4+ hour, 6+ min ago   (470+ words) NEAR WEST SIDE — A group of West Side students are getting ready to run their first triathlon this weekend, with many in the group learning to swim in the process after growing up with limited access to pools and swimming…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (377+ words) CHICAGO — A new state program took effect Saturday to provide food benefits to people who have recently become ineligible because of federal changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The Families Receiving Emergency Support for Hunger, or FRESH, program kicked…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1430+ words) CHICAGO — In June 2022, J Saxon was attending the inauguration of the AIDS Memorial Garden when a woman sitting on a rock struck up a conversation with him. That woman was Lori Cannon, the “AIDS Angel of Chicago,” who helped found…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (332+ words) CHICAGO — Hot and humid conditions returned to Chicago Sunday ahead of what is shaping up to be a stormy start to the week. Chicagoans woke up Sunday morning to a departure from last week’s cooler conditions, with temperatures in the…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1795+ words) CHICAGO — Bike lanes do not harm business activity on commercial corridors where they are installed, according to recent findings from a series of city case studies. The Chicago Department of Transportation last month published a report on the economic impacts…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (459+ words) VATICAN CITY — As soon as Mayor Brandon Johnson arrived at St. Peter’s Square on Thursday, a flock of Chicago tourists noticed him and shouted, “That’s my mayor!” Johnson is in Rome for a special meeting with Pope Leo XIV. The…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1976+ words) CHICAGO — Summer weather means it’s time for ice cream. Block Club rounded up more than 120 ice cream shops, cafes, bakeries, paleterias and other Chicago businesses ready to dish out loads of summer favorites this year. Menus and hours can vary…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1302+ words) CHICAGO — The city is heading into Memorial Day Weekend by welcoming Sueños music festival back to Grant Park with headliners Kali Uchis and J Balvin. There’s also a new music festival in town: The Forever Mine festival will bring Kaytranada,…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (445+ words) CHICAGO — Sam Sianis, the longtime owner and patriarch of the legendary Billy Goat Tavern, has died. He was 91. Sianis died peacefully Friday morning in his sleep while surrounded by family, according to a statement from the Billy Goat Tavern. “It…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1790+ words) Meet Jim Lynch, your local reporter for Beverly, Mount Greenwood, Morgan Park and Washington Heights. Latisha Bolden, exhausted from her eight-hour shift at a nearby hospital in early March, came home to devastating news. Her son handed her a notice…...