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Dictionary.com has announced its 2025 Word of the Year, and if you're not up to speed on this year's slang, you may be puzzled by the outcome. The online dictionary announced on Oct. 29 that its Word ...

Framed by dinosaur fossils and elephant taxidermy, Harrison Ford recalled his childhood in suburban Chicago, spending his weekends at the Lincoln Park Zoo and wandering outdoors during his free time. ...

Forty-one-and-a-half years after the U.S. Census Bureau found that Los Angeles had displaced Chicago as the nation's second largest city, Los Angeles has displaced Chicago in another distinction - tho...

A balloon museum full of inflatable, interactive installations will soon land in Chicago. EmotionAir, a traveling exhibit that has stopped in cities across the globe, will pop-up in Chicago beginning ...

Chicago has around 1,900 miles of public alleys citywide, but one has been a fixture of the Gold Coast neighborhood since 1909. A historic wooden alley stretches 530 feet right between the Archbishop'...

Chicago-area residents and visitors will have to find alternative modes of transportation in the Loop, as trains on four different CTA lines will not be operating in the downtown area. Elevated rail s...

Last month, an iconic Chicago hot dog stand on the North Side dished out dozens of free hot dogs after Bears quarterback Caleb Williams threw four touchdown passes, and the chance could soon come agai...

Chicago is actively pursuing the possibility of installing slot machines at O'Hare and Midway airports - and Bally's has identified a site for those machines at Midway, a top mayoral aide disclosed Tu...

Looking to boost sales this holiday season, Toys "R" Us is once again opening new stores. The toy retailer announced on Oct. 16 it will open more than 30 locations in the U.S. for the winter holiday s...

An earnest "thank you" might be the last thing a police officer expects to hear after issuing a speeding ticket. However, a police station in the Chicago suburbs received a pleasant surprise earlier t...