A vehicle fire in the northbound lanes of I-57 on Chicago's Far South Side have led to the closure of all lanes in that ...

A North Side apartment fire that killed a 6-year-old boy and critically injured his mother last month was caused by ...

A 12-year-old child was airlifted to a Chicago hospital in the wake of a Munster house fire on Tuesday night. Fire Chief Mark Hajduk said firefighters arrived at a residence in the 8100 block of ...

For centuries, fire was one of the major fears for city-dwellers. Dense cities built largely of wood could – and did – burn.

Chicago tech’s future depends on keeping founders at its core. Let’s make no little plans — and rebuild the communities we ...

The eight-story, Italianate-style building was among the first to rise from the ashes of the 1871 Great Chicago Fire, but now ...

The Chicago flag tells a story in its stars and stripes, and there is meaning behind each of the elements of the iconic banner.

The nonprofit organization has been putting out the list of what it calls imminently threatened historic buildings and community assets since 2002, in hopes of saving them from demolition.

Preservation Chicago’s annual ranking of the city’s seven most endangered buildings includes the eight-story, ...

Happy Birthday, Chicago. Tuesday marks the city’s 188th birthday. The March 4 date recognizes the city of Chicago’s official ...