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It's super moon season! Tonight's full moon will be much closer in the sky than usual, making it a supermoon. This month's supermoon will appear slightly bigger than last month's (by about 0.1%), making it the largest...
If you recently had a flight canceled, you might want to contact the airline; you're probably entitled to a refund. The U.S. Department of Transportation clarified its refund requirements for air carriers who canceled...
Tomorrow's weather predicts 69°F, but you shouldn't go outside. Public Health Chief Dr. Ngozi Ezike pleaded with IL residents during a press briefing Mon to stay inside during tomorrow's warm weather. While the 69°F mi...
The fast-food company will donate 750,000 N95 masks to Chicago and 250,000 to the state of IL. McDonald's announced April 6 that the company will donate one million masks to IL healthcare workers and first responders....
C2E2 rolls... It's a natural D20! Our friends at Reedpop– those behind some of the world's biggest pop culture conventions– are keeping us entertained during the lockdown. Adventurers from C2E2, New York Comic Con, Flo...
"Lean on me when you're not strong and I'll be your friend. I'll help you carry on." R&B singer-songwriter Bill Withers passed on Monday due to heart complications. He was 81. Withers wrote some of the '70s' and '8...
Talk about a more mindful burger! Epic Burger is at it again providing community resources to those most in need. The home-grown multi-unit restaurant is not only offering 50% off meals to recently unemployed hospitali...
Every night at 8 p.m., you can catch people in the South Loop partying like it's... two weeks ago. While the coronavirus closed clubs weeks ago, the party hasn't stop. Residents in the South Loop have been throwing bal...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot guarding public spaces is exactly the meme we need right now. It's human nature to try to find some levity amidst difficult times. A new meme of Mayor Lori Lightfoot standing guard of closed public...
Wellington is such a curious little penguin! Chicago's famous penguins continue their leisurely jaunt through the Shedd Aquarium this week. Wellington, the oldest of the adventuring penguins (and our personal favorite,...