Many who’ve been through restrictive housing attest to extreme isolation and confinement in small, dark, windowless cells. Phone and tablet use can be restricted. Yard or outside time is limited.

It is unclear whether Mayor Brandon Johnson has enough political muscle to convince at least 25 alderpeople to buck the ...

Elected officials are pushing back over masked immigration agents. And the uncertain future of a local campus group offering contraception.

Sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies are particularly common for college-aged people. A 2023 report from the CDC found that nearly half of all reported cases of chlamydia, ...

Immigrant rights advocates have reported seeing some ICE agents wearing masks and refusing to identify themselves during raids. Advocates say that creates fear and hinders accountability.

The measure unanimously endorsed by the Ethics and Government Oversight Committee had the support of both Inspector General Deborah Witzburg and Corporation Counsel Mary Richardson-Lowry after ...

The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track — ...

The rare rejection by the Chicago City Council’s Finance Committee means the proposal will not advance to the full City ...

John Hooker, one of the four former Commonwealth Edison officials convicted of conspiring to bribe ex-Illinois House Speaker ...

Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is having private conversations with key South Carolina Democrats, including presidential primary kingmaker Rep. Jim Clyburn, in which Emanuel indicated strong ...

Senate Republicans will test the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts this week by aiming to pass ...

This year, the names represent iconic Chicago landmarks woven into the city’s fabric and known to all visitors of our beloved ...