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Marchers raise their fists at the 49th annual Chicago Pride Parade on Chicago's North Side on June 24, 2018.

For parade-goers, Pride is a day to enjoy unity, speak up for equality

May 23, 2019 at 12:59 a.m.

On a sunny Sunday afternoon, marchers from all backgrounds, dressed in all colors and representing the spectrum of LGBTQ identities, paraded in Chicago between glitter-strewn sidewalks — waving their rainbow...

Congestión en el Kennedy Expressway en Chicago.

Se prevé número récord de viajeros para el Cuatro de Julio

December 13, 2018 at 6:55 a.m.

Se prevé que un número récord de viajeros va a cruzar el país por tierra o aire el fin de semana del Cuatro de Julio, según la Asociación Americana de...

Traffic plods along the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago.

Record number of travelers expected Fourth of July, creating gridlock on Chicago roads, elsewhere

May 23, 2019 at 12:58 a.m.

A record number of travelers are expected to crisscross the country by land and air to celebrate Fourth of July, according to the American Automobile Association. Nearly 46.9 million Americans...

Criage Althage, of Chicago, joins in the protest across from Trump Tower on Aug. 13, 2017.

Activistas en Chicago critican la ley ejecutiva de Trump que ordena mantener las familias juntas, pero detenidas

December 13, 2018 at 6:50 a.m.

Parada en una valla que rodea un refugio recién construido para niños migrantes en el suroeste de Texas, la activista de Chicago Tania Unzueta observó el miércoles cómo los autobuses...

It's the beginning of summer, and mosquitoes are starting to appear widely.

Mosquitoes thrive in this wet, warm weather — whom to call when they move in, en masse

May 23, 2019 at 12:57 a.m.

Summer’s officially here, and with the rains falling (and falling) and the mercury climbing (some days), the environment’s ripe for a blockbuster mosquito season. We already know that their arrival...

Datos de la Oficina del Censo de EEUU demuestran que aquellos entre 25 y 34 representan la mayoría de la población del Condado de Cook.

Los millennials son el mayor grupo en el Condado de Cook, pero ¿se quedarán?

December 13, 2018 at 7:17 a.m.

Puedes burlarte de ellos por su amor a las tostadas con guacamole pero hay más millennials que cualquier otro grupo de edad en los suburbios del Condado de Cook, según...

A skateboarder gets a high-five as commuters depart the CTA "L" Damen station in Wicker Park on June 20, 2018. U.S. Census Bureau data released this week indicates those ages 25 to 34 represent the largest chunk of Cook County's population.

Millennials are largest age group in Cook County, census shows, but will they stay?

December 13, 2018 at 6:54 a.m.

You can mock them for their love of avocado toast but there are more millennials than any other age group in Chicago and the Cook County suburbs, newly released population...

Chicago activist Tania Unzueta, shown in 2012, is among hundreds of protesters who have flocked to Tornillo, Texas, to oppose the U.S. Department of Justice's practice of separating children and their parents who have crossed into the U.S. illegally.

Chicago activists decry Trump move that will keep families together but still in detention

May 23, 2019 at 12:58 a.m.

Standing at a fence surrounding a newly constructed shelter for migrant children in southwest Texas, Chicago activist Tania Unzueta watched Wednesday as buses rolled through the arid landscape and into...

Signs on Monee farmland protest a proposed airport for the south suburbs on April 28, 2009. The project was one of several major transportation initiatives that have never come to fruition.

5 Chicago transportation proposals that have yet to make it off the ground

May 23, 2019 at 12:56 a.m.

Last week Mayor Rahm Emanuel selected billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk’s The Boring Co. to build tunnels that autonomous vehicles would zoom through at speeds over 100 mph to transport...

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel waves to people at the Puerto Rican People's Parade as it travels down Division Street toward Humboldt Park in Chicago on Saturday, June 16, 2018.

Scorching temperatures do not rain on Puerto Rican People’s Parade

May 23, 2019 at 12:56 a.m.

The 40th Puerto Rican People’s Parade drew people from as close as the parade’s backyard to as far as Minnesota for the alcapurrias, music and community. The parade kicked off...

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