An idea first floated more than 50 years ago to extend the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line to the Far South Side is closer to becoming a reality with nearly $2B in federal funding now secured.

It’s the CTA’s largest ever infusion of cash, and one that public officials hope will pay dividends for generations to come.

The Chicago Transit Authority is moving forward to extend the Red Line on the city’s Far South Side, at a cost of more than ...

Late last year former CPS, CTA and Park District chief Forrest Claypool released "The Daley Show" detailing the reign of his ...

Jimmy Carter, whose official state funeral will be held Thursday in Washington, D.C., was introduced to Chicago at a South ...

Michael Madigan got a preview of what’s to come when Assistant U.S. Attorney Amarjeet Bhachu asked Judge John Blakey how ...

The College of Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has announced its Distinguished Guest Speaker Series ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear the case of a former Chicago alderman, who served four months in a federal prison for ...

Tuesday, jurors in the former Illinois House speaker’s federal bribery trial heard intensely personal revelations from a ...

Brandon Johnson hasn’t taught in CPS since 2011. But because of his leave status, he’s still accruing seniority in the ...

The defense theme is likely to resume Tuesday, when Michael Madigan’s lawyers are expected to call his law partner Bud ...