CHICAGO (WLS) -- On a swath of land nearly four hours southwest of Chicago is a massive project city leaders are banking on to bring down the price to power America's third largest city.

How to Apply to be the Poet Laureate Applications for the Chicago Poet Laureate are now open through May 29. Chicago-based poets with deep ties to the city’s literary community, a commitment to ...

Easily the biggest art fair in the city, the Expo features the work of thousands of artists represented by more than 170 galleries from 36 countries. Expo organizers could make an alphabet book ...

UPDATE: A person of interest was in custody as of Thursday morning, Chicago police said. Our latest story can be found here. Our original story continues below. A Chicago fire captain and a father ...

City leaders are hopeful the Chicago Bears will remain engaged on a potential new stadium deal to keep the team in the city despite their recent re-engagement with Arlington Heights. New Chicago ...

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Hester Mendez's family is now suing the City of Chicago. The botched raid on the innocent Mendez family in November 2017 sparked CBS News Chicago's yearslong investigation into Chicago Police ...

Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a ...

CHICAGO — Saying Chicago’s already-precarious financial state is “at a crossroads” with President Donald Trump threatening to cut billions in funding to the city, Mayor Brandon Johnson on ...

“But I am confident that the collective groups of the city of Chicago will stand firm in our values to ensure that we are investing in people — but we also have to make serious considerations ...

Crystal St. in the city's Austin neighborhood. Later Wednesday, the Chicago Fire Department said an investigation revealed the fire was caused by “ignition of contents of a trash bin by human ...

Wednesday marked the third day of the trial for the lawsuit brought by an innocent family who are suing the City of Chicago after police officers wrongly raided their home in 2017. The lawsuit ...