Chicago native Marina Franklin is among the headliners of the Funny Is Female Comedy Festival, running from Oct. 22-25 at Comedy Plex, 1128 Lake St., Oak Park.

Flu season is hitting earlier this year, with hospitals already tracking cases across Chicago, about a month earlier than normal.

October 8: The Great Fire starts at 9 o'clock Sunday night and burns until early Tuesday morning, October 10th. The history of Chicago and the life stories of 19th century Chicagoans will henceforth be demarcated as "before the Fire" and "after the Fire."

A new report from UIC confirms that Latinos account for nearly 30% of Chicago’s population and draws attention to shifting demographics.

Companies are looking to fill thousands of positions ahead of the busy holiday shopping season.

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Also in theater news this week, Monday night’s gala for the League of Chicago Theatres honored Ron OJ Parson and others. And “A Strange Loop” is all sold out at Raven Theatre.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- More than 7,000 hotel workers are working without a contract after agreements covering 46 Chicago hotels expired Monday night, prompting workers to take their concerns to Michigan Avenue and raising the possibility of a strike if ...

An American Airlines plane blew a tire when landing at Chicago O'Hare Airport on Tuesday afternoon.