New skating rink opens, construction begins on Irving Park Bridge
A new ice rink at the McFetridge Sports Center has opened just in time for skating season. On Sunday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel offered an update on the 312 RiverRun, an...
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Chicago Park District proposes hike in summer camp costs in 2019 budget
The cost of six-week children’s summer camps run by the Chicago Park District is expected to increase about 8 percent next year, according to the district’s proposed budget for 2019...
Chicago Park District starts overhaul after watchdog finds many volunteers not screened for crimes
The Chicago Park District failed to follow its own volunteer screening rules, leading to many people volunteering without submitting to criminal background checks, the district’s top watchdog found in a...
Dozens of Hideout supporters worried about venue’s future turn out at meeting on Lincoln Yards development
More than 100 supporters of the Hideout turned out for a public hearing connected to the proposed $5 billion Lincoln Yards real estate development Wednesday night after the Goose Island...
Officials expected to rename park in honor of activist Marian Byrnes, who saved prairie from becoming CTA bus barn
One of the first natural areas Marian Byrnes fought to preserve was the sprawling Van Vlissingen Prairie on the Southeast Side. This week, the park containing the prairie is expected...
Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’: How local bookstores are preparing for her highly anticipated memoir
On Monday, Barnes & Noble announced that Michelle Obama’s highly anticipated memoir, “Becoming,” had sold the most preorders of an adult book since Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman,” published...
Michelle Obama to appear Tuesday at Seminary Co-op for first book signing of her new memoir before United Center kickoff
Before Michelle Obama kicks off her stadium-sized book tour in Chicago, she’ll make an appearance even closer to home. The former first lady will visit the Seminary Co-op in Hyde...
2 killed, 8 wounded in Chicago shootings since Saturday night
Two men were killed and eight others wounded in Chicago shootings since Saturday evening, according to authorities. Most recently, a 24-year-old man was fatally shot in the Southwest Side’s LeClaire...
Lauren Underwood says upset election win was about representation, not just Trump
As one of the faces of Democrats’ successful bid to flip the U.S. House in their favor in last week’s midterm elections, Lauren Underwood talked Trump, her party’s leadership and...
Students, teachers, supporters rally at Old Town School location in Lincoln Park to decry planned closure
The campaign to save the Old Town School of Folk Music seems to be growing its audience. On Saturday afternoon, more than a hundred students, teachers and supporters of all...