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09/07/2025

Chicago has been a political punching bag for decades, and while there is crime here, statements about it being a “hellhole” are just plain false.

Chicago has been a political punching bag for decades, and while there is crime here, statements about it being a "hellhole" are just plain false. “There are just a lot of cities that have higher homicide rates," one crime data analyst said.

09/07/2025

Yohei Yamada reunites boaters with valuables they’ve dropped into the lake — from cellphones to wedding rings and Rolex watches. In the water is also where he is finding himself again.

Yohei Yamada reunites boaters with valuables they've dropped into the lake — from cellphones to wedding rings and Rolex watches. In the water is also where he is finding himself again.

09/06/2025

Pilsen’s Mexican Independence Day parade carries on — and brings out the crowds — despite President Donald Trump's threats of deportations. https://blockclubchi.co/4m72866

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were notably not present at Pilsen's Independence Day Parade, which featured a mobilization of volunteers keeping watch.

09/06/2025

There are plenty of opportunities to find your next favorite live stage outing during this fall theater season.

From fantastical adventures to stirring musicals, hilarious comedy and elaborate drama, the legendary Chicago theater scene has a variety of performances for you to enjoy this season.

09/06/2025

Need plans?

Celebrate the monarch butterfly migration, attend the Urban Birding Festival, canoe along the Chicago River, join the Major Taylor Trail community bike event and more.

09/06/2025

Rachel Cohen left her job this year in protest of Trump’s policies. Now, her viral videos are teaching Chicagoans how to show up for their immigrant neighbors.

09/06/2025

The bridge closes to car traffic Sept. 22. Its sidewalk will remain open for a few additional months before also closing during the project.

09/05/2025

As the city works to clean up the waterways and the riverfront sees more leisure use and developments, the Sunday tour can remind people about the riverfront’s potential and history.

As the city cleans up its waterways and the riverfront sees more leisure use and developments, the Sunday tour can remind people about the riverfront's history.

09/05/2025

If confirmed by City Council later this month, Burnett would succeed his father, Ald. Walter Burnett, who resigned in July after 30 years in office.

09/05/2025

The intimate Japanese restaurant offers only two seatings a night, serving an 11-course tasting menu by former Eleven Madison Park chef Brian Lockwood.

09/05/2025

The Woodlawn-based nonprofit is looking to buy four city-owned lots on which to develop a mixed-use project with 20 apartments and 12 shops, as well as sustain two existing gardens and complete a new garden next to the future Emmett Till house museum.

The Woodlawn-based nonprofit is looking to buy four lots on which to develop a mixed-use project with 20 apartments and 12 shops, as well as sustain two gardens and create a new garden next to the future Emmett Till house museum.

09/05/2025

Fischer and Lee Kirk, her writer/director/actor husband, channel their love for Chicago into a play about a daughter, a father, a fading TV shop and deferred dreams. It opens Saturday and runs through Oct. 12.