Free music, canoeing and campfire singalongs hit Cook County preserves this weekend, with Funkadesi marking 30 years on stage.

The Purple Tie Ball will be held in Schaumburg this year as WINGS Program seeks to cover counselor salaries before a grant expires.

The Skillman-Mockingbird store swaps its old format for a Texas-grown grocery lineup, with a grand reveal set for October 4.

A Beverly Shores homeowner rode out a days-long power outage on stored solar energy while her electric bill sat at just $37.

Jaxson DeBoer, 16, couldn’t join water polo because of a heart condition. Now Homewood is throwing him a benefit concert.

Demolition is planned at 3909 N. Ashland Ave. after the site's unit count doubled from an earlier four-flat plan filed in 2024.

Both victims were shot inside their vehicle on East 104th Street and are expected to recover.

A black sedan pulled up beside him before shots rang out late Saturday. He's now recovering at Advocate Christ Medical Center.

A 43-year-old man faces attempted murder charges after a stabbing on South Michigan Avenue left a victim seriously injured.

The Hard Rock Casino gala funds a Gary nonprofit that sheltered storm victims and runs the city's only public pool.

The race wound through Jackson Park and six South Side neighborhoods, with many runners using it as a tune-up for next month's Chicago Marathon.

Firefighters pulled a person from a mangled car on the South Side. The person was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

A 26-year-old was shot in the leg on North Rockwell Street Saturday afternoon in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood.