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The billboard saying "Vote Trump" was vandalized at Lake Street and Ogden Avenue in Chicago on March 8, 2016. Alfredo Esquivel and his son Alfredo Esquivel Jr. were hired to take it down.

Vandalized Trump billboard taken down

May 22, 2019 at 9:30 p.m.

A week before the Illinois primary election, a Donald Trump billboard was removed Tuesday after profanity was scrawled on it. The "Vote Trump" billboard at Lake Street and Ogden Avenue...

Maggie Daley Park, midground, sandwiched between Lake Shore Drive, foreground, and Millennium Park.

Maggie Daley Park tennis courts to open next month

May 22, 2019 at 9:30 p.m.

Six new tennis courts will open April 1 at Maggie Daley Park, but it'll cost tennis players to use them, officials said. The courts are at the northeast corner of...

Road detour signs, with misspellings for "Northbound" Sheffield Avenue and "I-L-L-I-O-N-S" Masonic at Sheffield and Diversey Parkway, are placed along those thoroughfares along with other signs at Sheffield and Belmont Avenue on March 7, 2016.

Land of Illions? Detour sign misspells state’s name

May 22, 2019 at 9:29 p.m.

The Land of Lincoln may not be winning spelling bees any time soon. An orange detour sign at the corner of Diversey Parkway and Sheffield Avenue in Lincoln Park misspelled...

Old neon signs, a "lowrider" 1978 Chevy Monte Carlo, old Chicago street signs as you enter the lobby area of the Chicago History Museum.

Chicago History Museum admission fee could go up $2

June 11, 2018 at 5:18 a.m.

The Chicago History Museum is asking for an increase of $2 to its admission fee. The price could go up from $12 to $14 for adults living in Chicago and...

A cyclist pedals northwest in a curb-protected bike lane on Clybourn Avenue between Division Street and North Avenue on March 4, 2016.

Curb-protected bike lanes rolled out in Chicago

June 11, 2018 at 5:09 a.m.

Cyclists can expect to see greater protection in bike lanes as the city works to meet the goal of building more than 50 miles of low-stress bike routes in Chicago....

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 to debut May 27

June 11, 2018 at 2:07 a.m.

Memorial Day weekend is all about traditions: barbecues, the beach and, yes, the big Ferris wheel. The new Ferris wheel will open May 27, kicking off Navy Pier's Centennial Celebration,...

Teacher Ray Baker, 30, works in the gym with Jeremy Williams and other Special Olympics athletes at Lindblom Math and Science Academy in Chicago on Feb. 29, 2016. He is participating in the Polar Plunge, which supports Special Olympics.

Chicago teachers to take Polar Plunge for their students, Special Olympics

June 11, 2018 at 5:52 a.m.

Shahenaz Abdelrahim hates being cold. She wears layers in 70-degree weather and would be much happier sitting in a steam room than jumping into frigid Lake Michigan water for the...

A Chicago Water Taxi heads down the Chicago River toward the LaSalle and Clark stop March 18, 2013.

Water taxi season set to launch

May 22, 2019 at 9:28 p.m.

Those who prefer to take a more scenic route around the city will soon be able to hop back onto a water taxi. March marks the start of the water...

A person rides a Divvy bike along Washington Street in Chicago on Jan. 1, 2016.

Divvy’s deal on leap day

May 13, 2019 at 8:11 a.m.

Divvy has rolled out a leap day deal, offering half-price passes to cyclists Monday. The 24-hour pass priced at $9.95 will be discounted to $5 on leap day at all...

Jim attempts to wipe up the excess water while at the same time pushing the tiles pieces into the mortar so that they will form a permeant bond.

Mosaic pothole artist raises money to hit the road

June 11, 2018 at 4:28 a.m.

The mosaic artist who patches up Chicago potholes with glass and marble is getting ready to hit the road again. In two days last week, Jim Bachor raised over $2,300...

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