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A jogger runs near the Rosecrance Lakeview outpatient treatment center and sober living facility on Aug. 4, 2016.

Lakeview sober living residence opens despite community objections

June 10, 2018 at 10:49 a.m.

The doors have opened in Lakeview to a controversial sober living residence for young adults who are in recovery for alcohol or drug addiction. Rosecrance Lakeview opened its counseling center...

Pedestrians and cyclists on the lakefront trail near at Oakwood Beach on July 29, 2016.

South Side lakefront: Work starting on separate bike, pedestrian paths

June 10, 2018 at 8:41 a.m.

Months after separate paths — one for pedestrians, the other for bicyclists — opened along a short stretch of the North Side's lakefront, it's now the South Side's turn. City...

Diplo performs at Studio Paris, in River North Chicago, for an Official Lollapalooza After Party on Friday, July 29th, 2016.

Lollapalooza turns up the demand for Airbnb, vacation rentals and hotels

June 11, 2018 at 9:24 p.m.

Lollapalooza is not only a huge weekend for music fans but has long been a boon for the hospitality industry in Chicago. But this year, home-sharing sites like Airbnb are...

Amanda Rivera helps her little brother Gabriel with his swimming strokes at Humboldt Park Beach on July 7, 2013.

Humboldt Park Beach will welcome back swimmers Aug. 5

May 22, 2019 at 10:15 p.m.

Children in Humboldt Park will have only a month before they return to school to enjoy their neighborhood beach. The improved man-made beach was supposed to reopen in July after...

The Ventra app is demonstrated following a press conference to announce its launch on Nov. 13, 2015.

Metra: Charge your phone if using Ventra app to get to, from Lollapalooza

June 10, 2018 at 10:48 a.m.

If you're using the Ventra app to take public transportation to and from Lollapalooza this weekend, make sure you have enough juice on your phone battery. If Metra riders can't...

Lightning flashes in the distance, viewed from 31st Street Beach after a thunderstorm on Sunday, July 24, 2016, in Chicago.

Excessive heat warning canceled for Chicago area seven hours early

May 22, 2019 at 10:13 p.m.

The National Weather Service has canceled an excessive heat warning for the Chicago area seven hours before it was set to expire.The warning went into effect at noon Thursday as...

Dalila Nicholson and Nicholas Stratton, both 6, swim together at a Chicago Park Distric day camp on July 21, 2016, at the Pulaski Park pool.

For heat wave, city pools and lakefront beaches ready for wave of people

June 10, 2018 at 10:36 a.m.

Ready to jump in the lake or cannonball into the pool to cool off from the sweltering heat? You're not alone. Swarms of people are expected to gather at the...

A sailboat navigates past Navy Pier Thursday, June 30, 2016 on Lake Michigan near Chicago.

Outdoor climbing wall coming to Navy Pier

June 10, 2018 at 11:51 a.m.

Navy Pier is rebuilding its attractions one step at a time. Up next: a climbing wall. The plan is to add a 24-foot-tall climbing wall this month at Pier Park...

People observe a minute of silence on July 18, 2016, in Avignon, France, in tribute to the 84 victims of the Nice truck attack.

Chicago police: No known threats here after Nice attack

May 22, 2019 at 10:11 p.m.

Hours after the attack in France that killed at least 84 people, Chicago police said Friday there is no known threat to the city, but they remained on heightened alert...

Divvy bikes lined up at a station on Dearborn Street on April 13, 2016.

Free Divvy bike rides this weekend

May 22, 2019 at 10:11 p.m.

Divvy rides will be free this weekend just in time for Chicagoans and tourists heading to Pitchfork Music Festival, street festivals, the lakefront, Cubs games and concerts at Northerly Island....

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