Pass the salt? Fewer Americans avoiding it, survey shows
Don't be surprised if there's a fight at the dinner table for the salt shaker. Fewer Americans say they are trying to avoid salt in their diets and more people...
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Maternity boutique opening at North Bridge
Six years after opening a maternity boutique on Chicago's Far South Side, Jamenda McCoy is adding a tony address along North Michigan Avenue for her third location. Belle Up (pronounced...
Chicago’s first public indoor track project tries to hurdle state budget crisis
City officials have a big hurdle to clear before Chicago's first public indoor track and field facility can get built in Pullman. The 90,000-square-foot track and field facility in Gately...
‘Ferris Bueller,’ ‘Caddyshack’ part of new outdoor movie series at Navy Pier
Ferris Bueller went to Wrigley Field, the Art Institute and the Sears Tower. But he won't make it to the state's top tourist attraction until this summer. Navy Pier will...
Chicago among worst cities for drivers: study
For anyone who's been behind the wheel here, it's not exactly shocking that Chicago ranked among the worst cities - 93rd out of 100 big cities across the country -...
Beard competition hits Chicago in national search for the right scruff
The search is on for the next American . . . not idol, not model, but wait for it, king of facial hair. Guys can face off at the mane...
Hot on the trail: Chicago to expand Northwest Side cycling, walking path on river
A month after The 606 elevated rails-to-trails project opened, plans are moving forward on another trail project on the Northwest Side. Plans call for a bridge crossing over the North...
Music fest closes South Side beach
A South Side beach is closed to the public for a weekend music fest on the lakefront. Mamby on the Beach is a new two-day music fest set for this...
Chicago’s happy campers cross city limits to soak in Great Outdoors
Source: Jim Boyce/Daily Southtown Summer is the perfect time for Chicagoans to escape the hectic city life filled with appointments, meetings and deadlines and chill out, well, outdoors. Campers don't...
What would you do if you witnessed a crime?
From riding the CTA to attending a Bears game at Soldier Field, there seem to be plenty of reminders around Chicago instructing residents and visitors that if they "see something,...