The name actually comes from the lute, a 15th century French instrument that looks like a bloated banjo. People who made lutes were called luthiers. When the violin, viola, bass and cello came along, ...

An extra-alarm fire in an Edgewater apartment building injured 19 people Thursday afternoon, according to the Chicago Fire Department. The blaze, at 5439 N. Kenmore Ave., was extinguished about 1: ...