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Pepe is a contender for World’s Favorite Penguin in the “March of the Penguin Madness” contest.Pepe the Humboldt penguin was hatched at Brookfield Zoo Chicago 13 years ago.The contes...

The bracket is officially set for the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Illinois (21-12) is an at-large selection, earning the program’s fifth consecutive bid under head coach Brad Un...

While Chicago got a blast of summer-like temperatures on Friday and well above-average temperatures Saturday, astronomical spring has still not begun.Though meteorological spring began at the start of...

Chicagoans have finally named their favorite beaver.A "remarkably rotund" beaver living, eating and knocking down trees on the Southwest Side along the Chicago River chewed her way into local lore aft...

Chicago is gearing up for a weekend full of St. Patrick’s Day parades and citywide celebrations. Here’s what you need to know.St. Patrick’s Day is on Monday, March 17. The three annu...

The Oscar Meyer Wienermobile is set to make at least seven different stops across Chicagoland as we make our way into St. Paddy's Day weekend.According to Wienermobile pilots BBQ Bridget and CoopDawg,...

Chicago is one of the best cities in the nation for St. Patrick's Day celebrations, according to a new survey.Personal finance company WalletHub compared 200 of the largest cities, using metrics such ...

The highly anticipated 2025 Chicago Lollapalooza lineup will soon be released.The annual summer music festival, set to return to Grant Park later in 2025, will reveal its full lineup Tuesday, March 18...

The iconic fast food chain Jack in the Box will return to the Chicago area this summer with as many as 10 new restaurants set to open in the city and the suburbs, the company said in a release.The new...

The Premier League will again stage a four-team Summer Series across three cities in the United States from July 26 to Aug. 3, featuring AFC Bournemouth, Everton, Manchester United and West Ham, it wa...