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A portion of the new Ferris wheel at Navy Pier is pictured in front of the Chicago skyline as construction continues on the rebuilt attraction on Feb. 3, 2016.

Free rides on the Navy Pier Ferris wheel this morning

May 22, 2019 at 10:05 p.m.

Don't want to shell out $15 for a ticket to ride the new Ferris wheel at Navy Pier? Well, it's free on Tuesday, but only for two hours. This morning...

No hogwash: That was a pig at Montrose dog beach

June 10, 2018 at 11:37 a.m.

A pig has been hogging some of the spotlight at Montrose dog beach recently. No, really. Bethany Roeschley was about to leave the North Side beach this past weekend when...

Taylor Perez, 23, of Chicago, retrieves her belongings at the recently reinstalled lockers at Ohio Street Beach after swimming June 14, 2016.

Lockers return to Ohio Street Beach

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

Beachgoers now have a place to lock up their bags and backpacks if they decide to go jump in the lake near downtown Chicago. The 40 lockers at Ohio Street...

Nick Cave has been singing about mortality for decades, and he's really good at it. Whether the narratives are biblical or pulpy, the victims innocents or death row convicts, the circumstances comprehensible or cruelly random, Cave's songs are on intimate terms with the infinite ways a life can be extinguished. And yet, "Skeleton Tree", his latest album with his estimable band, the Bad Seeds, is a relatively concise song cycle shadowed by death that feels different than all the rest. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-music-nick-cave-skeleton-tree-ent-0916-20160916-column.html" target="_blank">Read the full review.</a>

Pick a flick for Millennium Park’s outdoor summer movie series

June 10, 2018 at 12:36 p.m.

The Summer Film Series at Millennium Park has one open slot for a screening and is asking people to pick their favorite movie among a list of 20 made in...

How to fly flags on Flag Day during national mourning

June 11, 2018 at 10:08 p.m.

Flag Day falls on Tuesday during the period of national mourning for the victims of the Orlando, Fla., massacre, which raises questions about how to observe both if you have...

A sticker on a light pole in the 400 block of North Michigan Avenue in Chicago is marked with a warning of bad weather because "Adam is depressed." Similar stickers and signs have been placed around the city as part of a marketing campaign for a book titled "The Weather Man."

Fake warning signs pop up around Chicago: So, who’s Adam?

May 22, 2019 at 9:59 p.m.

Typically, Mother Nature gets blamed for inclement weather. But now all signs point to another culprit in the Windy City. Yellow stickers and white aluminum signs affixed to poles throughout...

A group of people take part in a cycle session workout at Millennium Park as part of Chicago Bike Week in 2013. The 25th annual Chicago Bike Week kicks off Friday.

Chicago, expect traffic headaches from major events this weekend

May 22, 2019 at 9:59 p.m.

Brace yourself, because getting around Chicago this weekend may be tricky. Prepare for crowds, gridlock, street closures, parking restrictions and even possible price hikes by ridesharing companies. Chicago is jam-packed...

Theater on the Lake at Lake Shore Drive and Fullerton Avenue in Chicago on June 8, 2016.

Theater on the Lake ready for next act — in 2017

May 22, 2019 at 9:58 p.m.

By this time next year, the city hopes theatergoers will be enjoying dinner and a show at Theater on the Lake on the city's North Side. The plan is to...

Work continues on an ice skating rink at Polk Bros. Park at Navy Pier on June 8, 2016, in Chicago. The rink is set to open Friday.

Ice skating in the summer? Navy Pier to open outdoor rink this weekend

May 22, 2019 at 9:58 p.m.

Is Navy Pier now the cool place for hanging out? Maybe so — after all, a summer outdoor ice skating rink opens there Friday. The Skate by the Lake ice...

At the Bridgeport Arts Center on June 3, 2016, Tibetan artist Tashi Norbu displays a photo of his 15-foot wooden Buddha sculpture.

Buddha is about to get a new meditation spot — a downtown skate park

June 11, 2018 at 10:11 p.m.

Buddha is about to get a new spot to meditate: a downtown skate park. A new 15-foot-tall abstract Buddha sculpture titled "Be the flower, not the bee" created by Tibetan...

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