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Diane Wilkerson, PAWS Chicago Adoption Center director, holds Rita, a Labrador pup who was adopted March 26. PAWS has a no-kill animal shelter in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.

PAWS Chicago is rescuing pets from Louisiana floods and winning our hearts

June 9, 2018 at 5:38 p.m.

Eternal good guys PAWS Chicago are responding to the recent flooding in southern Louisiana by sending volunteers from Chicago to go and rescue homeless animals. Since the flooding started, more...

Date like the Obamas: Your guide to the first couple’s first date

May 25, 2019 at 12:40 p.m.

We can't all be as beautiful, powerful or wonderful as Barack and Michelle Obama. But we can try to emulate them as much as possible, right down to their first...

Amazon is bringing ‘The Departed’ to Chicago

June 10, 2018 at 12:22 a.m.

In case three (almost four) TV shows specifically about Chicago aren't enough, Amazon is working on bringing us one more. Warner Bros. TV and Amazon Studios are working to bring...

Arya Stark wants us all to freak out about ‘Game of Thrones’ season seven

June 12, 2018 at 4:42 a.m.

The last time we saw Arya Stark, she was baking Walder Frey's sons into pies and slitting his neck, proof enough that a girl does not fu*k around and has...

The new Iron Man has a new name

May 9, 2019 at 7:57 a.m.

Marvel announced last month that Iron Man would become a black woman in the newest interations of the "Iron Man" comics. But Marvel was wrong. MIT student Riri Williams will...

A sign near the Chatham Street Bridge in Blue Island warns visitors the water in the Cal-Sag Channel "is not suitable for ... any human body contact." However, water quality has improved enough for local officials to plan a dip in the waterway Aug. 27 to raise funds for the Cal-Sag Trail.

Local dude is willing to jump in gross water for a cause

June 10, 2018 at 7:59 a.m.

If you've ever thought about diving into a literal vat of waste and garbage, Steve Buchtel and Josh Ellis have got you beat. Buchtel and Ellis, along with the executive...

Warning: You won’t be able to unsee these naked Donald Trump statues

May 9, 2019 at 7:57 a.m.

Naked life-size statues of Donald Trump popped up all over the country on Thursday, but Chicago was not one of the chosen cities to be blessed with its presence. New...

Portable toilets are delivered to Wrigley Field outside Gate K on April 7, 2015.

Name your sh*t: The city needs your help naming its biosolids

June 10, 2018 at 8:58 a.m.

Poop has had many nicknames over the years and now the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Chicago is looking to coin a new one. The name won't just be for...

An increase in the smoking age from 18 to 21 is under consideration in Naperville.

Money can convince smokers to try kicking the habit

May 9, 2019 at 7:56 a.m.

If the threat of health complications isn't enough to get someone to quit smoking, money could be the short-term push they need instead. A study conducted by Swiss researchers found...

J.K. Rowling poses for photographers upon arrival at gala performance of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," in central London on July 30, 2016.

There are three new ‘Harry Potter’ books because of course there are

May 9, 2019 at 7:56 a.m.

If one new book and an upcoming movie weren't enough to satiate the demands of the long-latent "Harry Potter" fandom, don't worry. We're getting three more books—er, ebooks—chock-full of new...

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