According to an article in WBEZ News, the middle class is now nearly nonexistent in Chicago, which is causing concern among those who fear the changes this shift will bring with it.

The husband of a state legislator allegedly received special consideration when the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) hired him in what appears to be an illegal patronage hire.

Cook County paid out more than $1.23 million in worker’s compensation benefits last month, according to records obtained by Chicago City Wire through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.

Cook County Health (CCH) urges legislators to take action to reduce gun violence on the first anniversary that claimed 17 lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Major changes in child-focused policy (eg, insurance coverage) and practice (care coordination) over the last two decades have led to substantive changes in pediatric clinical care

Discoveries in the lab of Youyang Zhao, PhD, at Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute at Lurie Children’s, hold promise of new treatments for patients suffering from pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a severe lung disease with three-year survival rate of 50 percent

A bill to raise Illinois' minimum wage passed the state Senate on partisan lines on Feb. 7 after Gov. J.B. Pritzker made a personal appeal to Democratic lawmakers at a private caucus prior to the vote.

Local West Side blues and soul singer Willie D. Freeman, 75, of Austin, died on Feb. 7, after a long illness, according to his wife, Gladys.

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Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Corporation Counsel Ed Siskel and Business Affairs and Consumer Protection Commissioner (BACP) Rosa Escareno today announced that the City of Chicago is filing a lawsuit against 27 online sellers of e-cigarettes and vaping liquids and citing 4 retail stores in Chicago with illegal sales of products to minors.

A growing trend called “Dragon’s Breath” adds a shocking fog-like twist to food and risk of serious injury to anyone eating, drinking or handling it.

Corporal punishment – described as use of physical force to punish a child – is a divisive issue in the parenting world, with some parents squarely swearing by or against it.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the completion of a $10 million Tax Increment Financing (TIF) agreement between the City of Chicago and Shop & Save market to redevelop the last vacant Dominick’s in South Shore into a full-service grocery store.

In Willie Wilson’s mind, Chicago's city government needs to be reined in.

Rafael A. Mangual says he wonders if Chicago would be in good hands with Toni Preckwinkle as its next mayor.

Republican committeeman of the 38th Ward Chuck Hernandez is hoping to send a “strong” message throughout the world of Chicago politics by endorsing democrat Willie Wilson’s run for mayor.

Sammy Tenuta has become the latest republican lawmaker to formally throw his support behind democrat Willie Wilson’s run for mayor of Chicago.

Chicago mayoral candidate Willie Wilson, a Democrat, has secured the endorsement of Cook County Republican Party Chairman Sean M. Morrison.

Four of Chicago's 14 mayoral candidates at an early childhood education forum on Monday shared how they will fix the city's education system if they are elected.

Jeffrey Carter thinks the damage done to Chicago by the tax increase now being proposed would be as immediate as it would be lasting.