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Chicago is a major cultural hub in the U.S., with museums and exhibitions exploring everything from art and science to history. But few take on such a dark chapter of the past as Serial Killer: The Exhibi...
All it takes is a $7 ticket on Metra’s Union Pacific North line from Ogilvie Transportation Center to head to Lake Forest station. It's about an hour-long rail trip that drops visitors near the histori...
Chicago is a national leader in higher education according to a new ranking. U.S. News & World Report just released its annual study of Best Colleges, and two Windy City-area schools made the Best...
Buc-ee’s is headed closer to Chicagoland—just across the Indiana line. According to WTHR, Greenwood officials approved plans for Indiana’s first Buc-ee’s, an $85 million travel center with 120 fuel pum...
Chicago, prepare to add another name to the city’s never-ending pizza debate. Pizzeria Gabbo, a 60-seat neighborhood pizzeria and bar from Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants, is slated to open this fa...
If you love soaking up the sun, September may serve as a gloomy reminder that cooler weather is on the way. However, for those who appreciate the beauty of fall foliage and the transition into autumn, Se...
Fall in Chicago may have unofficially begun after Labor Day, but the scientific first day of the season doesn't arrive for another week. The autumn equinox in the Windy City brings the return of the Ch...
Ford City Mall, which was once a busy Southwest Side shopping destination, could soon be replaced by something far more industrial—and many nearby residents are not happy about it. Ford City Mall's nex...
It's been a scorching September in Chicago thus far, but all that is about to change just in time for the fall equinox. This week's Windy City forecast shows a 180-degree switch from the hot, humid, an...
If you've been waiting for a reason to order Chipotle twice in one week, this is it. From Thursday, September 24 through Friday, September 25, Chipotle Mexican Grill is handing out free quesadillas to c...