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On Dec. 16, the Chicago Department of Planning and Development held a new kind of public forum about a major planning and development scheme for greater building density on Broadway from Montrose to Devon avenues. They call it a charrette. …

What on earth do the arts and labor movement have to do with politics? In a word, everything. Since we started marking historical periods, historians have used a couple of measuring sticks to name eras: who was ruling politically and …

Comedian and pop culture raconteur Kathy Griffin had standing plans on New Year’s Eve from 2009 to 2017, co-hosting CNN’s live countdown broadcast alongside Anderson Cooper. That all changed abruptly in May of 2017 when Griffin posted a now-infamous photo …

Jim Zwiertnia has been ringing bells for the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign for the last 24 years. Zwiertnia, 62, makes sure to say a friendly “thank you” whenever someone drops a donation into his red kettle outside the Jewel-Osco …

A 16-year-old boy shot a man who was assaulting a woman Wednesday night at a home in Humboldt Park on the West Side, Chicago police said. Around 8:50 p.m., officers responded to a home in the 3900 block of West …

The seven principles of Kwanzaa will be celebrated through a host of events across the Chicago area, but some event leaders are adamant that the traditionally African American holiday’s meaning is for everyone. The celebration, created in 1966, kicks off …

Chicago is stuck in a time warp. Most of our celebrities are still media types on TV and radio. The two sports-talk stations in town broadcast on the AM dial (though they also have HD2 signals). And a regional sports …

The Cubs aren’t even done adding to the team for this coming year, and already questions are swirling about 2026. One in particular: Will the Cubs be able to hold onto Kyle Tucker? Tucker, who can hit free agency after …

En una pequeña sala en el lado noroeste, se desarrolla un debate levemente polémico: ¿Acaso una hallaca venezolana no es básicamente lo mismo que un tamal mexicano? “Una hallaca es una hallaca”, dijo María Carolina Guilarte, “y un tamal es …

Does figuring out what to do with that old Christmas tree get your goat? Why not feed it to one? The city will once again be offering its Christmas tree recycling program next month, but the nonprofit Urban Growers Collective …

Immigrants are often hidden. Living in neighborhoods you don’t visit, doing unheralded jobs. A pint of strawberries lists the origin of the fruit but not of who picked it. Your hospital bill lists every procedure but ignores where the medical …

The 2024-25 Blackhawks season hasn’t captured much attention so far, and that’s not going to change. Many fans aren’t able to watch — conveniently at least — due to Chicago Sports Network’s absence from Xfinity, and the team’s struggles haven’t motivated anyone …

Theater Robert Horn, Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally’s “Shucked” is a Tony Award-winning musical comedy about corn that proves sometimes tearing down a few walls in the only way to preserve our way of life. New York Stage Review says …

After Wednesday’s holiday festivities, did anyone in your home wake up with a stomach bug? It might be norovirus. Norovirus is the leading cause of vomiting and diarrhea in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and …

A gas leak at an Indiana BP refinery released odors into parts of the Chicago area Thursday morning. The City of Whiting was informed by BP of a leak from one of its underground small supply lines near the refinery, …

Chicago está organizando una brillante y luminosa celebración de víspera de Año Nuevo, y todos están invitados. El espectáculo anual de fuegos artificiales gratuitos de Año Nuevo en el Río Chicago está programado para el 31 de diciembre, a partir …

Kiev, Ukraine — North Korean troops are suffering heavy losses in the fighting in Russia’s Kursk region and facing logistical difficulties as a result of Ukrainian attacks, Ukraine’s military intelligence said Thursday. The intelligence agency, known under its acronym GUR, …

Gael Bustos is a lucky boy. He opened birthday gifts on Tuesday when he turned seven, and he got to tear open his Christmas presents the very next day. He just had one problem: the Pokemon figure he got as …

Sales rose this year during the holiday shopping season even as Americans wrestled with elevated prices for many groceries and other necessities, according to new data. Holiday sales from the beginning of November through Christmas Eve climbed 3.8%, outpacing the …

Spoiler alert! This story discusses the new Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” (in theaters now). If you haven’t seen it, read no further. What’s fact and what’s fiction in “A Complete Unknown,” the story of Bob Dylan’s first four years …