Chicago

He is remembered as one of the nation’s most notorious gangsters, but Al Capone’s career as head of Chicago organized crime came to a sudden and ignominious end after only six years.

When a deadly polio outbreak hit Chicago in 1937, the city shuttered its schools. But kids didn’t get a free pass. They took part in a remote learning experiment with the best technology available: the radio.

The story of the Haymarket Riot of 1886 actually begins 20 years earlier. After the Civil War, Chicago’s labor unions had been pushing for an eight-hour…

On April 28, 1941, Illinois Congressman Arthur Mitchell argued to the Supreme Court that African Americans were entitled to railroad accommodations equal…

On March 25, 1931, Illinois, and the nation, mourned the loss of suffragist and civil rights icon Ida B. Wells. But before she became a crusader for…

Recent encounters between coyotes and humans have put the canines in the public eye. We have details on why these animals seem to be popping up in more…

A pair of credit rating agencies on Tuesday issued warnings on the finances of both the state of Illinois and its largest city.

A state lawmaker says a proposed change to the formula for a Chicago casino would have shortchanged the rest of Illinois.An effort to change the tax…

Playwright Douglas Post was the first guest on State of the Artist. Listen to his interview (audio is above) or learn more about the playwright here. This…

Even with Chicagoland students in the same income range, white students have a much greater chance of getting a degree than students of color.That’s…