From backyard get-together to Chicago heavyweight, house music festival Chosen Few continues to deliver
By Dean Richards & Eli Ong
Park District Abruptly Denies Permit For South Shore Kayaking Event It Approved Last Year
By Maxwell Evans
22 Things To Do This Weekend: Square Roots Fest, Chosen Few Picnic, Barrio Arts Fest And More
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Forrest Claypool: CPS must engage the community before consolidating empty schools
By Forrest Claypool
Fight over Hubbard Street walls puts historic murals in the middle
By Genevieve Bookwalter
Kokandy Productions presents the Chicago premiere of ‘AMÉLIE’
By Elaine Hegwood Bowen
Cartoonist Chris Ware brings a Chicago-inspired world to a new postage stamp
By Courtney Kueppers
Things to Do in Chicago July 10-16: The Mix
By Mary Houlihan
Michael Phillips: 20 years ago, Jacqueline Stewart went hunting for home movies. She found pure Chicago history
By Michael Phillips
Today in Chicago History: Ownership of Sears Tower handed to its lender
By Kori Rumore Finley
Chicago's music fest weekend: Gospel to house
By Moyo Adeolu
6 Far NW Side Groups Get $70,000 Donation To Help Fund Garden, Mural And Park Projects
By Molly DeVore
Popular Late Night Food Stand Moving Into Skokie: Report
By Rachel Barnes
Demand for Meals on Wheels for seniors expected to jump as other public supports shrink
By Lauren FitzPatrick
Unplug Illinois Day: Chicago's outdoor escape
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Pay $17M to Man Who Spent 23 Years in Prison After Being Framed by Disgraced Ex-Detective, City Lawyers Recommend
By Heather Cherone
Mayor Johnson Vows Police Will Not Work with ICE
By Ashmar Mandou
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Lightning Bugs Are Back: Chicago Fireflies 'More Abundant' This Summer After A Few Dark Years
Mack Liederman
Citywide
- Swarms of flying insects are usually a nuisance.
- Fireflies are lighting up the city this summer after a mild winter and wet spring, local experts said.
- But this summer, Chicagoans are lighting up for a big return of lightning bugs.
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ARTEMIS BOOKS & THE WELL-MEANING MAN World Premiere is Coming to The Village Theater
By Chloe Rabinowitz
Chicago Should Pay Jackie Wilson, Exonerated in 1982 Cop Killings, $12.5M, Lawyers Say
By Heather Cherone
From 12 People To 4,000: How A Free Pilates Class Took Over Oak Street Beach
Melody Mercado
Downtown
- Olivia Santelli began leading the Friday sunrise classes last year to help manage her depression and anxiety.
- Now, Rise Pilates is her full-time job that draws thousands. “This is incredible.”
- You can find Santelli nearly every Friday at Oak Street, leading a free Pilates class as part of Rise Pilates Club.
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Deborah Witzburg: Chicago’s City Council must protect the inspector general from political influence
By Deborah E Witzburg
City Lawyers Recommend Paying $2.5M to Family Who Say They Were Held at Gunpoint During Botched No-Knock Raid
By Heather Cherone
The Dishonor Roll: Chicago officials
By John Chase, Ray Long & Kori Rumore Finley
After Federal Agents Pay Surprise Visit To Puerto Rican Museum, Chicago Leaders Tell ICE To Get Out
By Ariel Parrella
DHS agents at Chicago Puerto Rican museum: Staff says Homeland Security surveyed area ahead of Barrio Arts Fest in Humboldt Park
By Michelle Gallardo, Liz Nagy & Lissette Nuñez
From Agents on Horseback in L.A. to a Chicago Arts Festival, Latino Communities Mobilize Against ICE
Chicago Officials Say Federal Agents Targeted Puerto Rican Museum; Homeland Security Pushes Back
By Matt Masterson
What Were Federal Agents Doing at a Puerto Rican Museum in Chicago?
By Maya Pontone
Full Coverage of this storyChicago Public Library Rolls Out The Summer Reading Program For Adults You've Been Dreaming Of
Layla Brown-Clark
Citywide
- Summer reading programs are no longer just for kids.
- Adults looking to boost their summer reading efforts can participate in Chicago Public Library’s programs for adults.
- Adults who complete 6 of 10 summer reading and program activities will win a hat and be entered into a raffle.
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Developers reveal new 'scaled down' plan for Lincoln Yards site
The End Of Lincoln Yards? New Developer Announces Revamped Plan For Part Of Megadevelopment
By Quinn Myers
New owners of Lincoln Yards parcel recalibrate plans
By David Roeder & Fran Spielman
F.K. Plous: Build the CTA Super Loop to get Lincoln Yards and The 78 developed
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By Ryan Ori
Full Coverage of this storyWhat to do in Chicago: Windy City Smokeout, Gospel Music Festival and sneakers on Navy Pier
By Jennifer Day
Things to do in and around Chicago this weekend – July 11th to July 13th
By LeeAnn Trotter
Things to do July 11-17: Dog Days of Summer, McHenry Fiesta Days, Kane County Fair, Vernon Hills Days and more
By Luke Zurawski
Things to do in Chicago this weekend — Windy City Smokeout, Square Roots Festival and more
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