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Hundreds of protesters sponsored by the Logan Square Neighborhood Association marched the 606 Trail to urge city officials to support ordinances to protect long-time residents from being priced out of their neighborhood.

Marchers take to the 606 trail to protest gentrification

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

Dozens of people marched Tuesday along The 606 trail to draw attention to families and longtime residents feeling squeezed out of their homes because of increasing property taxes and rising...

Homer Simpson picks Chicago deep dish pizza over New York

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

Homer Simpson stuffs his face with doughnuts, cheeseburgers and, yes, pizza. Now he has finally settled the food fight between the pizza heavyweights: Chicago deep dish versus New York-style thin...

Visitors enjoy beverages on May 13, 2016, at City Winery, one of the many vendors returning this summer to the Chicago Riverwalk.

A look at who’s setting up shop on Chicago’s Riverwalk

June 10, 2018 at 3:12 p.m.

As the Chicago Riverwalk expansion progresses, commuters and tourists alike will find many of the bars and tour boat and kayak services returning this season, with the exception of a...

Big Marsh Park, a former 278-acre industrial site on Chicago's Southeast Side, will get a 40-acre bike park at 110th Street and South Stony Island Avenue.

40-acre Big Marsh bike park to start construction on Southeast Side

June 10, 2018 at 4:18 p.m.

Cyclists can expect to enter the wheel world come fall, when the Big Marsh bike park is set to open on a stretch of Chicago's Southeast Side once known as...

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.

Navy Pier Ferris wheel features four free days, offseason discounts

May 22, 2019 at 9:49 p.m.

The ticket to ride Chicago's Ferris wheel, now called the Centennial Wheel in honor of Navy Pier's 100th anniversary, will be free on four days this summer, and Illinois residents...

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

Humboldt Park Beach set to reopen in July, a year after closing to save money

June 10, 2018 at 3:18 p.m.

The beach is almost back. But Humboldt Park residents will have to wait a little longer for the city's only inland beach to open for the summer. As the city...

Jerry Pollard, 84, attends his last class, Justice Studies 316: Crime, Violence and Culture, before graduating from Northeastern Illinois University.

84-year-old grandfather to graduate from Chicago’s Northeastern Illinois University

June 11, 2018 at 11:46 p.m.

College student Jerry Pollard never pulled an all-nighter cramming for an exam. No frat parties. He doesn't text or use Facebook. Forget sharing a campus dorm room with a roommate....

The dedication of The Sky Ride for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair.

Could airborne cable car boost Chicago tourism?

May 22, 2019 at 9:47 p.m.

Imagine sitting in a sleek, modern-day cable car zipping over the Chicago River to Navy Pier, perhaps even Millennium Park. Well, a couple of local businessmen want to see the...

Boat bash planned for America’s Cup event on lakefront

June 10, 2018 at 4:08 p.m.

Chicago boat owners and their friends who are looking for a summer blowout might find one next month that, well, floats their boat. A Boater's Bash will be held at...

Massive climbing gym plans to open in Chicago

May 22, 2019 at 9:46 p.m.

West Coast-based Planet Granite is looking to build a massive four-story climbing gym in the Goose Island neighborhood to establish a foothold in Chicago for an industry that's growing nationwide....

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