The 400-person venue replaces a 72-year-old social club that closed last fall. Rockford's mayor says her own stepmother held her wedding reception there.

Live music, folklórico performances and a Catrina fashion show are planned for Aurora's Oct. 24 Día de Muertos event.

More than 200 booths fill Plainfield High School's Central Campus Oct. 31-Nov. 1 to fund band programs at all four district high schools.

Organizers in Austin are seeking more decorated trunks for an October 24 Guinness record attempt.

Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa hosts nine breakout sessions and two keynotes on Oct. 28, from AI tips to time management.

Seventy women working in the electrical industry tackled drywall and paint at Maple Park Landing, where 20 townhomes are rising near 115th and Morgan.

Maggie's story, in brief.

A Chicago Catholic group has pursued legal action over religious access at the Broadview ICE detention facility.

Trick-or-treating, ofrendas and pan de muerto hit River Street before a drone light show caps the night.

Hot dogs, hayrides and a fog-wreathed skeleton petting zoo filled Village Park for five hours on Saturday.

Oswegoland Community House now says adult men would largely be turned away from its proposed Boulder Hill warming shelter. The plan's fate still hinges on a church vote.

Nissa Sampson's dog Zissou wore a “Happy Birthday Mom” bandana at Mile 23 of the Chicago Marathon, where Team Roo raised over $100,000.

The Chicago museum's annual bash funneled over a million dollars into STEAM programs, with Illinois Tool Works named among the honorees.