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More than 110 teams tugged a United 737 down the tarmac, with some calling the O'Hare tradition an annual must-do.
A new father held his beer stein steady with his newborn strapped to his chest to win the contest that kicked off this weekend's festival.
The Chicago Bulls point guard filled the room with Australia-themed art and his own Chicago No. 3 jersey for families staying at Lurie Children's.
A jazz-and-buffet fundraiser at Greenbrier Elementary will fund a classroom building rising in Musiye village, Uganda.
Sixteen bands, a giardiniera-eating contest and a baby JB Pritzker lookalike round are headed to Armitage Avenue this weekend.
More than 350 trees came down in the August storm, but crews raced for seven weeks to ready Wicker Memorial Park for Sunday's ride.
Tickets to the October 24 Bourbon Social support CASA Kane County's advocacy work.
After uncertainty at a Mokena shelter, senior cat Smooch found a family thanks to a viral TikTok post.
Curtis Hargrove bought his ankle-foot orthotics on Amazon to honor a girl with spina bifida who has worn them since age one.
Chicago's Irish Fellowship Club is set to celebrate its 125th anniversary on September 17 with fireworks and former Taoiseach Enda Kenny as guest of honor.
Rain worries bumped Aurora's second annual Oktoberfest three weeks, but organizers say the new date still benefits Phillips Park and local kids.
Phil Groenewold's leopard-print pumpkin beat a Kentucky state record entry to win the inaugural Hawesville contest.
A century-old Logan Square arts hub is getting its first major overhaul since 2010 — and unhoused neighbors are helping plan the move.
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