Gabriela Lena Frank's first opera, in its Met debut, sees late Mexican painter Frida Kahlo leaving the underworld on the Day ...

Not much is left of the massive buildings built for the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Despite a rocky start, the event became one of the most successful world’s fairs ever held.

Soon, a lucky someone will get to choose the color of the Chicago skyline for a set period - for whatever reason they choose.

City of the Big Shoulders” reflects the city’s strength and complexity. It took the artist five years to complete, mapping ...

Chicago has always been many things at once. But if we ask what will ultimately define Chicago in 2050, the answer may be ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 3, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Flashback: May 4, 1976 Author Saul Bellow ...

Over the past 25 years, more than 400 organizations have earned Chicago Innovation Awards. This panel brings together several ...

It's not just months of fireball bombings and human misery that amount to "The Return of the World War," a Chicago expert says. With two wars on different continents -- in Iran and Ukraine -- ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will travel to meet Pope Leo XIV, the mayor's office said Wednesday.

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CHICAGO — A Chicago officer who was fatally shot by a man receiving treatment at a hospital while in police custody has been identified as 38-year-old John Bartholomew, authorities said. Bartholomew, ...