“Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon” by Melissa L. Sevigny (W.W. Norton & Company) Long before climate change threatened the very existence of the Colorado River, two women b...

Six women chefs are raising money for the non-profit International Society for Better Heath for their school and food security programs. Tigist Reda, chef/owner of Demera Ethiopian Restaurant, with the support of her friend chef Sarah Stegner, has b...

WHEN BEARS PRESIDENT KEVIN WARREN met Naperville Mayor Scott Wehrli to discuss the possibility of a new Bears stadium in the giant west suburb, the password was "leverage." That's a commodity the McMunchkins don't have as they step up their campaign...

YouTube To get a close-up view of how DuPage County responded to the many twists in the story surrounding the Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Railway, visit the DuPage County Historical Museum's newest exhibit, titled "The Roarin' Elgin: A Trip on the Chi...

THERE WAS A STRONG SENSE that it was instant sports history - a place in time that might endure forever. There were more subtle underpinnings that it would be a singular slice of American pop culture, a soaring confluence that would never again be m...

Tribune affiliate buys Paddock print center Paddock Publications, the publisher of the Daily Herald, has reached an agreement with an affiliate of Tribune Publishing for the sale of the 20-year-old Paddock Printing Center in Schaumburg, company offi...

Freedom of the press, it should be noted, would hardly exist without the presses - and the people who operate them. In the 571 years since Johannes Gutenberg started a revolution in mass communication with his version of the movable-type printing pr...

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 died on Thursday. He was 81. Zell died at home due to complications from a recent i...

A man has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of stealing a pair of ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz." The shoes were stolen in 2005 and recovered in a 2018 FBI sting operation, but no arrests were made at the time. T...