1852: The first direct train from the East arrived in Chicago to the sound of a firing cannon and the sight of an immense ...

Visitors to the 2025 Chicago Auto Show on Saturday view a concept car on display. The event at McCormick Place continues daily through Feb. 17. Jim Vondruska/For the Sun-Times Share On Saturday at ...

A whopping £176 million was invested in the abandoned site, however only 5% of the homes ... and other furnishings still in place. As well as homes, the complex was meant to feature a golf ...

Chicago fire officials said. The crash happened between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the lakefront trail near East Balbo Drive in Grant Park. The woman, who was the driver of the car, managed to get out ...

Aviation experts say it's not surprising passengers and crew members walked away from a plane that flipped while landing in ...

Some looming skyscrapers haven't stood the test of time, becoming abandoned or remaining incomplete. Cities must figure out what to do with the structures, and the cost of revitalization can be huge.

CHICAGO – No U.S. city is feeling inflation more than Chicago, according to new data from WalletHub. The financial website said the “Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Area” has seen a 4.3% jump in ...

The city has begun removing some tents this week from a controversial Northwest Side homeless encampment that has divided neighbors, city officials and homeless advocates on the best path forward for ...

City officials have expressed concerns over safety hazards associated with the abandoned site and the potential negative impact on the surrounding community. Efforts to secure the area have been ...

Haunting images taken from inside an abandoned primary school show artwork ... made to erect a brand new state of the art school on a site adjacent to the now derelict one. Since then, the old ...

Buyers could ride the wave of new investment pouring into other South and West Side neighborhoods, said Steve Madura, senior ...

The city of Chicago plans to remove a homeless encampment on the Northwest Side in two weeks, with the relocation scheduled ...