Protect your holiday packages from thieves
All those deals you snagged on Cyber Monday—traditionally the biggest online shopping day—may be arriving soon in the mail. And in a few weeks, you might be expecting holiday gifts...
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The season’s first big-ish snow is coming, Chicago, deal with it
Relax, Chicago. This weekend won't be anything like Snowmageddon or the Wall in "Game of Thrones." But there will be snowflakes. "Everywhere is going to see accumulating snow, the first...
Wicker Park, you’re getting an ice skating rink
A community-funded outdoor ice skating rink without an admission fee will open to the public next month in Wicker Park. The 120-foot-long and 60-foot-wide rink with 4-foot-tall walls will be...
Why Dick Wolf picked Chicago for his TV franchise
Chicago can be considered its own character on the Dick Wolf-produced TV franchise that includes "Chicago Fire" and "Chicago P.D." Scenes are filmed in neighborhoods, on downtown bridges and at...
Lace ’em up! Chicago ice skating rinks open today
Chicago's lacking its freezing cold temperatures and mounds of snow on the ground, so it might not feel like winter. But there is one sign winter's sneaking up on us...
Veterans helping train dogs that were rescued from neglect and abuse
Patrick Smith found a new sense of purpose over the past eight weeks helping train shelter dogs. The Navy veteran was one of four veterans who graduated on Wednesday from...
This Veterans Day, discover the impact man’s best friend can have on veterans
If Alex Rogers has a nightmare, Ava wakes him up by licking his face. It isn't the only time the two-year-old Boxer has helped the Army veteran suffering from post-traumatic...
10 things we learned from the casts of ‘Chicago Fire,’ ‘Chicago P.D.’ and ‘Chicago Med’
With the series premiere of "Chicago Med," the latest installment in the "Chicago" trilogy produced by Dick Wolf, coming up next week, reporters on Monday got a behind-the-scenes look at...
Meet the artist behind the many ‘You Are Beautiful’ signs around Chicago
You are beautiful. Three little words yet one positive message. It's an uplifting message spotted on a sticker at a downtown bus stop, on a billboard at a school in...
Bloody hell: Could Chicago survive a zombie apocalypse? This survey says no
Let's think if Chicago was Alexandria, the community under attack by zombies in "The Walking Dead." What would be the likelihood the greater Chicago area would survive a zombie invasion?...