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Chicago's beaches open for the season
As Chicago shakes off the last traces of spring, the lakefront is once again poised to become the center of summer life. Friday marks the unofficial start of summer as lakefront beaches officially ope...
Gregory Bartusiak 5h ago

You Can Now Celebrate 'Italian Beef Day' In Illinois, Starting Saturday
Saturday is a good day to treat yourself to an Italian beef sandwich. May 23 is officially "Italian Beef Day" in Illinois after the adoption of House Resolution 0912 on Wednesday. The resolution comme...
Gregory Bartusiak 5h ago Heather Voigt shows off the signature Italian Beef sandwich topped with giardiniera after “baptizing” the sandwich in the au jus on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at the newly opened Nick's Pizza Co. in Jacksonville.[Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]

Americans can own a piece of the Statue of Liberty for $250 - just in time for the country's 250th birthday
Americans can now own a piece of history, thanks to Alchemist Mint, a precious metals operation based in Rhode Island. The mint announced last week that it will be making a limited-edition coin, named...
Gregory Bartusiak May 21, 2026

State lawmaker says Bears stadium deal in suburbs being held up because there's still hope for new stadium in Chicago
The Chicago Bears stadium saga keeps churning out new storylines. The latest comes out of a new report saying some state lawmakers are holding out hope to keep the team in Chicago, creating difficulti...
Gregory Bartusiak May 21, 2026

DraftKings to close in-person sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years. The Boston-based sports gambling company said it had decided to discontinue sportsb...
Gregory Bartusiak May 19, 2026 DraftKings

Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong says he regrets 'choice of words' after exchange with White Sox fan
The Cubs dropped two of three over the weekend against the White Sox, thanks in part to an extra-innings loss on Sunday. Earlier in that game, Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong failed to corral ...
Gregory Bartusiak May 19, 2026 Pete Crow-Armstrong

Chicago's population grew to 2.73M people in 2025, per latest estimate
The City of Chicago's population grew to more than 2.73 million people in 2025, an increase of more than 5,000 since the previous year, according to the latest estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau. By...
Gregory Bartusiak May 18, 2026

Surging White Sox beat Cubs in 10 on Edgar Quero's walk-off HR
He said he visualized the moment the night before. White Sox catcher Edgar Quero walked off the team's crosstown rival Sunday with a 10th-inning, two-run home run off Cubs reliever Ryan Rolison, cappi...
Gregory Bartusiak May 18, 2026

The Chicago Bears Get Artsy With Their 2026 Schedule Release
On the runway to Thursday's NFL schedule release party, the league put out a social media post that served as a warning to Chicago. Based on the 2025 win-loss records of opponents, the Bears enter the...
Gregory Bartusiak May 15, 2026

McDonald's Park to Open in 2028 as a new stadium for Chicago Fire FC
McDonald's and Chicago Fire Football Club today announced a historic naming rights partnership that will see the Major League Soccer club's new $750 million privately-funded stadium named McDonald's P...
Gregory Bartusiak May 14, 2026







