2+ hour, 52+ min ago  (837+ words) CHICAGO "A Chicago dance crew known for its Bud Billiken Parade performances is mourning the loss of two of its members after a fatal crash Thursday morning left two people dead and three others injured. Illinois State Police responded to…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (631+ words) CHICAGO " 2026 is a big year for Chicago Public Schools. The school board is looking for a new CEO as it stares down a possible half-billion-dollar budget deficit. And later this year, the city will hold school board elections " this time…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (170+ words) CHICAGO " Local restaurants are offering free and discounted meals to households affected by the funding pause on SNAP. About 2 million Illinoians receive SNAP, according to a state news release. But federal funding for the benefit " which ensures people in need…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1164+ words) There are also luxury, vintage and music pop-ups, Chicago Leather Pride parties, a literary pop-up at a doughnut shop and more. CHICAGO " Luxury and vintage pop-up markets, an Old Town School of Folk Music record sale, Chicago Leather Pride Weekend,…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (606+ words) People might have been exposed to the virus April 21-28 in Irving Park, at O'Hare Airport and in three southwest suburbs, health department officials said. IRVING PARK " A confirmed measles case has been found in a Chicago resident, and another was…...

10+ mon, 18+ min ago  (1713+ words) The Midwest's love affair with the dish began with early 20th-century immigrants from southern Italy. Now, it's a party staple Chicagoans proudly claim as our own." Block Club is invested in shining a light on overlooked and underreported stories through…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1459+ words) The newspaper lost writers and editors with hundreds of years of cumulative journalistic experience, with the buyouts eliminating 20 percent of its staff. The journalists who remain will continue to put out the news for Chicagoans. CHICAGO " Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed…...

11+ mon, 4+ day ago  (857+ words) This article'was produced by'Bolts, a nonprofit publication that covers criminal justice and voting rights in local governments.' But that's no longer the process in parts of Chicago's South Side. A new initiative is being tested in the Seventh District " which'covers'Englewood…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (538+ words) CHICAGO " Illinois schools are seeing more teachers enter the classroom, but school leaders still believe the teacher shortage is an issue, according to a report released Monday. The Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools and the State Board of…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (408+ words) Block Club is a nonprofit, local newsroom that relies on reader support. Our ability to hold leaders accountable and discover stories, big and small, that matter to you is only possible because of community contributions. CHICAGO " An out-of-state advocacy group…...