Zbigniew Bzdak

The 2021 Christkindlmarket Peppermingt Penguin mug photographed on Oct. 14 2021, in Chicago.

Boots, kettles and mugs: A look back at 25 years of Christkindlmarket Chicago keepsakes

October 25, 2021 at 3:35 p.m.

Several of the specialty souvenir mugs from past Christkindlmarkets. Willkommen back to Christkindlmarket, Chicago. New mug designs await you in celebration of the event's 25th anniversary. The mugs and market...

Kimbill Smith, left, receives hygiene supplies distributed by Ali Schram, right, Andrew Stevens, second from right, and Terra Orr-Byron, center, at an emergency shelter in Calumet City on Nov. 25, 2020.

Helping the homeless this winter

December 11, 2020 at 6:02 p.m.

Organizations including the South Suburban Public Action to Deliver Shelter, Aunt Martha's, Sertoma Centre, the Alliance to End Homelessness and others are giving out hygiene supplies and distributing hot meals...

Chicago's Christmas tree is delivered and installed at Millennium Park in Chicago on Nov. 9, 2020.

Chicago’s Christmas tree is installed at Millennium Park

November 9, 2020 at 11:02 p.m.

Chicago's Christmas tree is installed at Millennium Park on Nov. 9, 2020. The tree, from the yard of Catherine Townsend, 85, is a 45-foot blue spruce from Chicago's Morgan Park...

Workers install massive steel beams on the Mile Long Bridge in Willow Springs on June 5, 2020.

Illinois Tollway installing giant beams on Mile Long Bridge

June 9, 2020 at 2:08 p.m.

Workers install massive beams over the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal on Interstate 294's Mile Long Bridge in Willow Springs on June 5, 2020. The bridge carries the I-294 tollway...

Detainees who have tested positive for COVID-19 are held in Division 16 at the Cook County Jail's isolation and quarantine facility May 20, 2020.

Cook County Jail sees signs of COVID-19 containment

May 25, 2020 at 10:47 p.m.

Detainees who have tested positive for COVID-19 are held in Division 16 at the Cook County Jail's isolation and quarantine facility May 20, 2020. Nurse Victoria Furlow, with Cermak Health...

With so many calls coming in daily, some families became frustrated by delays, says Spencer Leak Jr., vice president of Leak & Sons Funeral Homes. "They may or may not understand that you had three calls before and now you're late getting to their home," he said. "It's understandable they are upset."

For Leak & Sons Funeral Home, a pandemic is no easy business

May 19, 2020 at 6:13 p.m.

With so many calls coming in daily, some families became frustrated by delays, says Spencer Leak Jr., vice president of Leak & Sons Funeral Homes. "They may or may not...

Traffic is light on Lake Shore Drive, shown from above Maggie Daley Park on May 13, 2020.

Chicago’s empty streets from above

May 16, 2020 at 7:33 p.m.

Traffic is light on Lake Shore Drive, shown from above Maggie Daley Park on May 13, 2020. Boats remain in storage at Canal Street Marina in Chicago on May 13,...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces the "We Are Not Playing" campaign at Soldier Field with Chicago athletes on the video board over her shoulder.

Lori Lightfoot announces ‘We Are Not Playing’ campaign

April 6, 2020 at 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot appeared at an empty Soldier Field to launch an ad campaign called "We Are Not Playing" in conjunction with the Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs, Fire, Red...

Packages of Easy Mac Macaroni & Cheese Cups move along the production line March 27, 2020, at the Kraft Heinz manufacturing plant in Champaign. Kraft Heinz produces macaroni and Cheese, Miracle Whip, mayonnaise and salad dressings at the facility.

Kraft Heinz ramps up production as shoppers cook at home more often

April 3, 2020 at 6:10 p.m.

Packages of Easy Mac Macaroni & Cheese Cups move along the production line March 27, 2020, at the Kraft Heinz manufacturing plant in Champaign. Kraft Heinz produces macaroni and Cheese,...

Grand staircase at McDonald's global headquarters in Chicago's Fulton Market district.

McDonald’s new global headquarters in Chicago

October 30, 2020 at 2:31 a.m.

McDonald's new global headquarters in Chicago's Fulton Market district, west of the Loop.

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