University of Chicago researchers asked Chicagoans to draw their neighborhood boundaries for a new map. Block Club reporters ...

Douglas C. Durand, 80, passed away unexpectedly while vacationing in Laughlin, Nevada. Doug was born on June 19, 1944, to the late Clarence Durand and Vivian Lucas Durand. Doug graduated from ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Flashy neon signs for motels, eclectic gift shops, full service stations, quirky museums and mom-and-pop restaurants, plus ...

Stephanie Lulay, Executive editor and Co-Founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago ...

Enough people are noticing in Illinois that some counties want to secede from the Land of Lincoln and join a state that isn’t ruled by public unions and their political yes-men. In November ...

Trump administration officials are suing Illinois and top state officials, hoping to force them to turn over suspected illegal immigrants rather than releasing them from jails and state prisons.

President Trump’s Justice Department sued the state of Illinois, the city of Chicago and local officials Thursday over laws creating a sanctuary city. Accusing the officials of impeding federal ...

A gray sedan speeding overnight in the Dunning neighborhood crashed into a utility pole leaving  the driver and two passengers injured, one fatally, Chicago police said. About 2:15 a.m., officers ...

The Trump administration, DOJ sues Illinois and Chicago over some of its immigration laws. The lawsuit argues that the government has authority to regulate immigration, but it needs to work with ...

One person is dead and two others are injured after a car crashed into a utility pole in Dunning early Saturday, police said.