The Block Club staff is ready to make the most of summer with beach trips, festival goals, culinary outings, neighborhood tours and something called a "beer mile."

You can head to a "Golden Girls" homage, a Cyndi Lauper musical and more to celebrate Pride this June.

The city has been made aware of large youth gatherings, known as "teen takeovers," planned for Foster Beach Thursday and Friday.

Rollerskate on the lakefront, canoe the African American Heritage Water Trail or watch fire performers under a full moon at Foster Beach this month.

Cannon founded GroceryLand, a food pantry dedicated to serving people with AIDS, and was a tireless activist for the LGBTQ+ community.

The shooting happened less than an hour before classes started at the schools. Officials said no children were involved.

Bagpipes echoed along Sheridan Road on Friday as family, fellow officers and neighbors honored the Chicago police officer killed last month in a shooting at Swedish Hospital.

Coleman, who has been singing around the city for two decades, says he's ''blown away'' by the support he's received after having emergency surgery last month following an infection.

Developers previously pitched two buildings with housing and retail for Emanuel Congregation’s Sheridan Road property. They've since updated the proposal after hearing from neighbors and congregants.

A funeral will be held for John Bartholomew in Edgewater next week, while fundraisers and memorials for the slain officer continue.

The Andersonville and Uptown markets will return in May, while the Rogers Park and Edgewater markets will kick off in June.

At Twelve Ten, Africh's layers of translucent paint soak and stain before transmogrifying into their final state.

Fried Egg Cafe is serving morning diners in Edgewater while Uptown is getting a Puerto Rican supper club and a restaurant and tortilleria from a Michelin-starred chef.

From a century-old play presented in a historical coach house to a Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, these are the don't-miss theater shows to catch this month.

The district includes Bryn Mawr Avenue from Broadway to Sheridan Road and famed residences like the Edgewater Beach Apartments.

The two projects could bring 41 apartments to the Far North Side. The Andersonville development requires a zoning change.

The CTA filed a lawsuit last week against the federal transit agencies over their decision to freeze over $3 billion in funding for two major Red Line projects over concerns about “race-based contracting.”

Biss, the mayor of Evanston, won out of 15 Democratic candidates who were vying for Rep. Jan Schakowsky's seat. He'll face Republican John Elleson in the general election.

Edgewater neighbors sued the city to try and reverse the upzoning of a stretch of Broadway on the Far North Side that allows for taller and denser buildings.

A breakdancing workshop, a children's choir performance and a moms' dance party are also on deck.

In 1992, the Washington D.C. punk band traveled here to record with rock icon Steve Albini. The recordings were nixed, but the work eventually evolved into the album “In On The Killtaker.”

Schakowsky is retiring after representing Illinois' 9th Congressional District for over 26 years.

From bar crawls and trivia to live performances and food specials, here are 43 ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Chicago.

Go to see “Liberté” at Twelve Ten and find out for yourself how your own worldview is ordered by the same oily frictions.

Seven North Side neighborhoods, including Lincoln Square, North Center and Albany Park, are taking part in the third annual dining event that kicks off Thursday.

Mother-and-son owners Deirdre Austin and Matthew Walcott moved DMApothecary out of a Sheridan Road building plagued by flooding and into a new location in Edgewater.

There’s lots you can do during Chicago's bleakest season. Our staffers offer their favorite ways to make the most of winter.

From charming Italian deli Gio's to acclaimed farm-to-table Lula Cafe, date-night options abound in the city.