Chicago in and of itself is an innovative marvel to behold. Established on soggy land adjacent to Lake Michigan, the city underwent major architectural efforts to physically raise the urban area to ...

Kerry Reid (she/her) has been the theater and dance editor at the Chicago Reader since 2019. Graduating from Columbia College in 1987, she worked with several off-Loop theater companies before ...

Caleb Williams' best game to date didn't stop some from wondering if the Chicago Bears ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The city of Chicago continues to grapple with gun violence, which impacts hundreds of people every year. As of July 7, 2024, there have been almost 1,200 total reported shootings ...

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Let the countdown begin, because new seasons of Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. begin this month! Miranda Rae Mayo, Patrick Flueger, Jessy Schram and more One Chicago stars exclusively ...

Four people were shot to death on a Chicago-area train on Monday morning, according to Illinois authorities. Authorities were called to a train station in Forest Park, a village in Cook County ...

Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a ...

It doesn’t matter if you’re working from home or the office. As 11 a.m. approaches, the only meaningful thought racing through one’s mind is “what’s for lunch?” Sure, one could finish ...

While seemingly everyone is going crazy for Southeast Asian-style wings, Great Sea has been serving tangy and sweet drumettes for decades; the lollipop-style wing was created in Chicago ...

Though parts of ... an afternoon in Chicago, but a lack of lodging will make spending the night here difficult. Accessible via Metra's 47th Street (Kenwood) stop on the Metra Electric District ...

It’s not unusual for half a dozen or more bicyclists to lose their lives on Chicago streets each year ... of protected bike lanes in parts of our city is really encouraging.