Federal government to deliver Chicago and Cook County millions in disaster relief funds for severe storms and flooding
Illinois experienced 11 disasters in 2024, mostly severe storms, making it the fourth costliest year to date after 2012, 1993 ...
Trees torched in Ogden Dunes to celebrate Twelfth Night, end of Christmas
As Christmas trees were incinerated in a giant bonfire in Ogden Dunes, Daina Lattimer and her daughter Vaiva Lattimer, 11, ...
A famed former Midlands country and western club is being auctioned. Here’s what we know
The club was well-known for its line dancing and nightlife through the years. Now the longtime property is up for auction.
Christmas tree recycling in Chicago begins Saturday. Full list of drop-off locations
Residents can recycle their Christmas trees at dozens of drop-off locations across the city starting Saturday.
When does ZooLights end? The popular attraction may be open longer than you think
Christmas is over and 2025 is here, but that doesn't mean one popular wintertime attraction is finished yet. The days for ...
Picture Chicago: Sun-Times photographers capture the first days of 2025
A South Chicago couple was given Cook County's first marriage certificate of 2025, hundreds braved frigid temperatures for a ...
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Lunar Eclipse, Moon Occultation and a Parade of Planets: What’s Coming to Chicago Skies in 2025
In Chicago, the skyline can light up the night — but look a little higher and the stars will put on a show, too.
Sustainably Speaking: Using art to explain the impacts of plastic pollution
Based in Chicago, the ‘Blue Paradox Community Mural Project’ hopes to showcase the beauty of the Great Lakes Region while ...
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Column: It’s another bleak Christmas for the Chicago Bears. This isn’t what was promised.
Who would have ever imagined the Chicago Bears would be here on Christmas morning, with nary a football present and a dark lump of something beneath a scraggly tree that looks like it belongs on ...
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Christmas Day homicide ignites calls for change on Pine Ridge Reservation
New legislation on the Pine Ridge Reservation will allow for parents of delinquent minors to be held liable following several ...
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South Bend skyline lights up for New Years Eve
For the first time, the City of South Bend’s Venues Parks and Arts (VPA) hosted a New Years Eve drone show Tuesday evening at Howard Park’s Ice Trail & Pond.