As Chicago Public Schools teachers return to the classroom this week, many will have a new leader at the top of their union.

Qui Nguyen’s play, now receiving its Chicago premiere at Writers Theatre, is a second generation, rap-era kid’s flashy, sexually charged version of a story about the pain and rage that come with being a refugee, and the difficult process of assimilation. 

A new law allows Illinois farmers to grow cannabis for non-drug uses, making Illinois the latest state to legalize a crop that experts say is growing in demand.

The legal minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Illinois will remain 18 after Gov. Bruce Rauner last week vetoed legislation that would have raised the age to 21. 

Two women acting as ride-hailing service drivers have reportedly robbed multiple riders at gunpoint across the Near North Side in recent months, according to the Chicago Police Department.

Eddie Arruza and guests discuss President Donald Trump’s mounting legal woes and how they could impact Chicago politics.

A new poll shows a sizable lead in the race for governor. Juries convict two in the murder of Hadiya Pendleton. A renewed push for a Chicago casino. And a controversial acquisition for the Cubs.

Six students from the University of Illinois at Chicago are starting the fall semester a little early – and a couple thousand miles from campus.

For the fifth straight year, dozens of animals have returned to O’Hare International Airport, where they are helping to clear invasive vegetation that can harbor wildlife and pose risks to aircrafts during takeoff. 

Authorities are looking for two to three men they believe are responsible for five robberies in the area this month.

Readers react to the prospect of a casino in Chicago.

Watch the Aug. 23, 2018 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

The recent GOP federal tax cut law isn’t very popular among Democratic politicians. But city officials are taking advantage of one provision that could jump-start development in blighted areas.

Remembering the tumultuous 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, as captured by two local photographers.

A Cook County jury took about three hours to convict the man accused of fatally shooting 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton at a Kenwood park on the South Side in 2013.