This spectacular asset flows past so many great spots, WBEZ’s Reset needed to split its lakefront architectural guide in two.

The 3.2-mile trail would follow a Union Pacific rail line and connect The 606 to the North Branch Trail. The freight rail line was once proposed for the Crosstown Expressway, which was successfully ...

CHICAGO — Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin is donating $12 million to pay for separate bike ... lakefront is a vision I'm 100 percent behind." The donation affects 18 miles of the trail.

"It actually connects all the way to the lakefront trails." The trail was a Union Pacific Railroad line from 1890 until the early 2000s, when it was removed. Now, the Chicago Department of ...

With school calendars packed and work schedules tight, shorter family trips are having a moment, offering getaways that blend ...

The best weekend destinations close to Chicago require no flights. Here's where to go within three hours of Chicago.

Jen Sabella, the Director of Strategy and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. She provides details on: Failed Crosstown ...

The two busy streets — which account for a high number of traffic injuries in Brighton Park — will get protected bike lanes, ...

My colleagues and I recently got together for a happy hour, and an editor's wife pitched the best story idea: She said we should create a map of the Loveland Bike Trail (also called the Little ...

Lots of dads kicked off Father’s Day building bonds on two wheels with their sons and daughters. It’s a tradition rolling ...

Chicago is one of the most dangerous cities in the United States for migrating birds, and a glassy lakefront conference center was especially lethal. Windows at the McCormick Place conference ...