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As you may have guessed, rush-hour traffic in some cities is worse than in others. Navigation software company TomTom recently released its annual Traffic Index for 2023, using more than 600 million i...

Some culprit filled in a Northside Chicago neighborhood landmark affectionately called by residents the "rat hole."The indentation in the pavement on West Roscoe Street resembles the outline of a rat,...

A recent survey named the top U.S. cities for threesomes and open relationships. 3Fun, which describes itself as "the world’s leading dating app for sexually free singles and partners to meet li...

A local dance studio is bringing back its "Dirty Dancing"-themed classes this Valentine's Day season - complete with a simplified version of the famous routine from the end of the 1987 movie.Since 201...

The Chicago White Sox are in “serious” discussions with the owner of a plot of land in the city’s South Loop about building a new ballpark a few miles north of their longtime home at...

Less than two weeks after announcing that they were seeking a new guitarist and asking the public for submissions, Chicago’s The Smashing Pumpkins have provided an update into their se...

After the passage of an Illinois law in 2023 that gives transit agencies the ability to act against riders engaging in certain forms of conduct, Metra has adopted a new passenger code of conduct that ...

An attempted carjacking Tuesday night on the Gold Coast of Chicago was foiled because the suspects didn’t know how to operate the vehicle’s manual transmission, Chicago police said.The inc...

Chicago’s now-viral “rat hole” has taken over the internet and gained national attention, but it appears the name might not be as fitting as it seemed.The rat-shaped imprint in a Ros...

Indiana State Rep. Earl Harris Jr. (D-East Chicago, IN) is looking to continue his late father's dream of luring an NFL team to Northwest Indiana, and with the nearby Chicago Bears mulling the option ...