois lawmakers will have a new item on their agenda when they convene for the fall veto session in November — finding an extra $150 million for Chicago Public Schools. The Chicago Board of ...

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch is apologizing for his interactions with a former staff member who brought a ...

Chicago’s top federal prosecutor acknowledged “mistakes were made” in the prosecution of the botched “Broadview Six” case, ...

The FDA says it is tracking five separate ongoing cyclospora outbreaks. The 15-state outbreak is by far the largest. No ...

In Illinois, there have been no deaths related to the cyclospora outbreak, the Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed ...

Giannoulias, 50, who is running for a second term as secretary of state in November, will simultaneously enter the contest to ...

There were 37 homicides in the city last month, the lowest total for any such month dating back to at least 1970. That total ...

Oak Park’s West Suburban Medical Center and Uptown’s Weiss Hospital both closed this year following federal funding cuts and reports of poor infrastructure and working conditions.