Move over Delta House, Frank the Tank and Van Wilder, there's a new ranking of top party schools in America. The latest annual analysis comes from education research platform Niche, which pitted over 600 schools nationwide against each other to determine the top party school for 2027. To compare the schools, Niche anal...

Major traffic delays occurred Wednesday as a bridge carrying DuSable Lake Shore Drive over the Chicago River became stuck in the up position. The Chicago Office of Emergency Management posted about incident just after 11 a.m., saying the Lake Shore Drive Bridge at Grand was stuck in the "up" position. About 3...

The New York Times released its list of the "41 Greatest Mexican Restaurants Across the United States" and Illinois was well represented. Three Chicago eateries made the cut, tying New York and Los Angeles for the most representation on the list. The highlighted restaurants include Birrieria Ocotlan, Gorditas...

While summer is still in full swing, Christkindlmarket organizers are already gearing up for the upcoming holiday season. On Thursday, organizers announced that Christkindlmarket would be returning to three locations in 2026. According to organizers, the original Christkindlmarket at Daley Plaza will be celebrating its...

Four Chicago Public Schools high schools have been ranked among the best in the country, according to a new list from U.S. News & World Report. The annual top high school rankings list was released Tuesday and included Northside College Prep, located in Chicago's North Park neighborhood, as the top high school in I...

Amazon delivery drones could soon be flying in the skies over Chicago, as the company has announced plans to expand its drone delivery service to nearly 500 cities by the end of the year. Amazon already offers drone delivery in nearly a dozen cities, and the Chicago area could be the next in line. To qualify for drone ...

Chicago city officials and NASCAR were unable to reach an agreement in time for the racing organization to return to its downtown street course in 2027, sending next year's event back to Joliet's Chicagoland Speedway instead. For three consecutive years, NASCAR staged a street race through Grant Park and surrounding do...

With roughly six weeks remaining in the regular season, fans on Chicago's North and South Sides can realistically dream about October baseball. The Cubs are in the thick of the National League Wild Card race, while the White Sox currently sit atop the American League Central. On Monday night, the crosstown rivals met a...