A Chicago baseball team's fanbase is tied for first across Major League Baseball for "heavy in-game drinking" according to a new study. The study by the Action Network analyzed survey responses from nearly 3,500 baseball fans across the county to find out how much they eat and drink before and during games. T...

People across the Chicago area reported feeling the rumblings of an earthquake that hit Lake Michigan off the shore of the north suburbs on Wednesday afternoon. The 2.9 magnitude earthquake began trembling around 2:40 p.m. CT roughly 20 kilometers off the shore of Kenilworth, Illinois, according to U.S. Department of t...

A photographer spotted a coyote wandering along Michigan Avenue near Millennium Park in broad daylight - and it's not the first time one has been seen downtown during the day. Coyote sightings are common across the Chicago area, even downtown. But in the middle of the day? Not so much. "Oh my goodness that's crazy...

Arlington Heights is moving forward on a proposal to let people "sip and stroll" through the village's downtown. Trustees voted in favor of a new "social district" pilot program on Monday night. The program would let participating bars and restaurants sell drinks to go. Patrons could consume their c...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Taste of Chicago starts Wednesday in Grant Park. It runs through Sunday with many of the city's top restaurants offering samples. Admission to the festival in Grant Park is free and only credit cards are accepted by all food vendors. The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day. Dozens of food...

Even with Folarin Balogun back up front, the United States men's national team crashed out of the World Cup in the round of 16 again. It was a meek ending to a monthlong surge for the U.S., as Belgium dominated the Americans -- and silenced a once-raucous crowd at Lumen Field -- in Monday's 4-1 defeat. Charles De Ketel...

Monday night's matchup in Seattle has the potential to be one of the biggest in U.S. men's national team history. The U.S. was already faced with a major opportunity, entering the World Cup round of 16 vs. Belgium. It then received a major boost after FIFA suspended Folarin Balogun's one-match red card ban, making the ...

Navy Pier officials say they are "disappointed" after fog impacted the visibility of a massive Fourth of July fireworks display on Saturday, but they're offering residents an interesting freebie as a result. Fog rolled in off of Lake Michigan during the late afternoon hours on Saturday and persisted into the ...