Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton emerged from their first meeting with Republican Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner on Thursday to say they will put the negativity of the campaign behind them and work together on the state’s dire budget problems.

• Emanuel puzzled by Rauner on minimum wage

Anthony Gates had two questions for Chicago police when they came to arrest him on suspicion of shooting an off-duty Chicago police officer and her daughter, authorities say.

• Off-duty officer shot

University of Illinois trustees on Thursday approved a $180,000 bonus for outgoing university president Robert Easter ahead of his retirement next year.

Outgoing Gov. Pat Quinn thanked University of Illinois trustees Thursday morning for their service during his years as governor, and urged them to advocate for student scholarships and higher education funding.

City officials will start reaching out to small-business owners starting Thursday with a series of events to try to increase participation in a microloan program.

Exit polls showed 64 percent of white men who participated in last week's midterm elections voted for Republicans. What did President Barack Obama and the Democrats do to hack off white guys so badly?

Most Americans can't imagine life without the Internet. They go online to work, to communicate and to get news about the world. If the technorati in Silicon Valley have their way, health care, education and transportation (hello Uber!) will depend on a reliable, fast connection to the...

Mia Love is already getting more attention than most of her newly elected congressional colleagues. She is Haitian-American, a woman, daughter of immigrants, Mormon, Republican and from Utah.

Wells Fargo said it will sell government-guaranteed student loans worth $8.5 billion to Navient, one of the largest U.S. loan servicing and asset recovery companies.

Best Buy poured $20 million into its 43 Chicago-area stores this year, giving an overdue face-lift to one of its oldest markets and adding several new features, such as high-end appliances and professional-grade cameras, that the electronics giant hopes help it stay relevant amid stiff...

Seventeen Illinoisans made the latest Forbes 400 list of the nation's richest people. Four out of the Illinois 17 are women and five are members of Chicago's famous family, the Pritzkers.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday he doesn't know what Republican Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner is talking about when he says he wants to pair an increase in the minimum wage with pro-business changes to state law.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday offered a monologue about balancing the needs of work and family, after several aldermen warned incoming city treasurer Kurt Summers Jr. about the family sacrifices he would make as a public official.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday that it's too late to try to recoup any of the money from burdensome interest payments that Chicago Public Schools made after issuing risky auction-rate bonds.

Derrick Rose declined to address reporters Wednesday, presumably to save his voice for his Basketball Hall of Fame induction speech in 2029.

Jared Allen knew the dysfunction had become irreversible, the drama too great to steer clear of.

The Cubs are back in spending mode for the first time since 2008, and if Jon Lester, Russell Martin and a couple of other high-priced free agents agree to Theo Epstein's sales pitch, fans will begin planning for October.

As an annoying pooch jumped over a llama Wednesday night at the Allstate Arena, as annoying pooches are wont to do, the llama shot its fellow llama a knowing look that truly said it all in that minimalist llama way: What the heck are we both doing here, night after night, surrounded by dogs,...

Another Chicago Humanities Festival fall season is about to end Friday, which, for Victor Magar and Deb Oestreicher (in photo above) means their pile of books to read in coming months is now a whole lot higher.

On weekends, the Chicago History Museum is not stuffed to bursting with newcomers to the city, but it ought to be. One of the highest best uses of the information-rich institution at the south end of Lincoln Park is its ability to ground people in the lore of the metropolis. In a place with...

As a 10-year veteran of sailing Chesapeake Bay and some other amazing waters around the globe, it's hard to name a favorite spot. But the Tobago Cays rank right up there.

Rugelach are one of the standout joys of the cookie world, but daunting even to think about preparing, with rolling out the dough, making and spreading the filling and rolling up all those little pieces. So I always have great respect and gratefulness for anyone who shares them with me.

If you're a renter, you're almost surely digging deeper into your wallet to satisfy your landlord these days.

Fair housing groups 21 months ago hailed a rule finalized by the federal government that was intended to clarify federal fair housing protections that have been in place for more than 45 years.

TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - Takata Corp has modified the composition of an air bag propellant that contains a volatile chemical at the center of a recall of millions of cars worldwide, the company told Reuters.

WASHINGTON — Urgent.ly, an online mobile application that allows stranded drivers to summon car repair help, is partnering with MapQuest in a deal that aims to disrupt the $10 billion roadside assistance industry much as Uber has done to the taxi and car service business.