The August outage followed years of delays to a promised upgrade of the city's 911 system.

President Donald Trump claimed that the U.S. has the “best poverty numbers in history,” meaning less poverty now than at any other time.

What makes a social program work? And if it does, how do you know whether it will work somewhere else?

The binding ballot initiative would bar the city from investing in countries or companies tied to genocide, apartheid, or occupation.

American parents are working harder than ever to give their children a leg up.

A University of Chicago analysis of 11 years of federal survey data found that GLP-1 use in diabetes patients did not shift mental health or employment.

The Trump Administration has rolled back a major climate rule, falsely claiming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants do not impact the climate or human health.

Most of the diesel squeeze stems from the U.S.-Iran war, but heeding Trump's request could undercut Kyiv's strategy to pressure Moscow.

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A dominant housing market gatekeeper should not be able to use its control over market information to leave consumers with fewer choices.

Median household income rose to a record $87,460 in 2025, according to annual Census Bureau data on the financial well-being of Americans.

As artificial intelligence systems become increasingly powerful, policymakers around the world are grappling with a difficult question: How can society encourage innovation (and the now plausible race...

This fall, the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences will present its Wilbur Cross Medal for Alumni Achievement to four graduates who have demonstrated exceptional scholarship, teaching, and public service.  This year's honorees are:

Ukraine's former defense minister has called for a wartime election, in direct challenge to the sitting President. Elections have been suspended since 2022.

It's only the most essential component of human life.

It's only the most essential component of human life.

The city's lousy meter deal seems inescapable, no matter who holds the lease. One Chicagoan found a way to beat it. Could the whole city do the same?

Some institutions are already lowering their tuition prices in response to federal loan caps, but experts say the lasting effect of the caps is hard to predict.

High costs, political attacks take a toll as fewer students come, top scholars leave

The country may have hoped that deeper drone attacks would cause Russians to protest the war, but mass demonstrations don't look likely.

During two decades of rapid growth, Wildberries has established itself at the intersection of business and power in Russia.

Las Vegas, NV -- On the heels of potentially the most widespread cyber attack by a nation state on U.S. water systems in history, DEF CON Franklin and the National Rural Water Association (NRWA) launched the Water Watch Center (WWC) today. The WWC gives...

While a ban on oil and fuel exports could temporarily decrease prices, experts say benefits would be short-lived and cause long-term pain.

For the new initiative, Vanderbilt University researchers will work to create “digital twins” of water system networks.

Cyberterrorism experts agree that Tehran is targeting city water systems by hacking into computers, already striking several communities in the Midwest.

Independent voters are set to be a key constituency in the 2026 midterm elections. USA TODAY spoke with three of them about what's on their minds.

The board is expected to vote on the district's $9.96 billion budget proposal, which includes cuts to some staffing and a spending freeze after January.

Federal cybersecurity officials are warning of a potentially far-reaching hacking campaign linked to the Russian government. Governor JB Pritzker's staff and other offices recently met to discuss protections against election-related threats.

The Harris Social Impact Fellowship is a highly-selective, full-time, 11-month program for recent graduates and early career professionals with strong STEM skills and a passion for evidence-based change. Designed by University of Chicago Harris School o...

Baltimore is rethinking what it means to call 911, and who responds. Callers who don't need police will get help finding social services and healthcare before they actually fall into crisis.

‘The Point' airs on WGN and streams on WGN+ each weeknight at 6:45 p.m. CT.

In a recent speech, President Donald Trump discussed foreign interference, noncitizen voting and vulnerabilities in the American election system -- reiterating some widely disproven charges. The administration released a trove of heavily redacted docume...

The non-health benefits haven't been studied as closely as the health benefits.

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The Trump administration's dismantling of U.S. foreign assistance institutions has left the country less prepared to respond to international health threats, such as the current Ebola outbrea...

Elon Musk's net worth briefly surpassed $1 trillion in June 2026, spotlighting US wealth inequality as his fortune equalled the combined wealth of nearly half the American population.

We dig into current conflicts to understand the incentives that lead countries into violence, and what keeps them stretching on and on.

As the Bears consider leaving Chicago, experts and city leaders are debating whether Soldier Field should be renovated, downsized or redeveloped to remain financially viable while preserving its historic and public lakefront role.

With a trillion dollars, Musk could pull hundreds of millions of people out of extreme poverty, pay off medical debt in the U.S., climate-proof the world, end world hunger and homelessness in the U.S