Mark Konkol, recipient of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting, wrote and produced the Peabody Award-winning series "Time: The Kalief Browder Story." He was a producer, writer and narrator for the "Chicagoland" docuseries on CNN and a consulting producer on the Showtime documentary "16 Shots."
If Chicago cops can draw fans to watch 'em play baseball in the suburbs, City Hall should let some Bears fans watch a game at Soldier Field.
Mayor Lightfoot called on Chicagoans to gather outside their homes at 7 p.m. for a citywide moment of silence in Breonna Taylor's memory.
Chicago Bears legend Gale Sayers, known as the "Kansas Comet," became the youngest player inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Billy Donovan, 55, who led the Oklahoma City Thunder to five straight playoff appearances, replaces Jim Boylen, who was fired last month.
Chicago public health commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady says she hopes people "think twice about going to Wisconsin right now."
Toronzo Cannon became an internationally acclaimed blues star while driving a CTA bus for 28 years. Last week, he drove his last route.
City Hall provides restaurants early guidance for cold-weather dining outdoor: Tents, temporary outdoor structures are OK.
Chatham's beloved Harold's Chicken Shack No. 55 may have closed, but food truck serving faithful regulars remains at 87th and Lafayette.
KONKOL COLUMN: Words of encouragement for the Western Courier, my alma mater's independent student paper: Keep reporting, WIU needs you.
Foodie author Dennis Foley cured writer's block by eating 60 hot dogs in 50 days. "No Ketchup" shares origins of Chicago's best dog stands.
Western Illinois University student Kavion Poplous who shot roommate turned himself into Chicago police Wednesday, officials said.
African American businessman Dan Ringo says he thinks CPS chief of staff guilty plea details show collusion that "Stevie Wonder can see."
Chicago public health officials recommend avoiding travel to Wisconsin, but don't add state to quarantine list, yet.
Chicago's Winter Design Challenge attracted 643 innovative (and one ridiculous) ideas for dining al fresco in Chicago when it's freezing.
Hiring for the coronavirus contract tracing and supervisors jobs, which pay $20 to $24 an hour, are set to begin immediately.
Cook County Democratic Party voted not to endorse retention of Judge Michael Toomin, who ordered a special prosecutor in Smollett case.
KONKOL COLUMN: This year might not have been such a double-doink if people mimicked Bears commitment to protecting each other from virus.
KONKOL COLUMN: Gov. Pritzker's tweet calling violence a public health crisis lands like "slap in the face" to activists calling for action.
Lead water service line replacement program is set to be considered by the City Council next month.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said "Operation Legend" isn't directly responsible for Chicago's recent decline in murders.
