More than $24.9 million in state grant funding has been approved for local governments to construct, renovate, and improve buildings or purchase land to be used for public access and…
Online registration is now open for the Chicago Park District’s spring programs. The spring session has sports, recreational and artistic offerings for youth, teens, adults and seniors….
Cook County Commissioner Robert Steele is being remembered as a longtime public servant who cared about people and an advocate for organ donations, himself the recipient of a kidney….
Don Savage knew he was in for tough competition during his events in the Chicago Park District’s Senior Olympics. “I’m competing with the kids,” the 98-year-old Savage…
For Andre Allen, the car trip from DeKalb to Chicago’s Austin Town Hall was well worth the effort. Allen, who performs under the stage name “Lil Woo,” was one of the individuals…
Anthony Dunbar wasn’t having any of it when his friend and fellow Army veteran Isaac Gilmore got the best of him early on in the archery competition at the Valor Games outside Chicago’s…
In the summer 2015, Chicago beachgoers found that several beaches changed dramatically. The size of Lake Michigan beaches tends to change over time due to change in water levels and…
Pedestrians or motorists passing 3843 N. California Ave. in Chicago might not expect to see wheelchair athletes playing softball in California Park. They also might not see the field…
Men killed in Chicago shootingsTwo men were killed Friday in shootings in Chicago. A 42-year-old man ...
Black Lives Matter founder takes ...A two-year controversy ended with the swearing-in ceremony of new members at ...
State loses more than 1,000 ...Illinois lost more than 1,000 jobs in April. Figures from the state's ...
Homer Glen man charged with ...A Homer Glen man has been charged with threatening a state representative ...
