Leonor Vivanco

The view from Diversey Harbor during Monday's sunset on November 9, 2015. A creamsicle colored sky reflects of the water in the harbor where geese and ducks skim by.

Chicago’s not the most affordable city on the planet for young people – here’s why

June 11, 2018 at 7:52 a.m.

So, just how affordable is Chicago for young people? The Windy City clocked in at No. 16 out of 55 big cities across the globe—meaning it's not the cheapest and...

Ample parking is available for tailgaters outside Soldier Field on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016.

Bears fans look forward to next season

June 11, 2018 at 6:58 a.m.

Call it the Toilet Bowl. Complete with interceptions, missed field goals, penalties and sacks, Sunday's game was a close battle of which team would win the title of crappiest in...

His road to recovery began with living in a truck on Chicago’s streets

June 16, 2018 at 10:35 a.m.

Kyle Hilbert spent his mornings driving around trying to score heroin or crack cocaine on the West or South sides, he says. And at night, he parked on North Side...

The Chicago skyline seen from Diversey Harbor as the sun rises

2016 resolution: Make Chicago a better place for everyone

June 16, 2018 at 9:17 a.m.

As we exit another season of goodwill and enter the even shorter season of "resolutions"—weight loss, organizing our pads and saving money—there is also a sense that we can and...

This year, the Blackhawks reclaimed the Stanley Cup, winning the championship for the third time times in six years (2010, 2013 and 2015). Thousands of fans lined the streets downtown for the parade and filled Soldier Field for the championship rally.

For young Chicagoan, art imitates pain – and inspires competition

June 16, 2018 at 9:39 a.m.

Megan Howard started drawing as she sat in unbearable pain in a Chicago hospital room, awaiting a skin graft to treat an ulcer on her leg. The lines on the...

Maria Plante, from Smithfield, R.I., packs a box of Christmas presents she is sending to relatives in Italy, at the main Post Office in Providence, R.I., Monday, Dec.. 17, 2007.

Pack, ship those gifts like a pro

June 16, 2018 at 10:18 a.m.

It's the most wonderful one of the busiest times of the year—and if you need proof, just look at all those hustling mail carriers, delivery drivers and, well, Santa's reindeer...

Holiday cookies photographed for a cookie swap on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013.

Want to mail booze, food to family? Do your homework

June 16, 2018 at 10:18 a.m.

Want to send cookies, candy or booze for the holidays? Better do your homework. The U.S. Postal Service said it's OK to mail baked goods and other dry perishables as...

FedEx employee Tina Wilkes sorts packages at the FedEx facility. 875 W. Division in Chicago, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015.

Mailing deadlines for shipping holiday gifts

June 16, 2018 at 10:22 a.m.

Sending gifts to loved ones across the country? The sooner you pack them up and ship them off, the better chance it will arrive on time.The longer you wait to...

Zachary Zises, owner of Chicago's first medical marijuana dispensary, Dispensary 33 in Uptown, poses for a portrait on Wednesday, December 9, 2015, in Chicago.

Chicago’s first medical marijuana dispensary opens in Uptown

May 22, 2019 at 9:04 p.m.

Steve Torres was among the first patients on to walk through the doors of Chicago's only medical marijuana dispensary, which officially opened in Uptown on Wednesday. Within an hour, he...

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