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3 hospitalized after boat capsizes on Lake Michigan

August 4, 2026 at 10:46 a.m.

Three people were hospitalized after a boat capsized on Lake Michigan Monday evening, the Chicago Fire Department said.

Workers pack up Lollapalooza stages and tents in muddy Hutchinson Field area at the south end of Chicago’s Grant Park on Aug. 3, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza 2026 wrapped with some arrests and hospital trips while Chicago faces Grant Park cleanup

August 3, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

The festival left the city with a familiar tally: 10 arrests, zero tickets issued and 67 trips to the hospital, according to the city. Those are figures roughly in line...

3-year-old girl, 3 police officers among 5 injured in Washington Park crash

August 3, 2026 at 10:58 a.m.

Five people, including a 3-year-old girl and three Chicago police officers, were injured in a crash in Washington Park Sunday night, police said.

A festivalgoer slips in the mud at Lollapalooza in Grant Park on Aug. 1, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza 2026: Flooding delays the start of a scrambled Day 3

August 2, 2026 at 9:01 a.m.

The music finally gets going in Grant Park after weather delays, with sets by Wolf Alice and Leon Thomas.

Streets and Sanitation employee Jose Montano places rat poison in an alley near 2100 South Wentworth Avenue in Chicago on July 30, 2026. The city’s rodent control strategy is “unlikely to achieve long-term control of the rat population,” according to a new audit. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Chicago lacks rat prevention plan, city watchdog finds

July 30, 2026 at 5:37 p.m.

The city’s current strategy is “unlikely to achieve long-term control of the rat population,” according to a new audit from the Office of Inspector General.

Empire of the Sun performs during the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, July 30, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza opens for 2026: ‘Go big or go home’

July 30, 2026 at 8:14 p.m.

This year's Lollapalooza music festival opened Thursday in a sunny, sold-out Grant Park with Lorde and hometown artist John Summit as the day-capping headliners.

The Lollapalooza music festival’s eastern entrance, July 28, 2026, two days before Lollapalooza opens in Chicago's Grant Park. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza 2026 weather forecast: Mild temperatures with potential storms

July 29, 2026 at 1:32 p.m.

The National Weather Service said severe weather for Lollapalooza is unlikely, but festivalgoers should prepare for showers and thunderstorms.

Festival attendees rest under the shade of trees near food vendors at Lollapalooza, Aug. 1, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza 2026: What to eat at the 4-day festival in Chicago

July 29, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Lollapalooza returns to Grant Park on Thursday, with a packed lineup of food vendors serving everything from deep-dish pizza to matcha mocktails.

Preschoolers receive their donated meals from the Greater Chicago Food Depository at Holy Family School in Chicago, July 27, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Summer meal program keeps kids fed as grocery costs rise

July 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

As skyrocketing grocery costs and SNAP rollbacks strain families’ budgets, the Greater Chicago Food Depository is providing free breakfasts and lunches for children across the city.

Zachary Ehlers, president of Illinois Railway Museum, gives visitors a tour of an electrified 1926 rail car on July 26, 2026, during Railroad Days at Pullman National Historical Park on Chicago’s Far South Side. The electric trains began service 100 years ago, replacing steam locomotives for commuter service on the south lakefront. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Pullman Railroad Days celebrates industry and workers in historic company town

July 26, 2026 at 4:52 p.m.

At the weekend event, visitors could tour historical rail cars and catch a ride on a miniature train.

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