Image: Bing Guan/Bloomberg News Chicago is trotting out its progressive bona fides before the Democratic National Convention in August, and the latest fashion statement is slavery reparations.

NASCAR unveiled its prototype electric race car over the weekend ... The reveal of the $1.5 million prototype took place in downtown Chicago on Saturday, a day ahead of NASCAR’s Chicago Street ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — A line of severe thunderstorms produced wind damage and flash flooding Saturday night, but was moving out of the area early Sunday morning. A total of 4.75 inches of rain fell in ...

To no one’s surprise, Deadline has confirmed that Jocelyn Hudson has been upped to series regular for the upcoming Season 13 of Chicago Fire ... since Season 12 saw the two closest characters ...

E very DIY enthusiast will have their favorite brand of tools, but it's not wise to assume that buying from that same brand always represents good value. While some buyers might prefer to buy their ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — Following record high temperatures Monday, more unusual June heat continues this week. Temperatures have not dipped below 78 degrees on Tuesday, potentially leading to a record ...

More laps on wet surfaces provide drivers and teams with more data points from which to improve. But a street course like Chicago has its own unique quirks. “It’s different here as opposed to ...

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Children and adults cool down at the Crown Fountain in the Loop on Monday. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times With scorching weather Sunday and Monday, temperatures in Chicago have reached the 90s ...

Sometimes it rains. That’s a baseball-inspired way of saying that — for the second summer in a row — NASCAR’s signature downtown Chicago race was all wet. Look, many of us around these ...

Gun violence is down across America this year but it peaks every summer and Chicago’s Fourth of July weekend bore the data out, with 109 people shot, including 19 fatally, police said in a ...