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Starting this year, any child born or adopted will get 50 dollars put into their account.The state set aside $2.5 million to initiate two college savings programs, 'Bright Start' and 'Bright Direction...

Chicago-area residents may spot a large aircraft flying at low altitude Monday and Tuesday, but what is it? Turns out, it’s a NASA laboratory.NASA announced that its Armstrong Flight Research Ce...

Actor Paul Reubens, who came to fame in the 1980s as children’s TV star Pee-wee Herman, has died years after a cancer diagnosis, his team said Monday.He was 70. “Last night we said fa...

Want free subs for life? All you have to do is legally change your name to "Subway." Yep, that's all. No big deal.https://twitter.com/SUBWAY/status/1684602993188933632?t=_-hfCvEITOATZ9kVZyOh2Q&s=1...

Get yer "Red" hots.That was the cry as customers flocked to Chicago's iconic The Wiener's Circle hot dog stand on Saturday. While the restaurant is known for its food and brusque staff, the overflow a...

Street closures in downtown Chicago are beginning this week as preparations continue for Lollapalooza in Grant Park.The annual festival will get underway Thursday, with Billie Eilish taking the stage,...

A famous French sculpture outside the Thompson Center is moving to a new home. But it's not going far.https://twitter.com/BlockClubCHI/status/1683975418922115072?t=WgYm9EYg-68ysTPCDmVI0A&s=19"Monu...

It’s the dog days of summer, and local eatery The Goddess and Grocer is taking that literally.Their new “pup-up” menu in partnership with PAWS Chicago animal shelter offers diners pe...

The Illinois Department of Public Health on Wednesday issued a warning about the dangers of rabid bats.https://youtu.be/ZalSQWnBpgIA total of 27 rabid bats have been found in Illinois this year so far...

Animals hopped up on cocaine is not a new concept; the February film "Cocaine Bear" loosely chronicled the bizarre true story of when a 175-pound black bear ingested cocaine that was thrown out of a d...