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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved, longtime chaplain of the Loyola-Chicago men’s basketball team who became a folk hero during its Cinderella run to the Final Four in 2018, died...

The Chicago Park District Board approved a two-year permit agreement to host the Pokmon GO Fest in Grant Park.The event will be held next summer and include an immersive game experience, photo opportu...

Thousands of runners are getting ready for Sunday’s Chicago Marathon and street closures for the big race are now in effect around Grant Park.About 53,000 runners from more than 130 countries wi...

Tickets are now on sale for Lincoln Park Zoo's annual Zoolights.This beloved festival is for guests of all ages that features attractions and more than 3 million lights across zoo grounds.The zoo anno...

New hotel numbers show a record number of visitors came to Chicago this summer.Choose Chicago, the city’s official marketing organization, says there’s a more accurate portrayal of the cit...

The express lanes on the Kennedy Expressway are set to return to normal for the Monday morning rush, offering relief to inbound commuters for the first time since the lanes were made outbound-only in ...

The Chicago Cubs claimed victory over the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field Thursday night, winning 3-1 in a nail biter and clinching Game 3 of their National League Wild Card Series.The Cubs advanced...

One of Chicago’s most iconic pizza shops was just named America’s top pizza chain as part of a new list from the dining review site Yelp.The recent report, the site’s first-ever rank...

Perhaps you’ve seen the iconic Buc-ee’s billboards along Chicago-area expressways.They feature a simple black background, a beaver and the number of miles to the popular convenie...

Normally, tortoises are pictured as moving really slowly, but one backyard pet in the suburbs left that idea in the dust. After an adventure outside his yard, the escape artist named “Flip-...