"I loved my grandmother a lot, we always hung out and did stuff, so what it turned into was grandma saying I need you to help me in my garden," he recalled. Now an adult and a Chicago police ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The city of Chicago continues to grapple with gun violence, which impacts hundreds of people every year. As of July 7, 2024, there have been almost 1,200 total reported shootings ...

The American Indian Center’s new Food is Medicine program marks a generational and culinary shift for the cultural center to ...

I also have lots of boxwood in my front garden that do not get eaten by deer. For more plant advice, contact the Plant Information Service at the Chicago Botanic Garden at plantinfo@chicagobotanic ...

The recently appointed head of Chicago’s school board resigned Thursday after reports from the Jewish Insider and Chicago Sun-Times exposed what some Chicago leaders called antisemitic and ...

Fernwood Botanical Garden has hired its next executive director, who will start Nov. 11 and take over from Carol Line, who ...

From smoked, barbecued, and roasted turkey with all the fixings to vegan delights and international spins, here are the best places for Thanksgiving takeout around Chicago — which is located on ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — At least five people were killed and 21 others were hurt in weekend shootings across Chicago. The ages of the victims range from 16 to 42. In the first shooting of the weekend, a ...

Chicago is home to numerous coffee roasteries that painstakingly source beans to produce the perfect blends, as well as serious cafes that brew drips and espresso that put cheap diner swill to shame.

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Chicago's eastern boundary is formed by Lake Michigan, and the city is divided by the Chicago River into three geographic sections: the North Side, the South Side and the West Side. These sections ...