Held during Jackson’s birthday weekend, organizers said the programming reflected the values Jackson championed throughout his life and his deep ties to Omega Psi Phi, the fraternity he joined in 1960 and served in district and international leadership roles.

The climate change-boosted weather pattern is snarling ship traffic in the Panama Canal. The popular card game is caught up in the fray.

“Threads of a Nation” underscores how laborious it is to care for the fragile relics — and how hard it can be to verify their authenticity.

CPS’ inspector general reopened an investigation involving a former CPS student and Hilario Dominguez, the teachers union-backed candidate. The woman says she’s looking for accountability. Dominguez denies any wrongdoing and questions why the 2017 allegations resurfaced during a heated race.

The Chicago Bears legend was 86.

When Elgin Community College in Illinois decided to get rid of its Flock cameras, the company responded to the request with silence — and even resistance.

The star known for his turn on CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory” plays Tennessee Williams in “Kowalski” at the Lookingglass Theatre. In the Loop talks with Galecki about the role and what he took from TV to the stage.

Chicago’s largest film festival is celebrating its 62nd year with a new line-up of more than 100 feature-length films and shorts screening across the city. In the Loop sits down with two organizers to get a preview of the festival.

Chicago fans’ hopes for a Game 3 closer were dashed Wednesday night, as the Cleveland Guardians beat the White Sox, 9-3.

The Cornell Seven case raises the question again: How can universities and the public respond? Say More asks listeners to weigh in on these tough questions.

Villegas González’s family filed a formal complaint against the feds on Thursday, taking the first step toward suing the federal government over his death. An attorney for the family said they expect to seek “a very large sum of money.”

It's National Pierogi Day. We sent two reporters with Polish heritage on a quest for the best Polish restaurants in Chicago. For those willing to venture beyond the kiełbasa, here are some new and old places to try.

The exhibition, powered by a Save America’s Treasures grant of more than $450,000, focuses on presidential clothing and the extreme measures required to preserve these delicate pieces for generations of researchers and history lovers.

From the retrospective return of hometown artist Rashid Johnson to a stunning series of shows by women artists, this fall’s museum calendar is full of great options for exploration.

The climate change-boosted weather pattern is snarling ship traffic in the Panama Canal. The popular card game is caught up in the fray.

The Bucktown restaurant will open in early 2027, featuring dried pasta sourced from Italy, plus seafood and meat dishes cooked and finished on a robata-style grill and wood-fired oven.

Phanésia Pharel captures the voices of teen girls with such authenticity and vigor that this 90-minute production flies by in a blur.

In Chicago, it’s house music. In Detroit, it’s techno. They come from the same origins, but who does it better? By the 1990s, both musical genres became the soundtrack to each city’s signature footwork dance style, important to the culture in both cities.