The Latest Breaking News from Chicago

As great as the Blackhawks star was with a stick in his hands, the hockey part doesn’t capture everything about him.

Workers at a Portillo’s food preparation facility in the Chicago suburb Addison voted to unionize Thursday in an election held by the National Labor Relations Board.

As of April 14, 2023, six noteworthy candidates are running in the 2024 presidential election, including one Democrat and five Republicans. Additionally, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) announced he had formed a presidential exploratory committee on April 12. 

Pelt, 49, died on April 4 while battling an extra-alarm fire in West Pullman. His funeral was at Friday morning at House of Hope in Pullman.

CHICAGO — The Florida-born filmmaker and Bard College film professor Kelly Reichardt makes beautiful movies about harsh conditions. In the singular early 19th century Oregon-set “First Cow” and now with her newest work, the disarming seriocomedy “Showing Up,” Reichardt pays attention to lives lived, often precariously, just above a fraying…

CHICAGO — Different cities have their own distinct roller skating culture. Chicago-style roller skating is featured in the Disney Channel series “Saturdays,” starring Golden Brooks as the mom to a 14-year-old looking to create the hottest skate routines at her local rink.

CHICAGO — At the site of this city’s victory lap after winning the Democratic National Convention, national party Chair Jaime Harrison confessed that a family member wanted him to forgo Chicago in favor of Georgia’s capital for the big event.

The state of Illinois recently lost three Fortune 500 companies, and its population has declined by more than 100,000 residents in the past two years. Meanwhile, its largest city is a poster child for rampant crime and a failing public education system.

On the heels of a divisive mayoral election, news that Chicago has been chosen to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention reawakens something that feels like hope.