Capturing a day at North Avenue Beach: Chicagoans, visitors weigh in on its appeal
Lazaro Torrado was toiling in the heat on his bike by North Avenue Beach when, without a thought, he hopped off, tossed his shirt aside and dove in the water....
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Scientists say record floods could brew bad batch of mosquitoes
Heavy rains that brought record flooding to communities north of Chicago could deliver an ecological one-two punch as the receding waters provide a perfect nursery for mosquitoes. Demand for anti-insect...
Holy Family, church that has withstood many challenges, celebrates 160 years
Robert Nolan is among the generations of parishioners who call Holy Family on the Near West Side home. Nolan's family has attended Mass at the Roman Catholic Church since it...
Deerfield man, 35, identified as man killed in Buffalo Grove ATV incident
The Lake County coroner on Tuesday identified the man who died in an all-terrain vehicle accident this weekend near Buffalo Grove, according to fire officials. William McPherron, 35, of Deerfield...
Man dies in ATV crash on Buffalo Grove forest preserve trail
A man died in an all-terrain vehicle accident early Sunday in a forest preserve east of Buffalo Grove, according to fire officials. The man, whose age and identity were not...
Woman who was arrested after lockdown at Illinois Capitol has been released
The woman who thrust the Illinois Capitol into a two-hour lockdown Thursday when she allegedly threw a powdery substance in Gov. Bruce Rauner's office was released Thursday evening, the Illinois...
Odds stacked against those trying to find lost pets
Poncho, a 7-year-old African grey parrot, was used to spending his summer days lounging at North Avenue Beach. At least until a recent day in June. That was when his...
Chicago police tried to pull over off-duty officer before fatal West Side collision
A high-speed collision that killed an off-duty Chicago cop and a woman on the West Side began when police tried to pull over the officer's Jeep because it resembled one...
Pride Parade participants celebrate strides, protest hurdles
Marchers waving rainbow flags, dressed in drag or wearing costumes of colorful balloon sculptures paraded in Chicago on Sunday, celebrating the strides the LGBT community has made and protesting the...
Along Chicago’s Lakefront Trail, an open-air museum
On a cool, windy June afternoon, a ghostly figure, its knuckles hanging at its sides, strode south toward the Chicago skyline. Large Walking Figure 1, by Thomas Houseago, is the...