As humans move indoors, are coyotes and other urban wildlife entering the void?
On March 24, in the first week of Illinois' new stay-at-home protocol, Brian Roe was driving to work when he saw what he thought was a big dog moving down...
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John Prine update: Wife Fiona reports he is ‘very ill’ with double pneumonia, ‘and yet I remain hopeful’
Providing the most detail yet on the COVID-19-related condition of revered singer-songwriter John Prine, Fiona Whelan Prine Thursday night said in a Twitter thread that her husband is in his...
At closed Brookfield Zoo, new lions arrive and life goes on
The gates of Brookfield Zoo are closed to the public to help keep coronavirus from spreading, but life continues at the west suburban animal facility. Thursday, the zoo had the...
Messages of hope: Forced inside by coronavirus, Chicagoans reach out through window signs, sidewalk chalk and more
Forced inside by an indiscriminate virus, we are still reaching out. On sidewalks, in windows, on garage doors, Chicagoans are leaving each other messages of hope, solidarity, thanks — even,...
Chicago’s first week under the stay-at-home order: Worry, togetherness and new traditions
Faced with a government order to stay home, a family of five in Oak Park made the best of their unexpected time together by competing on their backyard basketball hoop...
Face masks, thermometers are among the supplies Illinois manufacturers are racing to produce amid coronavirus outbreak
Illinois manufacturers are revamping production to make face masks, thermometers and more as the fight against the new coronavirus pandemic escalates. Companies are heeding a call from Gov. J.B. Pritzker...
Field trip penguins and more: 5 visits to Chicago zoos, museums during the coronavirus pandemic
Shedd Aquarium's now-famous field trip penguins aren't the only beings itching to tour the city's cultural institutions these days. Indeed, a visit to a museum or a nature park never...
Chicago History Museum head Gary Johnson to retire after 15 years
Gary Johnson, the Chicago History Museum president who oversaw the institution's transition from being called the Chicago Historical Society, plans to retire as soon as a successor can be found,...
What to binge: ‘Schitt’s Creek’ a journey worth starting, plus what else is on TV Wednesday, March 25
I have a thing against names with puns in them. Some of the most frequent offenders are newspaper columns (Weber's Grill), hair salons (Curl Up 'n' Dye) and, yes, television...
‘Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me!’ now records at a safe social distance, without studio audience
When "Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!" began, the NPR comedy news quiz show was recorded via the host and panelists sitting in different studios, talking over phone lines. Now, amid...