1934: Chicago was in the grip of a weeklong heat wave, and the mercury that day reached 101. Twenty-three people died of the heat, but the death that drew the most attention was that of John Dillinger ...

Chicago Police Department brass accused Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration of deliberately slowing down paychecks for dozens of employees this summer in a fiery email that warned the city was ...

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 22. Check what happened ...

Today is Tuesday, July 22, the 203rd day of 2025. There are 162 days left in the year. Today in History: On July 22, 1933, Aviator Wiley Post landed at Floyd Bennett Field in New York City, completing ...

Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem during the ...

There are no balls or rackets onstage, but chameleon-like actor Chilina Kennedy learned some of her moves from tennis legend ...

Lake County Commissioner Gerry Scheub with the original indictment of John Dillinger in the shooting death of East Chicago police Officer William Patrick O'Malley during a robbery of the First ...

An 11-year-old boy was in good condition after he was shot Tuesday afternoon in the Englewood neighborhood while walking home ...

The Second City has been the springboard to comedy legends, including Bob Odenkirk, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and so many ...

The Mud Theatre Project started out as a group of incarcerated men who wanted to write and perform plays. Several years later, that dream became a reality on one of Chicago’s biggest stages ...

Rangeley Friends of the Arts produced four sold out shows of the musical "Chicago" earlier this month.

Exonerated of murder, Chicago man finds new role in theatre A man who served more than three decades in prison for a crime he did not commit finally feels vindicated and validated.