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
The Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection will host the final Chicago Business Resource Expo of 2026 on Saturday, August 29, at Malcolm X College. The free event, running from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., features a keynote address from Chef D’Andre Carter and Heather Bublick, co-founders of
The 97th annual Bud Billiken Parade and Back-to-School Festival returns to Chicago’s South Side on Saturday, August 8, stepping off at 10 a.m. from 39th Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and traveling south through Bronzeville to 51st Street before entering Washington Park. The event, organized by Chicago
Lollapalooza 2026 opened at Grant Park on Thursday, July 30, launching a four-day run through Sunday, August 2, that features
Researchers at the University of Chicago are exploring a new approach to improving crop yields and resilience by modifying proteins
Chicago is converting thousands of vacant city owned lots into working urban farms through a $1 per parcel land sale
The Chicago Bears activated defensive end Montez Sweat from the non-football illness list on Wednesday July 29, 2026, just one day after placing him on it at the start of training camp. Sweat is in line to practice on Thursday, and general manager Ryan Poles expressed no concern about the
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
The Chicago Bears are closer than ever to playing their home games outside Illinois, a prospect that would have seemed
