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Taxi drivers must keep an eye out. Crime on cabbies averages to about one per day in Chicago.

Front-seat victims: What can taxicab drivers do to stay safe?

June 17, 2018 at 7:04 a.m.

Be aware of your surroundings and pay attention to the customer's actions inside the cab. Don't chase after passengers who flee without paying. Keep driver and front passenger doors locked....

Humboldt Park reopens after Riot Fest

June 18, 2018 at 8:27 a.m.

All of Humboldt Park opened to the public Thursday for the first time since Riot Fest ended Sept. 14. All stage equipment, carnival rides and gates from the three-day music...

A woman carries another woman on her back as they try to minimize the effects of a muddy field at Riot Fest.

Park District assessing damage from muddy Riot Fest

June 18, 2018 at 8:34 a.m.

Riot Fest became a mud fest this year. Just how much damage was done to Humboldt Park, home of the three-day music festival, still was being assessed Monday, according to...

Riot Fest cleanup begins

May 21, 2019 at 1:34 p.m.

Riot Fest became a mud fest this year. Just how much damage was done to Humboldt Park, home of the three-day music festival, still was being assessed Monday, according to...

Chicago harbors 75 percent full, lowest occupancy in 15 years: data

June 17, 2018 at 8:27 a.m.

This summer, Matt O'Donnell cruised the open waters aboard his newly-purchased 35-foot-long boat with the backdrop of the Chicago skyline and listened to the Dave Matthews Band jamming at Northerly...

It’s official: Smoking banned in parks, harbors

June 18, 2018 at 8:33 a.m.

If you're going to Riot Fest this weekend, be on the lookout for no smoking signs. Smoking at Humboldt Park, where Riot Fest will be held, or any other city...

Surf park proposed for Montrose Beach

June 17, 2018 at 10:02 a.m.

Daring Chicagoans may not have to zip up a wet suit, jump into chilly Lake Michigan and hop on a surfboard just to ride a wave. They could hang ten...

Mariano’s may land at old Dominick’s site in Lakeview

June 18, 2018 at 8:37 a.m.

A Mariano's grocery store may get the green light to replace the Dominick's that burned down in Lakeview nearly a decade ago. The supermarket project on Broadway between Barry and...

10 lessons from social media about Chicago’s ‘Real World’

June 18, 2018 at 8:39 a.m.

They're baaack! MTV's "Real World" has officially started filming in the West Loop. After my initial coverage of the reality show's return to Chicago, I wanted to drive through the...

Repairs to Grant Park after Lollapalooza could cost $266,000

June 17, 2018 at 10:36 a.m.

More than a week after music fans rocked out at Lollapalooza, two mud-slopped fields in Grant Park remained closed to the public for the repair work that is set to...

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