Chicago
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'100 Things to Do in Illinois Before You Die' offers a bucket list for the Prairie StateMay 20, 2023 6:00 am - It's a five-hour drive from the Volo Auto Museum to the Cahokia Mounds. But it's all part of the same journey. Award-winning author Melanie Holmes, who hails from the so...
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Four storylines to watch heading into Bears OTAs this week
May 20, 2023 1:00 am - For the first time since January, the Bears will return to the practice field. Organized team activities begin this coming week at Halas Hall in Lake Forest. The Bears ...
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Hot days, hot mics: Music festivals getting set to fill the summer with tunesMay 18, 2023 11:00 am - As the warm weather surges in, the urge to hang outside catching some tunes often follows right behind. And as many music fans know, summer in Chicago and the suburbs is...
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Sam Zell, billionaire Chicago real estate investor, dies
May 18, 2023 1:00 am - Sam Zell, a Chicago real estate magnate who earned a multibillion-dollar fortune and a reputation as "the grave dancer" for his ability to revive moribund properties die...
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Best Bets: Andrea Bocelli, Schaumburg Boomers, Natalie Merchant and moreMay 17, 2023 6:00 am - Chocolate delights Attention chocolate lovers, Long Grove hosts its annual Chocolate Fest this weekend. Festivities take place downtown in the area of 145 Old McHenry Ro...
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How might Bears advance subsidy bill downfield? By giving Chicago a bigger cutMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - More taxes at a new Arlington Heights Bears stadium to help pay off decades-old Soldier Field renovation debt could help get the team's massive property tax break legisl...
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Hundreds attend funeral of Chicago cop shot outside home
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Foo Fighters, The Cure, Death Cab heading to Riot FestMay 15, 2023 11:00 pm - Early-bird three-day passes sold out in just over a half-hour Monday night, but tickets to Chicago's Riot Fest are back at the box office after this morning's lineup ann...
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When it comes to transportation, there's a lot riding on Chicago's new mayorMay 15, 2023 5:30 am - When he's not working to reduce violence, fix schools and ease poverty, new Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson can take a break and pivot to transportation. That only entail...
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New Chicago mayor pledges commitment to progressive strategy, asks for unity