The first murdered mayor was Carter Harrison. On October 28, 1893, two days before the closing of the World’s Columbian ...

A new MCA exhibition reconsiders generations of local queer art — and the activism that inspired it.

Poor ole Mike Madigan. The 83-year-old former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, a.k.a. the Velvet Hammer, was just sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison, which means he ...

The cult-fave jewelry maker brings its dainty, stackable collections to town.

After his video and images of coyote pups in Graceland Cemetery went viral, the author offers insight on these longtime ...