See which CPS schools got budget cuts (searchable database)
An analysis of CPS budgets released last week show two-thirds of the district's schools will lose funds in this year's budgets. Of the almost 660 schools, 443 will get less...
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Week of deadly shootings, protests, rising tensions
A week that began with the celebration of Independence Day quickly turned violent with the deaths of two black men — one in Baton Rouge, La., and the other in...
Taste of Chicago guide: Check out all 69 menus plus maps, performances, more
Offering everything from spinach artichoke quesadilla to kimchi to doughnut ice cream sandwiches, 68 food vendors (including 18 food trucks) descend on Grant Park for Taste of Chicago. The festival,...
July 4th weekend typically Chicago¿s most violent: analysis
The Fourth of July holiday is Monday, and if the long holiday weekend is anything like previous years, it could be one of the most violent of the summer. In...
236,000 lightning bolts: Did one strike near you?
Wednesday night's storm, which stretched more than 700 miles from eastern Iowa to northern Virginia, produced more than 1 million lightning events over 18 hours -- more than 236,000 of...
The saga of the Lucas Museum
Billionaire "Star Wars" creator George Lucas has dropped his bid to build a museum on Chicago's lakefront, after months of controversey involving the lakefront preservation group Friends of the Parks....
Guide to America’s Cup sailboat race at Navy Pier
Normally the domain of slow-moving water taxis and tour boats, Lake Michigan off of Navy Pier will be home this weekend to super-fast sailboats as Chicago welcomes America's Cup racing....
Surge in grass, mold gives allergy season a big kick
Warm weather and a wet May have brought spring allergy season on with an explosive burst. Gesundheit. May and June are the traditional period when pollen from grasses and molds...
Rain, rain, it came in May and more of it is on the way
April showers waited until May to fall, according to monthly data from the National Weather Service. O'Hare International Airport, Chicago's official recording location, received 5.43 inches of rain in May...
Ancient fossils, an Internet database and evolution: An idea hatched at the Field Museum
A 51.5 million year old landbird fossil (Smithsonian Museum of Natural History) The Field Museum has more than a half-million fossils in its collection comprising all manner of plants and...