A century-old Logan Square arts hub is getting its first major overhaul since 2010 — and unhoused neighbors are helping plan the move.

Belmont Cragin's Latino population hit nearly 58,000 as Little Village and Pilsen see steady decline amid gentrification pressures.

Covenant House Illinois moves its overnight Sleep Out to Soldier Field this fall, with sleeping bags on the mezzanine and a virtual option for those who'd rather stay home.

J wears camera glasses to surprise Chicago strangers with words of encouragement — and turns down money to keep doing it.

Harvest Tyme Family Farm spent four months carving a 3-acre Dolly Parton likeness to fund book deliveries to Hoosier kids.

Robert Libman drives in from Champaign to fix graves dating to the 1870s at Oak Woods Cemetery, where nearly 200 plots were desecrated in 1947.

Lincoln University and Mississippi Valley State faced off at Soldier Field as the Classic returned after a 2025 pause.

Erik Pedersen, 10, who receives weekly chemotherapy, became the Cubs' honorary bat kid at Wrigley Field.

Climbers scaled 50 flights at 150 North Riverside Plaza, blowing past the event's $30,000 goal by Saturday morning.

Tim Duffy rode his motorcycle toward the World Trade Center after the South Tower collapsed. It is now on display at the Harley-Davidson Museum.

A viral clip of Braulio pushing his paleta cart through Pilsen has strangers worldwide chipping in for his retirement.

The 24-year-old building will get new layouts, tech upgrades and accessibility fixes without a tax rate hike, the library says.

A once-empty patch beside the Kankakee Public Library now blooms with a native-plant mural, a grass archway and a lighted sign.