Downtown Lake Forest looks different. A large percentage of storefront windows were boarded up on June 3. Workers were still using buzz saws to cut plywood late Wednesday afternoon….
There were homemade cardboard signs promoting racial justice, messages carried by people of all ages — “Black lives matter,” “I can’t breathe.” Signs were put down…
We tend to look down on catfish. It’s probably the way they make their living. They troll river bottoms, scooping up what would make more popular creatures like trout and perch turn…
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Department of Public Health have announced the city is on track to transition to phase 3 of the “Protecting Chicago” framework and will…
(Second of two parts) Most people can’t say they’ve waterskied in front of Chicago’s Water Tower Place with their pants down, but then again, most people aren’t Jonathon Brandmeier….
With an August wedding still on the calendar, Aurora’s Marisa Perillo took to Facebook to ask other couples about the status of their summer or fall wedding plans. Without knowing…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has activated 375 Illinois National Guard soldiers for State Active Duty to assist the Chicago Police Department in dealing with protests happening around the city…
Chicago police are warning residents of the city’s Grand Central (3rd District) neighborhood about crimes that have occurred in the area, including the attempted criminal sexual assault…
Cleanup efforts continued in Downtown Chicago as the Illinois National Guard was called in and a citywide curfew remained in effect in the aftermath of weekend violence that…
