Dr. Simuel Hampton bought the Chatham building in February and left his downtown job to fill a gap he says is a big need.

Alex Anning marked his birthday by feeding Englewood families, some of whom just lost SNAP benefits this fall.

About 50 blind and visually impaired veterans got Ray-Ban Meta glasses at a Rosemont event — one already mapped out a golf course.

City Clerk Anna Valencia says most owners do not even know a license is required, and there is no money to tell them.

South Elgin's Anderson Humane marks six decades of rescue work with a Diamond Jubilee Gala featuring a former shelter dog turned therapy animal.

New long-term-care and independent-living buildings in Quincy replace facilities tied to a 2015 Legionnaires’ outbreak that killed residents.

Rev. John Cusick, who started the club in 1986, says he's stunned but pleased it's still packing lunchrooms downtown.

Christopher Festa, now 60, says December 12 will be his last year running the Wrigleyville crawl he started with friends in 1996.

Chicago-area riders can buy $10 Metra Holiday Train tickets starting Nov. 16 at noon, but last year's batch vanished in four minutes.

Henry Melton and Rashied Davis traded the gridiron for the infusion ward, handing out Lemons of Love gift bags at Advocate Condell.

Russell Dickerson and Quinn XCII headline the Nov. 14 fundraiser at Navy Pier, born from a dying 21-year-old's final wish.

Christ United Methodist Church lost a stained-glass window in a February fire. Members have turned salvaged fragments into pendants and worry stones.

A Central DuPage Hospital lung specialist traded his hospital tools for a drywall rescue after hearing a faint meow from the basement.