1987: Chicago Mayor Harold Washington was stricken by a heart attack while sitting at his desk just nine months after winning reelection to a second term. He was pronounced dead at 1:36 p.m.

Roch Cholowsky will likely be off the board by the Twins' pick, but there are plenty of high-upside prospects in a strong ...

Three-time former Bulls champion power forward Horace Grant unpacks Chicago's frustrating 2025-26 season.

Joe Buck received the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting by baseball’s Hall of Fame on Wednesday, joining his father, Jack, to become the only father-son duo to win the honor.

Colorado investigators say they have solved the 1987 killing of Rhonda Marie Fisher after newly analyzed DNA linked her death ...

Robert Smith Jr. was tortured into confessing to a double murder he didn’t commit by the “midnight crew” trained by notorious ...

If approved, it would bring the total amount spent by taxpayers in 2025 to compensate those wrongfully convicted based on ...

The 1985 Bears were already famous in Chicago. But "The Super Bowl Shuffle," recorded 40 years ago, helped take them ...

A Chicago City Council committee voted to advance a ban on some hemp sales in the city during a meeting on Wednesday.

Lake Shore Drive has served as a makeshift airstrip for emergency landings. But it’s also been an intentional runway for ...

Rick Pitino said on social media Dec. 1 that he'll be watching Xavier tape to try to improve St. John's shooting struggles so ...

The actor appeared in a variety of films, including "Mortal Kombat," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "The Last Emperor," and "Pearl ...