We’re unpacking the headlines and making the news make sense. Get connected with local experts, your neighbors and the stories shaping Chicago. April 15, 2026 • Yusef Jackson, the youngest of the late ...

Dark times call for dark comedies. These 34 films look at life's bleaker moments and shine a light on the funny parts.

In a Violent Nature is now playing in theaters, and will stream on Shudder later this year. This review is based on a screening at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. With In a Violent Nature, director ...

College is often seen as the ultimate proving ground for independence – you’re setting your own schedule, managing classes, navigating new relationships and adapting to a new environment. For many, it ...

Hundreds of tone-deaf lefty radicals flocked into Havana this weekend to meet with Communist Party officials — staying in luxury hotels and traveling in air-conditioned buses — as the rest of the ...

Clélia Verdier has vivid memories of giving birth to triplets. She remembers the agonizing pain of labor, the joy of holding her daughters for the first time and the devastation when one died soon ...

Sitting in an enclosed area, such as a plane, train, or car, with limited room to move for a few hours can lead to swelling of your legs and ankles. “The longer you sit still, the more gravity pulls ...