The union said more Chicago hotels could go on strike "at any moment," with dozens of workers already picketing downtown.

Thousands of Chicago hotel workers are on strike on Friday morning, demanding a new contract.

A CTA janitor died after being stabbed as he tried to intervene in an attack on a Green Line train operator at the Damen/Lake stop Thursday afternoon, just blocks from the United Center.

A CTA janitor died after being stabbed as he tried to intervene in an attack on a Green Line train operator at the Damen/Lake stop Thursday afternoon, police and sources say.

The City Council should pump the brakes on a rushed backroom deal and think long and hard about making it easier for Lime and Lyft to serve all of Chicago, not chase out companies that provide an econ...

Dubbed internally as “Operation Safe California,” the Examiner reported, the 45-day enforcement began several days ago in the San Diego area.

ICE has launched a new crackdown just weeks before the midterms.

Bronzeville Soul and Peaches Restaurant were among several businesses hit in an early-morning spree on 47th Street over the weekend. Businesses on 75th Street were targeted, too. "It's very draining,"...

Just a year after Silverio Villegas González was fatally shot by an immigration enforcement agent during a traffic stop in Franklin Park, his family is seeking accountability from the federal governme...

The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in the United States, the latest effort from the Trump administration to crack down o...

Months after former President Barack Obama’s museum’s opening this summer, employees at the museum foundation announced Wednesday they are unionizing.

The district’s Office of the Inspector General this summer closed an inquiry involving Dominguez’ time at a Pilsen nonprofit , saying it could not substantiate allegations that he made inappropriate c...

A temporary data center freeze could be expanded — or made permanent. It will pause the expansion of several centers in S.F.

Paola Zamora Rojas, a vintage fashion lover, built a community online and in her neighborhood, where friends and family say she was always looking out for others.

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Shavon Gayden, 48, has been charged with murder after prosecutors said she stabbed Eddimar Hernández Chacón multiple times Saturday in Chatham.

A bottle with a story to tell. Meet the young Yollocalli artists behind Owala’s Amor y Vida Color Drop, and see what brought their design to life.

Chicago's premier fall-themed street festival saw huge crowds, with some attendees saying the social media hype dampened some of the long-running event's charm.

Police said a woman approached a girl and fatally stabbed her multiple times as she walked outside in Chatham Saturday. The woman is in custody after bystanders initially detained her.

We predict the neighborhood around the site of Amtrak’s proposed rail yard would see greater future negative cumulative health impacts.

Lawyers for Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent during Operation Midway Blitz, said Friday they’re filing a federal lawsuit next week that includes new ballist...

The dark side of the prediction market boom is becoming more clear: Experts say the sites have become go-to outlets for gambling addicts to relapse as the companies avoid state consumer protections.

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Festival organizers took additional time to clear the park after heavy rain during the event. An assessment of the costs to restore the park will take place this week.

There will be three types of luxury seating, including mini suites, at the Fire's 22,000-seat stadium anchoring The 78.

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Samuel Gonzalez Terrones, 21, struggled with depression and schizophrenia. His mom's arrest by ICE became too much to bear.

Reflections on what kept us going on the anniversary of Midway Blitz.

Tributes have poured for Zamora, a beloved mother, daughter, sister and friend, who died Sept. 17.

Four cabbie deaths over the summer raise new questions about the beleaguered industry.

Juan Martin Márquez, a beloved family man and Bears superfan, was riding an e-bike to work when he was fatally struck by a driver who ran a red light.

While some alderpeople push for tougher curfew laws, many parents and teens say the current approach is unfair and ineffective.

"Begin a rewarding career as U.S. Border Patrol Agent, securing America's land borders and coastal waters," a promotion for the career fair reads. The agency will no longer appear, but students still ...