Groups release plan for South Side riverwalk
July 24, 2024A group of community organizations representing neighborhoods along the South Branch of the Chicago River is looking to build a riverwalk that would go from Chinatown’s Ping Tom Memorial…
Brookfield Zoo will undergo a massive redesign over the next 15 years, with everything from mixed-species environments to the return of elephants. The zoo’s Next Century Plan will…
A group of community organizations representing neighborhoods along the South Branch of the Chicago River is looking to build a riverwalk that would go from Chinatown’s Ping Tom Memorial…
Elected office holders from around Illinois in both major political parties responded quickly Sunday to President Joe Biden’s announcement that he would no longer seek the Democratic…
Video: https://youtu.be/nS8zVTP6TuE?feature=shared The three-day Pitchfork Music Festival opened Friday under blue skies and nearly 80-degree temperatures at Chicago’s Union Park….
A Schaumburg man has been sentenced to 26 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for robbing two cellular phone stores in DuPage County. Isa Al Ahad, formerly Stephon Little,…
Two men have been charged with hate crimes for allegedly spray-paining over an Israeli flag at the Bloomingdale Woodman’s grocery store. Tabshir Rizvi, 23, a resident of the 100…
The Kimball Street Bridge has served downtown Elgin for more than a century while the nearby Chicago Street Bridge has handled traffic over the Fox River since 1939. While still safe,…
Offering an equally eclectic mix of musical acts and culinary selection, Pitchfork Music Festival returns to Chicago’s Union Park for its annual three-day run, beginning Friday and…
As a businessman, Fred Spencer has had his eye on the cannabis industry for a while. “I always saw the industry from afar, and I tried to get involved,” said the Chicago finance…
If you served in Vietnam, were exposed to an herbicide like Agent Orange, got sick and submitted a claim that was denied, the Department of Veterans Affairs was supposed to find you…
A friend sent me a text message just as I was going out the door for a trip to the store. I replied: “Making a grocery run. Need anything?” “No, but thank you,” came the reply….
Summer can be a scorcher, but by selecting the right plants, a landscape can look sultry all summer long. Both trialed and native plants can tolerate the heat. Trial plants are evaluated…
Changes to primary election fundraising, the electoral college and the state’s voter registration database are now law after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a wide-ranging bill on Monday,…
A bill eliminating the sub-minimum wage for workers with disabilities failed to pass the General Assembly ahead of its adjournment, although sponsors say they hope to pass it when lawmakers…
It’s been four years since some of the worst scenes of COVID-19 played out in locked-down nursing homes during the early months of the pandemic. While most of the world has moved…
Despite improvements in relations between police and LGBTQ+ communities, higher levels of verbal abuse and mistreatment are being reported, according to a new study. Stefan Vogler,…