Workers at the Chicago History Museum ratified their first union contract on August 25, 2026, closing a chapter that included federal labor law violations, four
The Charles Warrington Earle School in West Englewood, vacant since Chicago’s mass school closures in 2013, has reopened as a 50-unit affordable housing development with on-site supportive services for residents at risk of or experiencing homelessness. Mayor Brandon Johnson and city officials cut the ribbon on the $35 million project
Four female beluga whales arrived at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium on August 13 after an overnight cargo flight from Toronto, doubling the number of rescued Marineland belugas now living in the aquarium’s 3-million-gallon Abbott Oceanarium and advancing an unprecedented international effort to rehome 30 whales from a financially distressed marine park
The 0.25% Regional Transportation Authority sales tax increase authorized under the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act took effect on August
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced the second round of Regional Site
The 97th annual Bud Billiken Parade and Back-to-School Festival returns to Chicago’s South Side on Saturday, August 8, stepping off
The Chicago Bears traded defensive tackle Gervon Dexter Sr. to the Atlanta Falcons on August 31, dealing a former second-round pick and three-year starter on the final day of NFL roster cuts in exchange for cornerback Clark Phillips III and a 2027 fifth-round draft pick. The move, executed just nine
The Chicago Bears activated defensive end Montez Sweat from the non-football illness list on Wednesday July 29, 2026, just one
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two home runs Wednesday night at Camden Yards, driving the Chicago Cubs to a 9-7 victory over
The lakefront trail maintenance team works year-round to keep Chicago’s most popular recreational path safe and smooth for millions of
