Even in today’s extremely challenging times, there are places in Illinois where environmental justice is happening.

After 18 years in Wicker Park, a bar that helped usher in a new era of cocktail culture in the U.S., is calling it quits.

Gale Street Inn, a Jefferson Park neighborhood staple in operation since 1963, announced that it is permanently closed. The ...

Chicago’s plight mirrors transit disasters nationwide. Philadelphia’s SEPTA proposes 45 percent service cuts and a 9:00 p.m. rail curfew. San Francisco and New York face similar shortfalls.

Chicago transit plan that would raise rideshare taxes, tolls blasted by critics The plan is facing fire from suburban officials and state lawmakers, with a deadline looming to pass the measure ...

It’s easy to be dazzled by Chicago’s centrally located Loop and River North neighborhoods, especially the bevy of swanky bars. But in a city of 77 diverse communities, we advise you to venture ...

Metropolis The Risky Plan to Stop Chicago’s Transit “Death Spiral” The city is staring down a massive budget gap—and a total reimagining of who runs its trains and buses.

As Chicago transit agencies and Illinois lawmakers near a deadline to fix a transit budget shortfall of about $770 million, some are calling for a services tax.

The “doomsday scenario” for the future of Chicago’s transit system is coming into sharp focus: a $770 million budget deficit threatens thousands of jobs, sweeping service cuts and a crater ...

NEW YORK (PIX11)—Imagine what New York City was like in 1937. Perhaps you can begin to imagine what an 87-year-old dive bar looks like. The Subway Inn is closing this weekend and the lights are ...

Imagine what New York City was like in 1937. Perhaps you can begin to imagine what an 87-year-old dive bar looks like. American Airlines regional jet carrying 64 collides midair with military ...