A teenager has been identified as a boy shot to death on a West Side sidewalk on Friday afternoon, Chicago police said.

Filmmaker John Waters is known as cinema’s subversive elder statesman. Say More previews his upcoming Chicago appearances and asks about art during polarized times. Plus, author Stefan Fatsis ...

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Veteran entertainer Johnny Carson brought the nation together to share some laughs — and inspired generations of class clowns to pursue their comedy dreams. Announcer Ed McMahon sits with host Johnny ...

Residents have begun forming volunteer groups to monitor their neighborhoods for federal immigration agents. Others honk their horns or blow whistles when they see agents nearby. Residents have begun ...

A story needs three things: character, conflict and change. The dramatic Leo moon at odds with Mercury and Mars promises all three, including the conflict. Without the conflict, many theorists (from ...

Johnny Knoxville will host the new 'Fear Factor' reboot premiering in January 2026 on FOX. The show adds social strategy and remote living to its classic gross-out challenges. Producers promise ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's Columbus Day, a federal holiday. Chicago Public Schools recognizes it as Indigenous Peoples' Day. Schools, government offices, libraries and the postal service are closed Monday.

EXCLUSIVE: Strand Entertainment has signed Lizzy Mathis for management. An entrepreneur, actress and advocate for modern motherhood, Mathis is best known for exec producing, co-creating and co-hosting ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The longtime co-owner of Work the Metal in Louisville's Butchertown neighborhood has died. Jack Mathis died Sunday at the age of 61, the business said in a post on its social ...

Billionaire Ken Griffin said his hedge fund’s Chicago footprint will shrink to just two floors as crime, taxes and other challenges push employees to relocate to Miami and New York. "Chicago, you know ...