Afro Joe’s Coffee & Tea in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood is fostering a love of reading by offering a free book library and ...

More than 75 vintage shops nationwide will join Chicago stores for a day of special releases and promotions on May 17.

A Chicago non-profit is working to reverse the negative effects of historic redlining by revitalizing and transforming 205 acres of vacant land on the Mid-South Side of the city, ...

At an upcoming River North restaurant, art will be front and center — on the walls and on diners’ plates.

Project,” named after the United Center’s postal address on West Madison Street, would add housing, retail, entertainment ...

From ceramics and weaving to taxidermy, here are five practices that are affordable, intriguing — and a great distraction.

University of Chicago researchers recently published a neighborhood map of Chicago created using resident feedback. The new ...

The Windy City has long been known for its culinary prowess, but tucked away in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, there’s a burger joint that’s redefining what it means to be a carnivore ...

Find out which elementary schools your kids will attend based on your home address using our guide to Tinley Park elementary ...

The story of Black History Month begins in 1915. At this time, scholar Carter G. Woodson founded what today is called the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. He would later ...

In Chicago’s East Side neighborhood, near the Indiana border, fear and quiet marked 106th Street, the usually busy commercial corridor. The neighborhood is about 80% Mexican, according to the ...

At least eight male burglars broke a front glass window of a retail store overnight during a burglary in the Irving Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday ...