Rob Manker

Of 25 listed performers in this weekend's Chicago Air & Water Show, only two involve water vessels, both of which will share the spotlight with aircraft. A one-minute, 47-second promotional...

When University of Illinois students swap stories of their summer internships later this month on the Urbana-Champaign campus, Derek Dye's might be better than most. What the U. of I....

The news alerts, tweets, posts and broadcasts that inform users of virtually anything happening anywhere at any time have finally reached a basic, fundamental limitation — they cannot at once...

The news alerts, tweets, posts and broadcasts that inform users of virtually anything happening anywhere at any time have finally reached a basic, fundamental limitation — they cannot at once...

The lighting of the Olympic caldron during the opening ceremony of each Olympic Games is often done by a revered former Olympian. While their identities are kept secret until the...

The two bronze lions flanking the steps of the Art Institute of Chicago, standing sentry along bustling Michigan Avenue, are guarding the place a bit more aggressively of late. Climb...

When a heat wave strikes, the only thing sure to rise faster than the mercury is the hyperbole. But where did that "so hot, you can fry an egg on...

If somebody tells you it's the day that Marty McFly and Doc Brown time traveled to in "Back to the Future Part II," better check the tape. Or, here in...