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No Chicago Bulls (they're locked out). No Chicago Condors (their league, the ABL, is over and out). But Chicago-area hoops fans aren't shut out of great basketball -- the DePaul...

Competitors in the Winter Olympics, which start Friday in Nagano, Japan, aren't as well known as their summer Olympic counterparts. But they are amazing athletes! Below is a list of...

When the defending Super Bowl champ Green Bay Packers take on the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXII Sunday in San Diego, two of the game's top quarterbacks will be...

No matter who wins the World Series, the Cleveland Indians or the Florida Marlins, the Marlins have already made history. What's such a big deal about those flying fish in...

What better way to ease those frazzled holiday nerves than a spot of afternoon tea in the comfort of a beautiful hotel lobby or lounge. Following is a list of...

Here is a partial list of singles groups and organizations in the Chicagoland area. For a complete list, see the This Week listing the first Friday of each month. Aware...

Festival and special-events calendars can give you a jump on planning your summer fun, and there are a number of them, published by area tourism offices, that listing everything from...

Jazz Festival roundup Come sample the many styles of jazz at the 12th annual Chicago Jazz Festival, the world`s largest free outdoor jazz festival, at 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday...

Tickets ($16-$26) go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday for Jay Leno, 7:30 p.m. June 23 at the Chicago Theatre. At Ticketmaster outlets or by phone: 559-1212. At the Pheasant...

Chicago`s performing arts community gets its season rolling at the Chicago Public Library Cultural Center`s third annual ''For Openers,'' a month-long series of performances and lectures previewing the upcoming season...