Naval Station Great Lakes sailors get taste of home at Arlington Heights celebration
On Christmas Day, recruits received a roaring welcome at Christian Liberty Academy, a tradition embraced by the community for 13 years.
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Chicago chefs to unite for ‘Todos Ponen’ in January to raise money for immigrant families severely impacted by ICE
More than 40 Chicago chefs and restaurant owners launched a coordinated effort to raise money for families severely impacted by federal immigration enforcement.
Inspiration Kitchens’ free culinary boot camp helps students break barriers to find jobs in food service
Inspiration Corporation's job training program is essentially a culinary school bootcamp shortened and condensed to help individuals who have experienced poverty, homelessness or both get that foot in the door.
2025 Holiday Cookie Contest winners: Pracny, eggnog crème brûlée and mandelbread recipes come out on top
For the 39th annual Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest, 32 readers submitted recipes for sweet treats, including biscotti and shortbread, bars and balls, and classic chocolate chip and sugar cookies.
Chicago Bears fans line up again for free Wieners Circle hot dogs, cheering ‘thank you, Ben Johnson’
The free Wieners Circle hot dogs were courtesy of Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson, who rose to the hot dog stand’s challenge and took off his shirt after Friday’s...
4-year-old evacuated from Gaza finds sense of normalcy in Tinley Park while being treated for amputation
Unlike the thousands of children awaiting medical evacuation from Gaza, Adam was lucky to find a caring host family while getting a prosthetic leg.
As ICE detains longtime Chicago street vendors with no criminal history, neighbors rally with emergency funds
As longtime vendors quietly disappear from the corners they’ve held for years, community organizations and neighbors are scrambling to support those taken, their families and those still working on the...
Feld, Ever and Kasama react to Chicago Michelin awards: ‘I don’t think we ever cooked with a star in mind’
Jake Potashnick, owner and executive chef of Feld, and Amy Cordell, the chief operating officer of Ever, discuss their big Michelin wins.
Michelin announces 2025 awards, and Chicago has new one-star and two-star restaurants
The Michelin Guide Northeast ceremony in Philadelphia on Tuesday night saw Chicago add a new one-star restaurant, and a two-star restaurant to its repertoire.
With uncertainty surrounding SNAP, restaurants across Chicago are offering free meals to recipients
Dozens of restaurants across Chicago are handing out free meals to impacted individuals and families, at a time when many restaurants are struggling to survive amid intense immigration enforcement.