PHOTOS: Chicago has become a safe — or, at least, safer — space for many trans people as anti-queer attacks and legislation skyrocket in the United States.
PHOTOS: Chicago has become a safe — or, at least, safer — space for many trans people as anti-queer attacks and legislation skyrocket in the United States.
This is the first year North Side Queer Pride will host a weekend of free, community-driven Pride events in Rogers Park.
A pop-up Renaissance Faire, beach yoga, a new family program at Lincoln Park Zoo, a summer book sale and more markets and festivals are also on deck for the weekend.
The 111-year-old former fire station has been empty since 2009 and is in rough condition. It could house a cafe or bar, though the exact plans are still in progress.
The 26-year-old, who has been in jail since March, now is accused of being caught with a shank.
Ricardo Hernandez-Navarrete accepted his high school diploma Thursday. The 18-year-old CPS soccer player had been held in various immigration detention facilities since March after being detained by ICE.
For Stirbu, the climb was bittersweet after surviving an avalanche on Mount Everest in 2015 that killed his friend, Google executive Dan Fredinburg.
Ricardo Hernández-Navarrete, a Mather High School student and soccer player, was released from immigration custody Tuesday. His mother, Liliana Navarrete, was released last week.
Shop owner Daniel Ranegar aims to help a younger generation of vinyl fans find the perfect record and set up a reliable and inexpensive stereo system.
Plans for affordable apartments near the Howard Red Line station are moving forward, as is a proposal to open West Ridge’s first dispensary.
Two Summers on Hayes Avenue screening Thu 5/21 at 7 PM at the Berger Park Cultural Center
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The Andersonville and Uptown markets will return in May, while the Rogers Park and Edgewater markets will kick off in June.
The latest edition of the Block Club Book Club, in partnership with Jarvis Square Books, will take place at the Jarvis Square Tavern and include a Q&A and a book-signing.
Earth Day is officially Wednesday, but some festivities begin this weekend and run through next week in Chicago.
Police are seeking to question four people in the killing of Alexander Kazanowski, who was found with blunt-force injuries to his head after reportedly getting into a fight at an Avondale bar.
Xander Kazanowski, co-owner of a former vintage shop that drew protesters in 2023 over his anti-trans comments online, died from blunt head trauma after being found unconscious in Avondale.
Jose Medina, 25, already faces state murder charges in connection with the March 19 shooting death of Sheridan Gorman at Tobey Prinz Beach in Loyola Park.
Jose Medina, 24, had his first court hearing Friday after he was charged with murder in the slaying of student Sheridan Gorman, 18. A public defender gave new details about his troubled past in South America before he moved to Chicago.
Visitation for Altman, who died from injuries sustained battling a Rogers Park fire, is still on for Thursday afternoon. But the funeral for the firefighter, originally scheduled for Friday, will be rescheduled.
After comments she made in the case of Loyola student Sheridan Gorman's shooting death went viral in conservative circles, Ald. Maria Hadden said her office has been flooded with threats and comments that are "explicit and disturbing."
Chicago is celebrating Easter with egg hunts, art classes, a matcha tasting and more.
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.”
Prosecutors said Sheaves Slate, 27, admitted to starting the fire. Slate was attempting to take his own life and had a history of lighting fires at tent encampments in the past, he told police.
Comenzó este lunes el proceso judicial por el asesinato de la estudiante universitaria Sheridan Gorman, de 18 años, ocurrido el pasado jueves 19 de […]
Sheridan Gorman, 18, was fatally shot early Thursday on the pier at Tobey Prinz Beach.
Sheridan Gorman, 18, was fatally shot early Thursday on the pier at Tobey Prinz Beach. "We need answers," her mother said.
Sheaves Slate, 27, was charged Friday with two counts of murder and two counts of arson after Michael Altman, 32, died a day after battling a Monday apartment fire in Rogers Park.
The 18-year-old was with her friends on a Rogers Park beach when a masked gunman fatally shot her. Gorman's family is demanding accountability.
The student was identified by the university as Sheridan Gorman. Detectives are investigating.
Police arrested the person on an unrelated charge Wednesday. They wanted to question him about the Rogers Park apartment fire that killed 32-year-old firefighter Mike Altman.