Chicago’s Wild Mile — an urban oasis built on a dream
The floating park on the Chicago River on the North Side started as one man’s passion project and faced a lot of hurdles. But ...
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KLASEY: 1871: Kankakee aids Chicago
On Sunday evening, Oct. 8, 1871, a small barn on the west side of Chicago was consumed by a fire that soon spread to ...
Chicago voter turnout was second-lowest rate in 80 years for a presidential election
Chicago voters turned out at a much lower rate in this month’s general election than in recent presidential contests, marking ...
A North Center man and his dog find stash of rare books on the sidewalk; 8 months later, Newberry Library solves the mystery
In the puzzling darkness on an unfamiliar side of the street, Miller stuffed the smaller books in his pockets and hauled the ...
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Scholar unearths ‘extraordinary’ lost writing by formerly enslaved man
In 2016, a University of Chicago scholar stumbled across an extraordinary piece of writing that had been lost for nearly two ...
‘The Street’ Review: Rezoning the City at Gagosian
A show curated by Peter Doig with works by Francis Bacon, Mark Rothko, Max Beckmann and others takes an expansive view of the ...
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Through the eyes of a 'hit man' — an interview with Harry Aleman
During an exclusive interview with the Chicago Sun-Times at the Western Illinois Correctional Center, about 250 miles from ...
Thanksgiving weather in Chicago: The most extreme conditions since 1872
Since Thanksgiving doesn’t occur on the same date each year, the temperature and precipitation values can vary dramatically.
Man sentenced to 15 years for 2019 murder of daycare provider, grandmother in Altgeld Gardens
Chicago police said Kimberly Underwood was just coming home from work when she was caught in deadly crossfire in019.