In honor of her late son, Elizabeth Gerlach wrote a children’s book featuring a protagonist who uses a wheelchair. “I would like to be able to reduce the stigma of kids with disabilities,” she said.

District leaders are updating policies on how students and staff can digitally communicate as it works to root out sexual misconduct inside its schools.

Witty women, global fare, sweet treats and art fairs usher in the weekend. Here are 10 things to do in and around Chicago.

An exhibition conveys the role of the publishers of Ebony and Jet magazines in spreading the word on black culture from their onetime offices at 820 S. Michigan Ave.

Local reaction to a stunning two-year grand jury investigation that details alleged sexual abuse of more than 1,000 individuals by 300 “predator priests” – and a cover-up by church officials.

Watch the Aug. 21, 2018 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

The candidate pool in the race for mayor grows once again – and a new poll has some surprising results.

A bill signed into law this week seeks to incorporate composted soil into state-funded landscaping projects. 

The names of prospective district volunteers must now be run through sex offender registries and the statewide list of violent offenders before they can be hired.

A march planned for Saturday commemorating the 1968 anti-war protests held during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago will not just be a “nostalgia event,” says organizer Andy Thayer.

Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday vetoed a bill that advocates say would have boosted urban agriculture efforts in Chicago and other cities across the state.

Total fundraising in the Illinois governor’s race approaches a quarter-billion dollars. What that means for both parties.

Readers react to a new Illinois law that toughens up penalties for texting while driving.

Watch the Aug. 20, 2018 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

Two certified organic gardens on opposite sides of the city provide benefits to the environment and nearby communities.