Chicago's Englewood Jazz Fest celebrates 25 years on Saturday
Along with being a musician, Dawkins now shepherds local musicians as they grow as artists.
Noir City Chicago Fest reopens Music Box with stylish stories of misdeeds and murder
The festival pairs American film noir classics with their international cousins.
The Chicago Jazz Festival kicks off Labor Day weekend
Friday through Sunday, other artists will be performing in and around Millennium Park.
On Day 2 of DNC, police arrest demonstrators outside Israeli Consulate
The group Behind Enemy Lines organized the protest, which began at 7 p.m. at the Israeli Consulate, which is located in the Accenture Tower.
American flamingo chicks hatch at Brookfield Zoo Chicago
Two of the birds hatched on July 26, followed by one on July 28, and the last one on August 7.
Main auditorium of Chicago's Music Box closed for repairs
The theater is set to reopen in early September.
Suburban Chicago man gets kidney transplant while wide awake
Doctors chose to keep Stackhouse awake during the transplant because he was at a higher risk of complications.
Brookfield Zoo Chicago welcomes zebra foal
A foal can stand within 15 minutes after being born. It can also walk and run within its first hour.
Brookfield Zoo Chicago unveils $500M makeover
The new plan also includes an amphitheater, which will take at least 15 years to complete. It's part of the zoo's 30-year vision.
Chicago's Shedd Aquarium welcomes rockhopper penguin chicks
The Shedd Aquarium's animal care team is giving the parents of each chick extra food "to keep their energy levels high and ensure they have plenty of food to provide their chicks, which they feed through regurgitation."
Cook Co. property taxes arrive in July, and south suburbs will see steep increases
The second installment for tax year 2023 is due August 1.
Candidates line up to be on the CPS elected school board ballot
The unpaid work is estimated to take up to 30 hours a week. The mayor will also appoint 10 more board members and a citywide president.
15-year-old among 6 people injured in mass shooting at gas station in Humboldt Park
Police said the 15-year-old victim was shot in the neck and taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition.
Egg-citing news: Piping plover egg discovered on Chicago beach
The Chicago Park District said it will work with partners to monitor fenced areas near their nest "to ward off and deter predators from approaching."
Chicago honors fallen CFD members at mass and parade
The event will be followed by a mass at the Church of the Holy Family near Roosevelt and Racine.