Street-sweeping season starts Friday (look up your address)
The signs of spring are everywhere in Chicago: rising temperatures, hopeful Cubs and Sox fans on the cusp of opening day, and, of course, the beginning of street-sweeping season. In...
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North Avenue pedestrian bridge to temporarily close beginning next month
Come beach season, runners, cyclists and sunbathers making their way from Lincoln Park to the lakefront will have one less option with the temporary closure of the North Avenue pedestrian...
Northwestern study: ‘Playground’ psychotherapy reduces depression in rats
Rats genetically bred to be depressed improved greatly after spending a month in a stimulating "playground" with toys and hiding places, Northwestern University researchers reported. The study, published Tuesday in...
Trump Jr. apologizes for implying Bernie backer was Nazi salute woman at Chicago Trump rally
The son of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tweeted an apology Monday night about the misidentification of a woman at Chicago's canceled Trump rally as a Bernie Sanders supporter seen...
O.J. Simpson football card, $1,000 bill among items in state auction
An O.J. Simpson football trading card, a $1,000 bill with Grover Cleveland on it, and South African gold Krugerrands: a collector's dream? You bet. The items are among the 12,600...
Shedd penguins start making their love nests
It turns out humans aren't the only ones who use a big rock to seal the deal. Instead of diamonds, male penguins scour their turf for rocks to attract the...
Great controversy: What to do with religious books sent to Chicagoans
A little "controversy" is arriving in hundreds of thousands of mailboxes across Chicago – and it has nothing to do with local politics or the national election. Although "The Great...
Does separation of Lakefront Trail put Chicago on the right path?
Chicago's Lakefront Trail used to be one of the few places that Megan Williams felt safe running. Then, in 2014 during a training run for the Chicago Marathon, she collided...
Combating Chicago’s big beach butt problem
Consider it a polling place and ashtray rolled into one. The Alliance for the Great Lakes is working with the Chicago Park District to bring "voting" boxes to Chicago beaches...
Eye-rolling commute? New Chicago billboards aim for smile
"Something wonderful is about to happen." The phrase — freshly emblazoned on the billboard at Ashland and Armitage avenues — might prompt a "Yeah, right" from pessimists. But an optimist...