2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1231+ words) The “Portrait of a Soldier” traveling memorial in the Daley Center lobby. Good afternoon! It’s Thursday, and this time, instead of a baby animal, Chicagoans can help name a giant prehistoric boulder unearthed at O’Hare Airport. Here’s what else you…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (500+ words) Students at Lincoln-Way East High School walked out Wednesday to protest racist comments from their classmates Dozens of students walked out of Lincoln-Way East High School in south suburban Frankfort Wednesday morning in support of students at nearby Homewood-Flossmoor High…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1114+ words) Englewood Arts Collective co-founders Janell Nelson and David Robinson, aka Rob Smooth, stand with site manager Hector Gonzalez inside the newly unveiled sculpture park along 63rd Street. On a recent weekday morning, there’s a buzz of activity along Englewood’s 63rd Street between…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (124+ words) The 2026 Printers Row Lit Fest is set for Saturday, Sept. 12 and Sunday, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT. People browse through art prints at Printer’s Row Lit Fest, on South Dearborn between Ida B. Wells Dr. and Polk St. on Saturday, Sept....

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (226+ words) WBEZ Chicago The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry at 5700 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive, which is one of the new locations part of Open House Chicago 2026. Open House Chicago returns for 2026 with 20 new sites to visit The Open House Chicago…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (435+ words) The “Portrait of a Soldier” traveling memorial at the Daley Center commemorating over 300 Illinois service members killed during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. Anna Ware was filled with dread when she opened her door…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (861+ words) Some Bridgeport residents held at a news conference outside Rate Field on Tuesday to oppose a proposal to move the White Sox out of Bridgeport, as well as a plan to build a 24/7 Amtrak maintenance facility in their neighborhood. More…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (177+ words) On Sept. 8, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security launched the ICE operation known as Midway Blitz to target “Criminal Illegal Aliens Terrorizing Americans in Sanctuary Illinois.” Protesters rally in front of the iconic Little Village Arch at 3100 W. 26th St. over recent…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (832+ words) On a recent August morning, Mary Nedbalski, co-owner of the forthcoming Gunny’s Pub on Lincoln Avenue, went to work, only to discover that the city had shut down the street outside. The surprise street shutdown could last until October — poor…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (757+ words) The Little Popcorn Store is located at 111 W. Front St. in downtown Wheaton. At a time when Walmarts, Costcos and other big box stores seem to dominate the retail landscape, the antithesis is thriving in downtown Wheaton. On Front Street in…...