Boats pass by in the Playpen, a popular area for boaters in the summertime, located between Oak Street Beach and Navy Pier, near Oak Street Beach on June 22, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune) ...

Shamus Toomey, Editor in Chief and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago ...

The annual fundraising event at Mutual Ground, a domestic violence shelter at 418 Oak Ave. in Aurora, is named after longtime ...

Kelly Cheng, USC alum and two-time Olympian, said the Intuit sand was “very shallow. We’ve played in indoor venues on the ...

A high swim risk advisory is in effect amid potentially life-threatening rip currents and high wave activity at Illinois and ...

Many companies have been accused by regulators of using imprecise labeling to induce shoppers to pay more through appeals to ...

You can lay out a blanket for any of these productions in city and suburban parks. Bonus: Most shows are free.

An Italianate home in Kingston, a condo in Chicago and an expanded 1925 house in Salem.

The Chicago Fire Department responded to about 90 calls between the extreme heat and people in distress in the water, spokesperson Larry Langford said.

Summer has officially started, which means Chicago is now hosting a multitude of free fitness events. As the city’s wellness and fitness community continues to grow, workout events have taken over the ...

Monday morning, Concrete Beach, north of Oak Street Beach, was filled with people attempting to get out and enjoy the lakefront before the heat kicks in.