The institutions of the United States, from police forces to commander in chief, are at a critical juncture, and 60 Minutes correspondent John Dickerson thinks they need change — starting by redefining...

Before receiving the 2019 Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize for Fiction on Sunday, Rebecca Makkai, a Chicago-based author, spoke in-depth about her experiences as a writer and how her award-winning novel...

During her junior year at Northwestern, Julia Louis-Dreyfus performed in the Mee-Ow show. After the final performance, a producer from “Saturday Night Live” came up to her and a few of her co-stars...

Alice Walker crossed borders and learned new languages to write her new book “Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart.” But whether she’s in Evanston, North Dakota or Mexico, her message remains the...