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Chicago visitors have around two dozen beaches to choose from for water-based activities. With the help of locals, we've narrowed down the top choices.

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When Illinois named small farmer Nathan Ryder a finalist for a federal $100,000 Local Food Infrastructure Grant, he made big ...

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A fire broke out Sunday in a house in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood. Just before 5 p.m., firefighters rushed to the one-and-a-half-story, two-family workers' cottage at 2121 W. 49th Pl. The ...

Joseph Opoka and his granddaughter Gabriella Opoka's closeup of a forest preserve Canada goose and answering a question on ...