Frank Main

The Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ spoke with five people helping with relief efforts in Gary about how the city is recovering after an Aug. 11 storm swept through Northwest Indiana, leaving residents without power for weeks.

Faceworld is a South Side faction of the Gangster Disciples that was targeted by the FBI because of a wave of violence tied to its members in recent years.

To answer the question, WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times took a look at our city’s arts budget and how it compares to other major municipalities like New York and Los Angeles.

Cameron helped launch the ballet company’s first endowment, which has since grown to $30 million, and expand its international reputation.

Jawad Fakroune pleaded guilty to conning investors in his bogus business schemes and using their cash to bankroll homes, watches and a high-flying lifestyle.

At least eight film festivals will take place in and around Chicago before Thanksgiving. This year the lineups buzz with wide-ranging documentaries, local talent and Academy Award hopefuls such as “Wild Horse Nine.”

Amid debates over “teen takeovers,” curfews and other restrictions, youth organizers say young people need spaces where they feel welcome.

“Driven,” a short film by Max and Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, will premiere at three sold-out showings during the Chicago Underground Film Festival.

The Northern Illinois Transit Authority officially launched this month. The new agency is tasked with transforming the CTA, Metra and Pace.

Frank Main, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Sun-Times reporter, writes that he was most struck by “the courage, the camaraderie and the selflessness” of the cops and firefighters who helped sift through the rubble at Ground Zero.