Polar Plunge® Chicago for Special Olympics Illinois presented by Special Children’s Charities is coming up on Sunday, March 1 ...

Former mayor Lori Lightfoot is collecting evidence to hold immigration agents accountable.

Looking for the most amount of food for the least amount of money and the friendliest service? Head to the diner.

The Brasero and El Che Steakhouse teams, as well as Feld, took home two awards at the annual homegrown ceremony.

When the temperature drops, John and Amy bundle up and head to particular spots across Chicago, whether for the cozy ...

Lunch in the Loop is about to get a bit more exciting as chef Charlie McKenna is opening Fatback Butcher, a sandwich ...

Featuring child-approved museums, meals, decor, jokes, parks, and more — plus other sage advice for grownups ...

Chicago is a leader in using predictive policing, the use of data and algorithms to inform its overall strategy and on-the-ground decision making. One such tool that’s been used since 2012 is the ...

Kids love dinosaurs, and there are a number of places to see them in the Chicago area. I caught up with Elliott Sagal, a well-known aficionado of dinosaurs and other prehistoric fauna, in his North ...

It has been said that Chicago is to politics as Paris is to romance. A city with such colorful politics is bound to have produced colorful characters who utter colorful quotations. From a cast that ...

The draws: A lazy river, a zero-entry pool, six (!) water slides (three body, one inner tube, one drop, one kiddie), and a six-lane lap pool Why worth the drive: It feels like a mini-resort. With the ...

The City News Bureau of Chicago was the starting point for several of America’s most celebrated journalists: Mike Royko, Seymour Hersh, and Pam Zekman among others. The local wire service closed in ...