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Chicago has its pick for this year's official Christmas tree—and it's among the largest in our city's history! 68-foot spruce selected for Millennium Park display The 2025 Chicago Christmas tree is a 68-foot-tall Norwa...
Chicago's reign as the rodent king has come to an end—Los Angeles has officially outranked the Windy City to become the number one rattiest city in America for 2025. Chicago held the number 1 spot on for a record-brea...
The has announced the arrival of two "bear-y" cute new residents—brown bear sisters Ash and Lexi. The cuddly creatures come from the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, Wisconsin, and are the first of their kind to arrive at...
Following years of delays and murmurs from city leaders, Chicago will finally get its first free public bathroom in 2026, according to Ald. Daniel La Spata (1st). A years-long effort Talk of a pilot rollout of several r...
Fall temperatures have finally arrived in Chicago after weeks of sweltering heat and humidity. The sharp drop-off in temps comes with the return of a familiar weather phenomenon—the La Niña effect. The weather pattern...
A new study has confirmed a question Chicagoans have been debating for years—did a rat actually make the infamous Chicago "Rat Hole"? Before we can get to the bottom of the mystery, let's take a trip back in time and r...
Fall is finally here, and so is the most anticipated celestial event of the season—the annual Harvest Moon will light up the sky on the evening of Monday, October 6. While the Harvest Moon is an annual occurrence, you...
If you're wondering when the perfect time to see fall foliage in Chicago will hit, you don't have to guess—there's an interactive map that lets you track when the leaves will change. The from SmokyMountains.com allows...
might technically be here, but mother nature hasn't received the memo. The Windy City is poised for a round of summer-like storms this week, following Monday's autumn equinox. Weekly weather outlook The National Weat...
Meet the Brookfield Zoo's newest friend—an rare axolotl. Ax-o what l? Axolotls (pronounced axo-lot-l) are a type of endangered amphibious salamander native to the canals of Xochimilco in Mexico City. The critters are...