Like many performers of his day, Houdini would regular perform in public as a way to promote his big shows. So, ahead of his appearance at the Empress Theater, Houdini performed one of his daring ...

I’m glad that Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed budget directs $552 million to Chicago Public Schools, which will protect my ...

Trump said the U.S. "must now reexamine every single alien from Afghanistan who has entered our country under (former ...

In an ironic twist, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks next month will weigh granting preliminary landmark status for 30 N.

On Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) will host a Capitol Hill staff briefing titled “Preventing Genocide Through Education” in Room 156 of the Cannon House ...

Newly released transcripts of private interviews with a senior U.S. Border Patrol official and other authorities leading the ...

The Supreme Court will rule on the Trump administration’s bid to fire the register of copyrights after it hears two other Trump firing cases.

The Iron Bowl is the latest in a series of public touchpoints for the semiquincentennial effort. Since launching America’s Invitation at a Milwaukee Brewers-Chicago Cubs game in 2023, the commission ...

Grain futures were mostly higher Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Dec. corn gained 10.25 cents at $4.33 a bushel. Dec. wheat gained 2.25 cents at $5.29 a bushel. Dec. oats ...

Prior to the 1930s, Thanksgiving in Wyoming included jack-o'-lanterns, costume parties and going door-to-door for what was ...

The Supreme Court won’t immediately allow the Trump administration to fire the director of the U.S. Copyright Office, instead ...