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Buckle up Chicago. Today looks to be another day of turbulent weather following on from one of the hottest days of the year in the Chicago area yesterday. Severe thunderstorms look likely to hit much of northern Ill...
Last year was a pretty good year when it comes to Chicago being told it was good at things. We were deemed one of the and praised for having the while were acknowledged as some of the best in the world and in the co...
Two years on from Chicago City Council's decision to , Emmett Till will now be honored with federally-protected National Monuments in both Chicago and Mississippi. Yesterday, July 25, on what would have been Emmett T...
The acclaimed "comic genius of America" Dave Chappelle is on the road again and will be performing across the country from late August to early October. The comedian and actor will stop in 11 cities for his "Dave Cha...
Chicago has been crowned one of the world's most picturesque cities in summer. Few places have such a dramatic seasonal contrast as Chicago. The Midwest's notoriously harsh winter causes Lake Michigan and the Chicago R...
On top of being an actor, sports analyst, DJ, musician, and, of course, basketball hall-of-Famer, Shaquille O’Neal, is also a proprietor of his own fast-casual chicken franchise appropriately named, Big Chicken. The...
Chicago's skyline needs no introduction. Whether it is snuggling up by or kicking back , if you're reading this there's a good chance you've enjoyed life up above Chicago's soaring cityscape. If you haven't it is past...
It's Navy Pier's birthday this coming weekend and they've arranged something extra special to ring in 107 years on Lake Michigan. We might be used to seeing light up the skies but this weekend the iconic Chicago attrac...
The recent exponential development of artificial intelligence has had cynics and skeptics reeling with angst. Having so quickly permeated society, everything from an immediate effect on jobs to a cataclysmic Terminator-...
This is one celestial event you don't want to miss! July’s full Buck Moon supermoon will rise after sunset on Monday, July 3 kicking off one of four supermoons this year. Said to be the brightest supermoon of the year,...