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The aquarium closes its doors for 2020 and now offers virtual encounters. Tuesday, November 17 marks the last time Shedd Aquarium opened its doors to visitors in the year 2020. Due to the city and statewide COVID-19 mi...
Illinois teachers fear that schools could become epicenters for spreading the virus. With COVID-19 cases skyrocketing across Illinois, one of the state's largest teachers unions, the Illinois Federation of Teac...
The new uniform is inspired by Chicago's architecture and pays tribute to a post-fire city planner. The Chicago Bulls have released their latest City Edition jersey ahead of the 2020-21 NBA season starting next month a...
New 'advisory' measures come to Chicago as the city reaches a critical point. A new stay-at-home advisory for Chicago and suburban Cook County is now in effect and will last for at least 30 days. The official advisory...
It's the 107th City of Chicago Christmas tree to light up Millennium Park. The Millenium Park Christmas tree is no doubt Chicago's "official" Christmas tree. Every year the lights are switched on during a jubilant annu...
It may have been cold, wet, and rough but these photos are breathtaking! Chicago’s winter announced its arrival in drastic fashion on Tuesday, November 10. After a record November heatwave, temperatures are now set to...
A new daily record of 12,623 new cases takes Illinois past 500,000 infections and prompts new quarantine measures. With a surge in COVID-19 infections and a second wave sweeping across the United States, Chicago is iss...
Fresh restrictions may be coming amid ‘unsustainable’ surge "ballooning out of control" More drastic measures might soon be coming to Illinois as the state experiences a huge surge in positivity rates, hospitalizations...
With Presidential Election results still undecided, Chicagoans marched in solidarity with others across the country to ensure every vote is counted. Over 1,000 demonstrators rallied peacefully in Daley Plaza on W...
Kanye West's first-ever vote makes up one of the 50,000 across 12 states. Another year Kanye West's bid for Presidency might have gathered more attention, but 2020 isn't the year for insincerity and it's a hard task ma...