-
At the height of World War II, scientists in the U. S. raced to build a nuclear weapon before Germany. One of the first stages of this race, the harnessing of nuclear energy, took place beneath the grandstand of a football field in Chicago.
-
John Horton was greeted by about 30 people, including his fiancée, brother, daughter, and grandson. It was the first time the 40-year-old walked out of…
-
Federal authorities say an online threat against the University of Chicago appears to have been motivated by the 2014 Chicago police shooting of a black…
-
Governor Bruce Rauner is outlining what he sees as Illinois’ biggest problems. Rauner is a venture capitalist. Before he was governor, he’d buy up…
-
Two Chicago universities are among four finalists to host the Barack Obama Presidential Library.The Barack Obama Foundation announced today that it has…