The city is home to a vibrant jazz scene and the Chicago Jazz Festival. But it’s hard to catch the genre on the local radio dial.

An Illinois congressional candidate and current state representative said a Customs and Border Patrol agent pulled a gun on him Tuesday on Chicago's Northwest Side.

A federal agent pointed a gun at the state representative as he and his staff alerted North Side residents to immigration agents.

Some faculty see the changes as “voluntary capitulation” to the Trump administration. UIC leaders say they align with “current legal standards” and new University of Illinois System policy.

The No. 1 Illinois restaurant in Yelp’s ranking was Penumbra, a Chicago spot known for Latin-flavored steaks and seafood. You can make reservations online, and some of its popular menu items include charcuterie, surf and turf, Creole jalapeño shrimp and chocolate lava cake.

Opening statements in the trial of a former sheriff's deputy charged with murder in the shooting death of a Black woman, in her Springfield, Illinois, home are scheduled for Wednesday.

Trump has portrayed Chicago as riven by violent crime, a description at odds with statistics showing the city’s murder rate has been on the decline for several years. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, a Democrat, has accused Trump of deliberately seeking to provoke unrest to justify further federal intervention.

Illinois prosecutors say three suburban men had planned to pose as cops at "No Kings" protests in the Chicago area over the weekend.