Kyle Brand is an artist and Michigan transplant whose first two murals in his new city can be found in his adopted ...

It might not feel like summer outside but Memorial Day weekend means beaches are open and preparations for events and parades ...

The Illinois legislature has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fix what is broken in the Chicago area’s regional transit system. We urge them to address both the fiscal cliff and organizational ...

In answering its mission to bring little- or too seldom-heard Italian opera masterworks to Chicago stages, the Opera Festival ...

Negotiators and transit officials are naming several possible sources: as much as $200 million, they hope, from the state’s ...

As one of the longest serving mayors in the state of Illinois, I’ve seen my fair share of crises confronting our state and ...

CTA, Metra and Pace are facing a $770 million hole in their budget next year and are urging the Illinois General Assembly to pass a public transportation funding and reform bill to avoid service cuts ...

With beaches set to open and a holiday weekend looming, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling spoke at a summer safety press conference Thursday ...

The man accused of stabbing a contractor to death this week will remain in jail after appearing in court Thursday morning.

With costs soaring to $1 billion a mile, Greg Hinz says the CTA’s Red Line extension demands a serious reset — and real ...

CHICAGO - O’Hare and Midway International Airports are bracing for a busy Memorial Day Weekend, with more than 1.86 million ...

Philadelphia’s transit agency is now forced to plan for devastating service cuts. Chicago has time to act before damage is ...