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Protesters gather at the Haymarket Memorial in Chicago's West Town neighborhood on May 1, 2016, during a May Day rally.

Haymarket Memorial temporarily moved during apartment building construction

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

The sculpture that commemorates the 1886 Haymarket bombing in the West Loop has been temporarily relocated to Union Park during construction of a residential tower and redevelopment of a historic...

A baby Bactrian camel investigates his outdoor enclosure during his third day on public display May 20, 2016, at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. The baby was born on May 9 and is the the first successful offspring for Nasan and her mate, Scooter, as well as the first camel calf born at Lincoln Park Zoo since 1998.

Lincoln Park Zoo camel named after ‘Hamilton’ musical

June 10, 2018 at 2:05 p.m.

The obsession over the "Hamilton" musical has gone absolutely wild. Meet Alexander Camelton, the baby camel born last month at Lincoln Park Zoo. Zoo officials announced on social media that...

Workers plant trees May 26, 2015, on one of the many access ramps leading to The 606.

The 606 trail, a study in contrasts, celebrates its first birthday

June 10, 2018 at 2:31 p.m.

A year after opening, The 606 has been everything people expected, for better or worse. The sheer volume of runners, cyclists, strollers, families and others using the 2.7-mile Bloomingdale Trail,...

Parker, a one-eyed pug adopted by the Park Hyatt Chicago hotel, has a habit of sitting on people's feet.

Parker the rescue pug finds home at Mag Mile hotel

May 13, 2019 at 8:12 a.m.

Forget the ruff life. Parker the pug is living the luxe life. That is, she's taken up residence at a Magnificent Mile hotel, where, in Eloise fashion, she's got free...

Site of the now-scuttled Chicago Spire at Illinois Street and Lake Shore Drive in 2014.

With Spire project dead, plan stalls to develop nearby DuSable lakefront park

June 10, 2018 at 1:26 p.m.

When plans for the twisting downtown skyscraper known as the Spire died, so, too, did the project to turn a weedy nearby lakefront lot into a park named for Chicago's...

A new dock is now open on the south side of Navy Pier, where recreational boaters can drop anchor.

New boat dock opens at Navy Pier, free this weekend

May 22, 2019 at 9:54 p.m.

Chicago boaters who want to check out the new Ferris wheel, grab a bite or make a pit stop will now be able to drop anchor at a new dock...

AChicago Park District vehicles work on cleaning and grooming the sand at North Avenue Beach on May 27, 2016.

Chicago beaches open for the summer

May 22, 2019 at 9:54 p.m.

Chicago's 26 lakefront beaches officially opened Friday — and not a moment too soon with forecasters predicting 80-degree days over the long Memorial Day weekend. Beachgoers will see three newly...

Paris Phipps, an employee with the new Divvy bike sharing program, inspects a docking station at Sheffield Avenue and Kingsbury Street.

Divvy expands valet service to ballgames, more festivals in neighborhoods

May 22, 2019 at 9:54 p.m.

If you're grabbing a Divvy bike and heading to a ballgame or one of the bigger summer festivals across the city, no need to worry about finding an open docking...

Detroit police chief to Chicago cops: Top our dance moves

May 22, 2019 at 9:54 p.m.

So, Chicago, is it on? In a video that's gone viral, Detroit's uniformed police officers show off their best moves — from break dancing to the Nae Nae to the...

Bootsy Collins of the Bootsy Collins Rubber Band performs on Day 2 of Riot Fest in Douglas Park on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in Chicago.

Airbnb rentals spike on West Side, thanks in part to Riot Fest

May 22, 2019 at 9:51 p.m.

The number of people renting Airbnb spots on Chicago's West Side doubled in 2015 thanks partly to Riot Fest, the three-day music festival that relocated last year to Douglas Park....

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