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reading, writing, raising chickens? lakeview kids...

LAKEVIEW — lesson pets at Burley Elementary have gotten quite the upgrade. Starting Friday,...

in lakeview, crime is down, data shows — but not...

LAKEVIEW — As he gets to know his current district,Town Hall Police Cmdr. Marc Buslik has...

nighthawk tavern s new bob ross drinking game is...

ALBANY PARK — Here’s a drinking game we never saw coming: portray along with the late PBS host...

100 manierre students get bikes shoes — and...

conventional TOWN — Students both beginning and ending their tenure at Manierre Elementary got a...

chicago blues museum to open in 2019 downtown

THE LOOP — Chicago’s approximately to gather its own house of blues. The Chicago Blues...

need an edge in your oscar pool? check out short...

LINCOLN SQUARE — Many an Oscar pool has been won,or lost, in the short film categories — it’s...

decorate your own valentine s day cheesecake at...

DUNNING — For anyone trying to decide whether a handmade craft or a decadent treat would invent a...

affordable housing developments along the 606...

HUMBOLDT PARK — In the coming months,construction crews will launch building a pair of affordable...

chicago s 7 most endangered structures include...

THE LOOP — Offshore water cribs,the South Side’s Jackson Park and various public sculptures are...

love hot dog carts? you may see a lot more of them...

THE LOOP — Chicagoans may own more street dining options this summer if the City Council slashes...

giant puffball mushrooms the size of soccer balls...

NORTHBROOK — Check a patch of Chicago green space,and you might be lucky enough to find a mushroom...

help keep humboldt park sparkling at annual spring...

HUMBOLDT PARK — Help keep Humboldt Park sparkling by joining the neighborhood’s spring cleanup....

holy name parking lot to sell for $110 million to...

RIVER NORTH — One of Chicago’s busiest developers is closing in on one of the city’s most...

free concerts in millennium park: here s who s...

MILLENNIUM PARK — Chicago’s showcase park will be packed full of free music this year. The...

need a summer job? apply now for 1 of 30,000...

CHICAGO — Teens and young adults looking for a summer job or internship can apply online for one...

clean up sidewalks or risk fines, alderman tells...

LOGAN SQUARE — Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th) is cracking down on messy businesses in Logan...

movies in the parks 2017

CHICAGO — trace your calendars and prep that picnic basket: here’s every free movie showing in...

airbnb hosts in chicago made $67 million in 2016,...

CHICAGO — Chicagoans who rent out their homes and apartments via Airbnb earned $67 million in...

here s how many officers are patrolling your...

CITY HALL — There are 12051 sworn members of the Chicago Police Department — and thanks to the...

nasty war between dog owners and birders at...

CHICAGO — A nasty war between birders and dog owners at Montrose Beach — a fight that’s even...

chicago cocktail summit returning to logan square

LOGAN SQUARE — Calling all mixologists and at-domestic bartenders: The Chicago Cocktail Summit is...

hardcore singing grandma, the grindmother, ...

CHINATOWN Looking for something unique to conclude Monday night? Check out “The Grindmother”...

park named for late chicago bear brian piccolo...

BEVERLY — The Chicago Bears announced plans for park named for the late Brian Piccolo Tuesday at...

bye, winter: you can rollerblade the maggie daley...

DOWNTOWN — With its ice ribbon not so icy anymore,Maggie Daley Park is rolling out new skates for...

why are so many trump tower condos for sale right...

DOWNTOWN — Downtown condos can be tough to find … unless you’re looking in Trump Tower. There...

with tastee freez open for season, it s officially...

LOGAN SQUARE — It’s officially spring in Logan Square. The neighborhood institution The Freeze...

five stories from chicago that will make you smile

DOWNTOWN — This week a stranger committed a random act of kindness in Irving Park,kids learned...

gale elementary garden club in bloom after winning...

ROGERS PARK — Big hopes,ideas — and soon a few plants, too — are in full bloom at Gale...

u. of c. prof leads stadium sized super balloon...

HYDE PARK — A University of Chicago professor is one of the leaders of a NASA project that...

the ward brothers, depaul and world war i: new...

LINCOLN PARK — A novel exhibit at the DePaul University Library marks the 100-year anniversary of...

here comes the sun: warren park tapped as hot spot...

WEST RIDGE — Warren Park will be among 15 sites across Cook County to be studied as piece of a...

bringing lincoln park zoo to you goal of urban...

LINCOLN PARK — Lincoln Park Zoo is expanding its common Urban Wildlife Institute as a way to...

hyde park school of dance offering free classes...

HYDE PARK — The Hyde Park School of Dance is offering free salsa dancing lessons Friday. The class...

time outs swapped for calm time with nature,...

CHICAGO — Amanda Moreno hopes calming kids down has a profound effect on classrooms throughout...

kids with special needs to be entrepreneurs in new...

BEVERLY — Holly Simon has higher aspirations for her 14-year-old son than simply bagging groceries...

the 606 helped reduce crime in neighborhoods...

LOGAN SQUARE — A fresh study suggests that the 606 has helped reduce crime in neighborhoods...

after humboldt family loses everything in fire,...

HUMBOLDT PARK — A local tall school is stepping up to help a Humboldt Park family that lost...

museum of contemporary art will raise admission...

STREETERVILLE — The Museum of modern Art will raise its general admission fees while extending...

culver s being built on smallpox cemetery used in...

THE GAP — The citys first Culver’s in Bronzeville is being built on the remnants of a Civil...

yellow taxis are safer than blue, red ones: study

CHICAGO — A new study finds that taxi cabs painted yellow are 9 percent less likely to be involved...

would you swim in the chicago river? long distance...

CHICAGO — A long-distance swimming event in the Chicago River has been proposed by a veteran...

buckingham fountain open for the season

Another sign of summer is upon us: the re-start of Buckingham Fountain. The Grant Park fountain was...

divvy late fees top $4 million as more than a...

WICKER PARK — Since Chicago’s bike-sharing system Divvy began almost four years ago,users of...

devon s $15 million streetscape, 30 years in the...

WEST RIDGE — Work is underway on the final two stages of a $15 million streetscape project that...

cook county lost more people last year than any...

CHICAGO — Cook County’s population dropped by more than 21000,the largest decrease of any county...

moms get free rainbow cones on mother s day

BEVERLY — Want to give both mom and yourself a gift on Mother’s Day? Head to the Original...

frank lloyd wright s 150th birthday celebrated...

HYDE PARK The Frank Lloyd Wright Trust is offering free tours and kids camps to celebrate the...

you need a permit to hang a hammock in chicago s...

WICKER PARK — Planning on ensconcing yourself in an elevated nylon sling strung between trees? Be...

only one irish bar in chicago ranked among top 50...

AVONDALE — There’s no denying that Chief O’Neill’s is about as Irish as it gets. From its...

program launched to save chicago s forgotten ...

CHICAGO — Landmarks Illinois is starting a grant program to preserve the state’s World War I...

humboldt park s deteriorating garden to get...

HUMBOLDT PARK — A prominent Dutch designer behind the award-winning Lurie Garden in Millennium...

st. stan s to ring in 150th year with jubilee mass...

NOBLE SQUARE — A church whose community impact six decades ago was powerful enough for the Kennedy...

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