Another great weekend with plenty of events to distract you from the chilly winter weather! There is so much to do this weekend including the Women’s March celebrating the spirit of […]

Rose Kennedy, the “queen mother” of Camelot, is nearing her 79th birthday. She’s well dressed, well coifed, calm and self-assured. She moves like a 79-year-old woman, slowly, a bit creakily. […]

The Midwest U.S. Steel Plant has been accused of discreetly spilling toxic chromium in the waters of Lake Michigan, reportedly violating the Clean Water Act. The Surfrider Foundation, a group […]

Amazon announced on Twitter its top 20 nominations in cities’ bids for HQ2, its second headquarters, out of the 238 that applied. Chicago proposed 10 different possible locations for HQ2, […]

The Chicago City Council voted 31-18 to approve a $5.5 million TIF subsidy to Presence Health, a move angering many due to the company’s anti-abortion stance and alleged anti-union activity. […]

Activists concerned with how the Obama Presidential Library could affect residents of Jackson Park confronted members of the City Council Black Caucus on Wednesday during a press conference meant to […]

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner hinted on Tuesday his latest budget proposal could include spending cuts, a move that could make 2018 look similar to his past few years as governor. […]

(An homage to the St. Louis poet who became a Brit and also to Lou Rawls)   January is the cruelest month. Where did T.S. Eliot get that April business? […]

In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, there was that rare sense across not just America but the globe that there was a common enemy in the Taliban. According to fairly […]

The headlines are about major cities declining—in population, in industry, in jobs. But smaller cities are changing too as revolutions in manufacturing, agriculture and mining affect small cities and towns, […]

Illinoisans attempting to use Google Arts and Culture app to find out which 17th century mural matches their face the most will have some difficulty, possibly due to state laws […]

Crate & Barrel’s iconic white building at 646 N. Michigan will close January 24 or sooner if the sale merchandise disappears. Architects Solomon Cordwell Buenz, the original architect of the […]