Political heavyweight Anne Burke is elevated to chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court as her husband, Ald. Ed Burke, faces 14 federal corruption charges. Cook County Clerk Karen...

Rent control in Chicago: a good idea? The fate of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans. The Lyric Opera’s new music director. Can the Bears bounce back? And the creative team behind ...

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks in Chicago. Teaching abstinence in schools. A new series on criminal justice from all angles. Plus: Ask Geoffrey and Chicago company Smashed...

Debating a city congestion tax. Why fewer kids are playing high school football. Saving the planet from asteroids. An art show too racy for Russia. And a 100-year-old bagpipe band.

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Uber’s expansion in Chicago. Reaction to the reopening of Sterigenics. The latest on vaping. A unique guidebook to Chicago. And the future of medical monitoring.

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A DuPage County judge has given the green light to reopen Sterigenics, the Willowbrook sterilization plant that was shut down for emitting cancer-causing pollutants.

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A study shows rent is already on the rise near the future Obama Center. Back to school with CPS CEO Janice Jackson. Paying more to drive downtown. And Naperville snuffs out recreational...

The ongoing debate over Lincoln Yards. Artificial intelligence takes a big leap forward on campus. And James “Big Cat” Williams raises the curtain on the Bears opener against the Packers.

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It’s back to the classroom for Chicago Public Schools students. Alderman react to the mayor’s “State of the City” speech. Plus: Hurricanes, lake levels and local Grammy Award-winner Isaiah...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot lays out Chicago’s $838 million budget deficit and some other hard truths regarding municipal finances during a prime-time televised “State of the City” address on...