A Chicago man is charged with unlawfully entering the U.S. Capitol after federal prosecutors say he admitted entering House ...

Some Chicago murals “are political, and some are purely beautiful, and most are somewhere in between," artist Cyd Smillie ...

The Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty signed in 1903 gave the United States the right to build and manage the Panama Canal. Construction began in 1904 after a failed attempt by a French construction team ...

Parker Yamasaki covers arts and culture at The Colorado Sun as a Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellow and former Dow ...

In recent years, the Chicago River itself has undergone a renaissance, from a lifeless industrial waterway into a vibrant ...

The US DOT has granted a one-and-a-half-year extension to use $177 million in federal funds for the proposed passenger rail line connecting Moline and Chicago.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The city of Chicago continues to grapple with gun violence, which impacts hundreds of people every year. As of July 7, 2024, there have been almost 1,200 total reported shootings ...

A quarter-century after the U.S. handed control of the Panama Canal to Panama, President Donald Trump wants to take it back. Early this month, Trump suggested he would consider using military force to ...

CHICAGO - A construction worker is hospitalized after falling several stories at the Obama Presidential Center in Hyde Park on Wednesday afternoon. What we know: Fire and police crews responded ...

The United States oversaw the canal's construction in the early 20th century and controlled it until the end of 1999. Claim: In his speech at the Capitol, Trump said: "We have been treated very ...

The canal's construction was completed in 1914. It remained under US control until 1977, when then President Jimmy Carter signed a treaty to gradually hand it over to Panama, which Trump has ...

What is the history of Panama Canal? Historically, the US played a pivotal role in the construction and administration of the passage, which links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. After a failed ...